Black Market Brains x Humanfobia - An Occvlt and Witch House Tribute to The Three Mothers

Black Market Brains and Humanfobia’s collaborative EP dedicated to Dario Argento's filmography was picked up by Phantasma Disques and released on CD today, so I thought it was a good time to revisit it. Consisting of seven tracks, three of which are dedicated to the Three Mothers, this 2024 EP is essentially a horror-ambient event, drawing from witch house, industrial, dark ambient and drone. Humanfobia's discography is vast and varied, and this release sits somewhere in the middle - it's experimental enough not to appeal to the mainstream witch house audience, but their use of samples and spooky soundscape sculpting should appeal to everyone open to new sonic challenges.

Grab the original download here. CDs are available here. Stream the EP below.

The Implicit Order - The Music Or Magick Inside You

The Implicit Order has been posting a fair bit of new material on his Soundcloud, with "The Music Or Magick Inside You" being his latest upload. Spooky dark ambient composition hits the artwork it is paired with perfectly. Find it on Soundcloud, hopefully it will show up on Bandcamp soon.

Body Habitat - Furcraea

"Furcraea", the new album from German Army's offshoot project Body Habitat, is a spiritual follow-up to "Bulominski Hwy", which I reviewed a few months ago. I feel like ritual bass should be a genre at this point because this project nails this mood to a T. There are moments where I feel like I've been transported to a central London's Hare Krishna march, only to end up in an underground club's chill-out zone a moment later. Pretty awesome.

Buy the album here, and stream it after the jump.

Sleepingprayer - Heartstrings

Every since that iconic vocal featuring on STRFLL's "Forget", I've been eagerly waiting for a proper release from sleepingprayer. "Heartstrings" is her debut EP, released today by Vertigo Cult. Existing in the hazy, liminal space between dream-pop and witch house, this release is an atmospheric ethereal pop gem. For fans of Merely and Elusin!

Download the EP here, and stream all three tracks below.

Black Coral - Reef Worship

Black Coral is a drone/noise alias of Irish musician Cian Megannety. On his debut tape for Hibernian Leather, "Reef Worship", he pairs up with saxophone player Dan Walsh, committing an early contender for my favourite album of the year. I have a small obsession with music that sonically or conceptually references nautical motifs - here, translated through layers of crushing drones and textured noise. Add alluring, mystical sax lines to that, and you've got yourself a fan. Absolute must!

Get yourself a copy here. Stream below.

Luminol - No Longer Human

Luminol returns with "No Longer Human", a spectral five-track release that creeps between harsh noise wall and death industrial. I love the variety here, the whole release is well structured in its minimalism and manages to keep my attention until the mellow, textured-ambient finish. It may be my favourite thing from this artist so far!

Download the release here, and stream all the tracks below.

Zola Jesus - Saint Clare (Original Score)

Back in 2024, Zola was asked to compose an original score for the horror movie Saint Clare. While the film hasn't made waves, the music behind it was just released on Bandcamp, and it's simply amazing.

The album is available on Bandcamp, you can stream it below.