Votives, the newly formed collaborative project of Hyetal and Antoni Maiovvi, announce their upcoming EP with the single "Possessor". It's a rad fusion of their signatures, merging brooding post-dubstep atmospheres with pulsing EBM-tech rhythms. Future classic. The EP will be released in CD format on Amsterdam-based label Insult To Injury Records.
Four years after his psych-synth epic "Imminent Reversal", Alex Myers returns to Pure Life with a new release, "Quantum Garden". The electro-wizard on the cover may hint at a dungeon synth record, but Twin Galaxxies instead takes a turn toward the experimental, and less psychedelic this time, focusing more on cinematic drones and cosmic soundscapes. The album feels more mature, though some of the playful elements that gave its predecessor the adventurous edge are, sadly, absent.
There are vinyl records and tapes available for purchase here. You can stream the LP down below.
I posted about this album's single a few months back, and then sort of forgot about its premiere. Although I've lately been covering mostly the darker edges of electronic music, sometimes a glimmer of light is needed to put everything into perspective - and EJA's "As Long..." LP hits all the right spots. Conceived during his artist residency at the Grand Canyon, following a revelation-like encounter with the park's nature, Elijah translated and documented his impressions into a blissful dialogue between the whispers of flora, the calls of fauna, and the composer himself. The final result amounts to 38 minutes of lush ambient soundscapes and comfortingly familiar field recordings that feel meditative, inspiring, and consoling.
You can purchase the vinyl here, and stream the whole record down below.
РэрϟЎ's first EP "Blood Ritual" is Vertigo Cult's most hard-hitting release to date, unleashing swarms of inferno kicks fused to industrial exoskeletons. ▲NGST was the first producer to embrace the unholy fusion of hardcore and witch house back in 2010, but Pepsy takes it further with a more aggressive, minimalist approach to beat-making, laced with elements of techno and ambient. Grab a canister of gasoline, trace a pentagram on the floor, set it ablaze, and dance 'til dawn.
Download the EP for free here, and stream it below.
Here's an interesting concept album inspired by a 19th-century German story about one Jophar Vorin (read about his lore here). Syntropy Archeology, a composer and musician from Portland, recorded "The Shipwreck of Jophar Vorin" with the aim of reimagining the feeling of nostalgia for a world that never existed, through music. Dark ambient tones and mechanical drones effortlessly flow throughout the record, often enhanced by noisy textures and quirky field recordings. "Astar: A Fungal History" is a standout track - a mesmerizing suite that begins with a wall of noise, gradually morphing into a post-dystopian fallout soundscape that heralds the arrival of life blooming from ruin.
Download the album here, and stream it below.
Tetsüo ii are back again with the "Summoning Sickness" EP, following their incredible June release, "Phase IV". This one starts with glimmers of hope in "Praise the Sun" before diving into darker territories that span the vast landscapes between ambient and drone. These guys can't miss.
Download the EP here, and check out all the tracks down below.
Irish label Hibernian Leather presents this haunting release by The Boreen, an alias used by Stuart Geelon for his desolation synth productions (he also records as Luxury Mollusc). Nineteen tracks of grainy, dark ambient nightmares.
Grab the limited edition tapes here and stream the whole compilation below.