{"id":42324,"date":"2026-05-17T07:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T05:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/auger-the-old-arcade\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T07:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T05:31:10","slug":"auger-the-old-arcade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/auger-the-old-arcade\/","title":{"rendered":"AUGER &#8211; &#8220;The Old Arcade&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Auger-The-Old-Arcade-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Auger-The-Old-Arcade-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Auger-The-Old-Arcade-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Auger-The-Old-Arcade-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Auger-The-Old-Arcade-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Auger-The-Old-Arcade.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dark rock kisses synths<br\/>AUGER<br\/>&#8220;The Old Arcade<\/strong>&#8220;<br\/>Album (in-house production)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fresh blood is<\/strong> certainly good for the scene. Auger pump this directly into your veins with their fifth album &#8220;The Old Arcade&#8221;. With their unique blend of gloomy dark rock and dance-friendly synth sounds, they create songs that defy any attempt at genre categorization and stand for themselves. The dark voice of mastermind Kyle Blaqk conveys deep feelings with the thoughtful, personal pieces, and seductively lulls you into the forward-driving tracks. With its perfect blend of melancholy and joie de vivre, &#8220;The Old Arcade&#8221; offers almost an hour of varied listening pleasure.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">Claudia Zinn-Zinnenburg<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen to &#8220;The Old Arcade&#8221; on Spotify:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/intl-de\/album\/7qZtWubZBON3gomvtgsNeV?si=KFlD6kkjTx-xl8KAy42DiA\" title=\"Spotify Embed: The Old Arcade\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7qZtWubZBON3gomvtgsNeV?si=KFlD6kkjTx-xl8KAy42DiA&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Already subscribed to our newsletter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">You can subscribe to the print edition of Orkus! magazine here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0851a425 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orkus-shop.de\/c\/abo\/deutschland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Orkus! 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