A Large Sheet Of Muscle - A Painting Of My Daughter

Louis Johnstone is truly a bard of the post-internet era.

Support here and stream below. This one-hour long album was composed for his latest NTS Radio appearance, and sonically it covers all the bases from Lou's musical past.

Jardine - Sacred

Jardine sets up a fresh assault on our speakers with a new single "Sacred", promoting the upcoming album. Finding a sweet spot between nu-witch sound and noisemaxxing, the track drills itself into your brain the moment you lose your guard. The album is out in September, let's go.

Humanfobia - ≽^⎚⩊⎚^≼⨻🐈PRRRRarities🐈⨻≽^⎚⩊⎚^≼

A massive new compilation from Humanfobia has just made its way onto Bandcamp! Twenty-eight compositions, remixes, edits, rarities, and other oddities from the bottomless hard drives of Sabila Orbe, including manifestations of his solo projects. While dark ambient, witch house and electronic manipulations form the core of this aural behemoth, there are also echoes of deconstructed IDM, noise and weirdo synth experiments - obviously something every fan of Humanfobia's previous work should already be accustomed to. Roll the dice, press play and see where you end up.

Download the compilation here and steam it in full down below.

Powwoww - I Am One

When this single landed in my inbox, I had to do a double take - seeing Powwoww "back" wasn't on my bingo card for 2026. The "original" version of "I Am One" appeared on the 2011 split with Micro Naps. As the story goes, Erica made this bouncier version first, but then lost the working files for it. Since then she has remade it and it's finally out - and I must admit, it's way better than the split version. Make sure to support her by buying the track here.

Ye†axa - Angelical (2018/19 Demos)

Ye†axa is an English singer and producer who debuted on Phantasma Disques in 2015 with an expanded edition of her first EP. "Angelical (2018/19 Demos)", as the title suggests, brings us a collection of six tracks recorded over the period of two years, in between her other projects. Like her previous musical endeavours, this release is rooted in a witchy bedroom pop that is situated somewhere between Nicole Dollanganger and Myspace-era Kendra Malia. The backing sounds are quite minimal and melancholic, bringing to mind a Lolita-cosplaying Grouper or Lake Radio circa 2010/11. Ultimately, it's a short, sweet compilation of outtakes that should appeal to all fans of mellow and lo-fi music.

Support Yetaxa and download the collection here. Stream all six tracks below.

Hipdiebattery - Lost & Found

Hipdiebattery is the moniker of Bucharest-based producer and singer Anca Stirbacu. I have to admit that although I was aware of her presence, thanks to the excellent 2012 compilation Robot Elephant vs Tundra Dubs, I had never really explored her music deeply. That's why when "Lost & Found" landed on my radar last year, I decided to finally give her a go. The 13-track collection is essentially a compilation of sonic fragments, demos and textures hoarded away over the years, waiting for the right time to resurface. Music-wise, think of a place on an ethereal pedestal located within the wide spectrum of witch-house. Her selection of distant, ghost-pop vocals and downtempo soundscapes is less an invitation to play with an Ouija board and more of a comforting exploration of dark and hazy afterparty chill rooms. This should appeal to fans of the early, haunted SLEEP ∞ OVER tapes and Italian dark-wave icon Mushy. Recommended!

The album is out now on digital formats and as a super-limited cassette. Grab both here, and stream the whole thing down below.

Patina Lush / Primitive Gauze - Grail

Gnarly split from the exponentially expanding Hibernian Leather catalogue. Patina Lush comes through with a trifecta of rich, drone-heavy compositions set against a backdrop of dense layers of ambient sound. While "Flood Plain Chimera" and "One Hundred Body Incense" feel crushingly dystopian in their overwhelming presence, "Wind Paints The Orchard" lets you contemplate the void slowly consuming the last remnants of daylight. The 19-minute run of Primitive Gauze's "Red Kite Yellow Hammer" is a case study of drone metamorphosis, evolving from an industrial constant into a dark ambient-tinted noise soundscape. Experiencing this at night with headphones is an absolute must, amazing stuff.

"Grail" is out now on limited edition tapes, available here. Stream down below.