Following the footsteps of April's instant-classic record "Home Sweet Home", NC Ives linges in his hypnagogic pop realm a little longer to deliver this charming new single "IDK". It's marked on his Bandcamp with a note "guitar version", so it's fair to say there must be a more electronic rendition of this song somewhere... Anyway, it's amazing, and you can purchase it here. Support this guy, he's amazing!
Mike Textbeak is set to release his new album "Asemic Musick" via Detroit Industrial on 5 December, and I'm happy to present the second single promoting the project. "Entropy Lock" sits on a liminal edge between minimal industrial and dark electro, and features guest vocals from Antoni Maiovvi, who has appeared on the pages of this blog under many of his producer guises. Antoni was actually kind enough to share a few thoughts about his lyrics: "While I can never say for sure where songs come from, people who have met me will know me to be quite a jovial person in real life, but for some reason the vast majority of the songs I’ve written have been fairly to very dark. I also don’t want to misdirect anyone from being able to project their own thoughts and feelings and interpretations on my words, but in order to not go full David Lynch and explain nothing, I will say that the central theme could be interpreted as: change." "Asemic Musick" follows up the 2021 remix LP "Sick For Songs A Season Eats Remixes" and delves into themes of confusion, chaos and magick in the current zeitgeist. You can pre-order the album here.
Here's a special delivery from the ever-amazing city of Chicago: Pharmacist has made a mix for Mutant Zones that will blow your shoes off, serving some exclusive tracks mixed with older classics. If you haven't read my interview with him yet (catch up here), the "First Responder" mix is a brilliant peek into the mind of one of the most exciting producers of his generation. An incredible selection that spans multiple genres, it will make you feel something special insight. Stream the mix above, and download it here.
The moment I saw that Cosmotropia de Xam's side project \\\^◊^/// released a new EP, I was hyped - his two Hoüse Öv Drüg mixtapes are incredible and still hold up, but I'm not fully sold on "Bird Of Prey". While there's a thin veil of cohesion somewhere in there, the EP ultimately sounds like a bunch of random tracks thrown together. Each one is interesting on its own, but when listened to together, they just come off as an odd mix. The opening track felt like it dragged on forever. The dragged ballad "∂ ∏ ∑ ƒ" sounds like something taken from a zombie rave mixtape, yet here it's wedged between two spooky ambient soundscapes. I like all the creepy elements of the EP (with "Δ Ω" being my favourite track), but the deconstructed industrial/nu-metal elements feel a bit off for this particular project. Personally, I think they'd make more sense under a different alias. My last moan will be the AI cover artwork - in 2023 this could pass as novelty, now it just looks bad.
Digital version is available here. There are CD copies here. Stream below.
Anthony's 1997 (!) cassette got remastered and uploaded to Bandcamp. Amazing blend of ambient and musique concrète, from one of my favourite experimental producers out there.
Download here and stream after the jump.
Halloween special from MORGVE! "Samhain Rites" is a four-track collaborative EP released for the season of the witch, featuring tracks with Brazilian witch-trap producer KenoKult, French experimentalist [lyn] and German wild card Pepsy. On top of those, we're getting a brand new song "Take It Away", which is a-ma-zing, perfect for dancing in a trance around the graveyards.
Support the crew here for $6.66 USD. Stream below or on Youtube here.
C4$ (aka Curses 4 $ale) is a noise alias of the witch house legend Ceremonial Dagger, who recently resurfaced on social media and returned to making music. "Broken Dreams", released via Bone Valley on September 19, is a whirlwind of experimental, industrial and noise elements and radio transmissions that collide and blend into an almost horror-themed sonic narrative.
The EP can be purchased in CD format directly from the label. Stream it below.