Friday, 5 November 2021

Double feature from VOODOO CRYSTALS

VOODOO CRYSTALS is a witch-house project of the Connecticut-based producer Adam (previously half of Lyrebird). Since 2013 he's been steadily building a solid portfolio of work, most of which was released via Phantasma Disques label. His latest longplay "mybrainhurtsmyfeelings" is a multi-layered psychedelia coated with noisy synth-punk and screwed experiments, a counterculture to all the predictable wave/trap hybrids that took over the dark electronic scene in the last few years. Released in September, the album is a chaotic and bumpy ride through VC's state of mind, full of raw emotions, industrial beats and warped synths, reminiscent of the early stuff from Beau Wanzer.

Last month Adam dropped another interesting project on his Bandcamp, consisting of three remixes of Mater Suspiria Vision tracks sourced from their recent soundtrack. The first (and my favourite) of the three trippy modifications could be already heard on the "Acid in the Rabbit Hole" compilation, the other two are exclusive to this set. All of them reshape the source material using elements of mutated dance music and acid IDM.

You can buy "mybrainhurtsmyfeelings" on CD here or digital here. The MSV remix set can be streamed and downloaded below.