‘Forbidden’ is the title of the new single, video and EP from SEXSOMNIA; the darkwave / electro / post-punk hybrid from Montreal, Canada. Joined by special guest Marita Volodina of Poland’s Stridulum on vocals, SEXSOMNIA released the new Forbidden EP this week (Monday, 25 August 2025), alongside the new video for the title track.
Founded in October 2021 by Philip Faith (bass guitars, programming, keys, vocals) and Pat Gaudette (bass guitars), and joined soon afterwards by Michael K. Rien (electronic percussion, synths), SEXSOMNIA take their name from a complex sleep disorder. Frontman, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, Philip Faith, has collaborated with the likes of Decoded Feedback, Third Realm, Edward Ka-Spel, Oneiroid Psychosis, and Blind Agony. Pat Gaudette, a local legend on the Montreal hardcore punk and post-punk scene, has played with Unruled, Hexapheen, and NowFuture; while Michael K. Rien, whom the band call a “driving energy”, is known for his electronic dance project Earth Chronicles, and is a former member of nu-metal outfit, Special Ops.
The trio’s trademark sound brings together dual basses and baritone guitars that are sometimes melodious, and sometimes corrosive; alongside darkwave-electronic atmospheres, and pounding dancefloor beats. Drawing on influences such as The Cure, Giorgio Moroder, Propaganda, Trentemøller, Joy Division, Ladytron, Velvet Acid Christ, and David Lynch, since early 2022, SEXSOMNIA have released a raft of singles, videos, and EPs, followed in 2024 by the full-length album debut, Transcendent, on French label Manic Depression Records.
The Forbidden EP by SEXSOMNIA is out now as a download from Bandcamp, and streaming from Spotify and all the usual outlets.
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