Ritualz - Believe In Me

Ritualz unexpectedly released a new single today, along with the announcement of his upcoming album "Mimic", which is set to be released on February 4th via Re:mission Entertainment. "Believe In Me" is a cover of Lenny Kravitz's single from his 2001 album "Lenny". JC has added a solid dose of distorted guitars and industrial polish to the original, making it his own with ease. Like his previous maxi-singles, "Believe In Me" also comes in slowed and sped-up versions, as well as with an instrumental.

Get the CD single here, and stream all the versions below.

ℑ⊇≥◊≤⊆ℜ X Проклятая Реальность - ℑ​⊇​≥​◊​≤​⊆​ℜ Remixes

ℑ⊇◊≤⊆ℜ, the twiseted/screwed alter-ego of Cosmotropia de Xam, took on the task of remixing two singles from Проклятая Реальность. The result is two completely different takes on the folky Russian witch house. "Тени прошлого (ℑ⊇≥◊≤⊆ℜ Shatterbrain Mix)" is a 9-minute long dragged ambient edit of the opening song from the debut EP, which still manages to echo the original with the use of vocal samples. The second track "Сон Ха́нзелю и Гретель (Zombie Rave Remix)" seems to be an unreleased composition, and embraces the zombie rave remix approach. While I'm a big fan to zombie edits, this one feels a bit soulless.

Grab both tracks here, and stream them after the jump.

De Duivelse Zusters - Symfonie Voor De Duivel

The year 2024 marked the full-scale arrival of AI in music. Curating it and tailoring it to one's needs requires time, attention, and the courage to push boundaries. Cosmotropia de Xam achieved this spectacularly with his latest side project, De Duivelse Zusters. Their debut LP "Symfonie voor de Duivel", produced by Mater Suspiria Vision and released under the New Music Order banner, is a trippy, haunted and daring expedition into the imaginary world of possessed cult music and faux-found field recordings. Imagine feeding a computer recordings with exorcisms of Emily Rose, video footage of the Jonestown massacre, and early concepts of the witch house genre, and you might get something resembling the mind-fuckery of this album. A psychedelic ride from start to finish, it's an experience that will linger with you for hours after listening.

You can purchase CDs on Big Cartel, get the digital album here, and stream it in full down below.

Blue Rita - The Electronic Mind Of Blue Rita

Blue Rita, is the first AI entity in the New Music Order series of the Phantasma Disques label. Whether the whole LP was created with AI software or not, I can't lie - "The Electronic Mind Of Blue Rita" is kinda catchy, in a guilty pleasure italo-disco way. Dubbed "a psychedelic italo disco concept album", the record is likely the most pop-focused entry in the Phantasma Disques catalogue, even though it was produced by Mater Suspiria Vision. The first half is definitely stronger, melodic and easier on the ear; once the Dan-E track comes on, I feel like the album loses its momentum. The lyrics are campy as hell, and the melodies are quite addictive; however, the whole record sounds really flat, like it was downloaded from Last.fm at 128 kbps or ripped from Myspace back in the day. I have a feeling that if the album were given a proper mix and master, it would've been way better.

Get the album on CD here, and stream it all on Bandcamp down below.

Coffin Kids - Crypt Walking In My Deer Skin

"Gold Fang$", the single that promoted this EP from Philly-based duo Coffin Kids, really got me hyped back in April. However, the full six-track EP "Crypt Walking In My Deer Skin" feels like a missed opportunity in my opinion. Where Coffin Kids really shine is the slower, drag-rap tracks ("Gold Fangs" and "Pentagram Around My Neck"). These emit a rare crypt-hop energy that's so scarce in the current iteration of the witch house scene. Unfortunately, these two tracks are paired with more predictable, trap-leaning mainstream witch house, which - while well-crafted - lacks originality.

Check out the EP here, and stream it below.

Zheng - Zero Time

I've had this EP on my hard drive for nine months, but only today I managed to sit down and give it a spin. Zheng is the alias of UK-based musician Jamie Walker, described by the label (Curses' Ombra Intl) as "dungeon-acid grunge punk artist". But this description may fool you a bit, because "Zero Time" is a curious mix of dubby trip-hop and industrial punk (in the vein of Nexus_0). Its dark and brooding basslines will get you nodding along.

Cop the EP here, and peep all the track below.

E_Death - Archive Vol.2

Back in March, Salem has unleashed a mighty archive of her unreleased projects, consisting of albums, mixtapes and DJ mixes. It was a godsent for all her fans. Since then, she has released a second volume of the "Archive" series, once again filled with a ton of rare and incredible music. In the download folder you'll find "Delayed Grief" and "Seasons" mixtapes, EPs "Eternal_01" and "Summr'24", as well as alt version of her album "Forgotten Realms (Stripped)". No streaming links for this one, I'm sure some of those releases will end up on YouTube at some point. In the meantime, you can download it all here.