Void Ant - From Beyond...

Void Ant is Scott Saad, Canadian musican, producer and 1/2 of the kosmische duo Tetsüo ii. His new one-track album "From Beyond..." explores outerspace portals through slowed down drones and tones. Dark and moody. Download here.

The Implicit Order - Love Me And I'll Leave You

A new recording from the T/I/O archives, "Love Me And I'll Leave You" delves into ambient-noise territories - with great results. Stream here.

Montoya † - Left Alone // video

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New video single promoting Montoya's upcoming EP "You & Me". Mellow slowcore. Support and buy the single here.

Ourobonic Plague - SCR33NTIME

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The new Mutant Zones mix is here, straight from the Australian underground icon Ourobonic Plague, who stitched together clips from the soundtracks of movies and TV shows into a 50-minute, visuals-inducing trip. Spanning multiple genres and decades, this one will be a special treat for all the small and big screen connoisseurs. Stream below, and like with all our mixes, you can also download it directly from Soundcloud. Enjoy!

STRFLL - Was It All Worth It Pt. VII

Whenever I see a notification in my mailbox that a new volume of STRFLL's "WIAWI" dropped, my day instantaneously gets better. Witch-doom sludge oozes slowly from my speakers while playing this sixth part of the unreleased demos series, once again delivering a stream of top notch blackened witch house. I feel like this release is even darker, noisier and more hardcore than the previous ones. Treat for ears of those who are worthy. Support STRFLL here by donating a few £/€/$ if you can.

Deathh Cvlt - This Is My Life Now.

Back from the silent void, Deathh Cvlt is back with a new song "This Is My Life Now" on his Soundcloud page. Organ elegy from a haunted theatre play. Hopefully there will be more to follow. Stream the track here.

SAI - Got Oq Kid

SAI (of Ms. Machine fame) delivers a powerful blend of bass, spoken word and screwed trap on her latest single "Got Oq Kid". Download here.

Klokhet - Ascending Trail To The Hitching Post Of The Sun

On the back of the incredible dungeon synth/fantasy ambient project SCYTHE, Travis Egedy comes through with Klokhet - a new alias dedicated to more positive sounding fantasy synth. Mellow, leftfield soundscape for mushroom foraging in the clouds. Download here.

Yemen Civil Servant - Trauma Market

Yemen Civil Servant delivered on his latest album "Trauma Market" a mix of middle eastern noise and dark ambient, all interwoven with an enchanting Persian flair. Layers of grainy textures are applied to zoned out synths and occasional drum patterns, creating a captivating release that lands somewhere between fourth world music and raw electronics. Fantastic stuff.

Buy the digital album here, and stream it below.

Death's Cold Embrace - No Tomorrow

Death's Cold Embrace is an Australian goth project from Chris Booker, who cut his teeth in several rock bands over the last two decades (Purveyors Of The Irregular, Bad To The Bone, Barry And The Beachcombers, to name a few). His latest solo venture embraces darkwave sounds and coats them in a syrupy witchhouse layer, giving the single "No Tomorrow" an edge familiar to fans of In Death It Ends or Mellow Grave. The package also comes with a slo+rev version. Support here.

GR†LLGR†LL - Spoiled Boys-Halleluja / No Use 2010/11

GR†LLGR†LL is back! Feels like a 2010 indie noise-folk. There's also a whole album on unreleased material on his Bandcamp, but will leave this one for another post in the future. Stream "Spoiled Boys..." here.

Mutant Zones interview: Montoya

Montoya has been on my radar since 2022 and has appeared on the pages of this blog many times under various aliases. I've been a massive fan of his music since his first album "Paradise", so it's a privilege to chat with him about his beginnings, music, inspirations, and future plans. Definitely check out his socials - Bandcamp has a ton of stuff you can buy to support him directly. All his links are listed at the end of this interview. Montoya has also created an exclusive mix for Mutant Zones titled "BloodOnMyNikes". It's packed with rare and ill tracks, and fans of his music will know exactly what to expect. For everyone else - strap in.

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The New Romantics - One Kiss / Don't Hear You Laughing Now

Two post-punk jams from Brandon Biondo's New Romantics. The project's roots trace back to 2013 when it was known as Shy Boys, featuring Brandon, Nichole McMinn, and Chris Rusk. The band released two singles before rebranding as The New Romantics. Eleven years and one self-titled album later, Brandon remains the sole creative force behind the project. The two-track single above is his latest release - a melodic, new (dark) wave sound that feels timeless.

Buy the single here, and stream both tracks below.

Human Hollow - Project Apathy

Human Hollow recently dropped a new single, delivering a barrage of cold industrial beats that provide a stark landscape for Luna's vocals and Austin's adlibs. With its minimal structure, "Project Apathy" comes full circle, echoing the raw energy of their debut track "Medic". Buy and stream here.

Voodoo Crystals - IAMNOTAPHEXTWIN

"IAMNOTAPHEXTWIN" - the genre-blending alien mixtape from Voodoo Crystals heralds the return of the Mutant Zones mix series! After the amazing first volume from STRFLL last year, I'm happy to present the second installment, curated and compiled by Voodoo Crystals. His selection is as unorthodox as his music, spanning styles, decades and tempos. Fantastic listen from start to finish, and like STRFLL's tape - free to download from Soundcloud. Make sure to check this interview I did with Adam back in 2023, and head over to his Bandcamp page to check out his music.

Exsufflation - Dream Life

Boston-based producer Rob Gregorio (aka Trevor Ellis?) pulls the strings behind the new witch-house project Exsufflation. His debut album "Dream Life" was released in the summer of 2024 and has been on my "to blog" list ever since. Consisting of eight eclectic tracks (plus two hidden bonus remixes), the record reflects Exsufflation's influences and taste, offering a glimpse into his nightmarish sonic world. Elements of a modern take on the genre can be heard throughout the album; however, he also manages to inject a solid dose of creepy and unexpected samples, giving "Dream Life" the spooky, DIY feel that characterised the first wave of witch house. A solid debut that offers something for everyone interested in the dark electronic music scene.

Buy the album here, and stream it in full down below.

Spelling Hands - Precious Blood

Here's one of those Bandcamp discoveries that got me hooked straight away. Spelling Hands is a duo consisting of producer Bryan Bermudez and vocalist Michael Angelo, both based in Las Vegas. Their music sits in a sweet spot between dark electro, darkwave and witchy beat. Very cool stuff. Download the single here.

Crown of Stars - A Need For Something

Crown of Stars is a new, surprise side project from Denver-based producer and musician Preston Weippert, probably best known for his noise alter ego Volunteer Coroner. On "A Need For Something" he directs our attention away from tape manipulations, obscure drones and twisted loops, instead serving up a cocktail of trance-injected and club-oriented compositions. Although Preston has an experimental techno project Fentanyl Fantasy, which draws inspiration from underground dance music, Crown of Stars feels less gritty and creepy, and more warehouse-ready. This is one to lose yourself in for the night.

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

Alienobserver - Metamorphosis

Alienobserver (aka Meg Campbell) is a synth-pop singer and producer based in Orlando, Florida. Her new EP "Metamorphosis" came out last Friday on Popnihil, and manages to capture some of that early Grimes free-spirited energy, spread across four eclectic songs. From dream pop that evokes ethereal sound of Boy Friend ("Heart Beats") to mellow synth-pop with darkwave claws ("Kerosene Anatomy"), slow-mo synthwave ("Never Be The Same"), and lo-fi beats ("You Got Me") - there's plenty to choose from.

Get yourself a tape here, and stream all four tracks after the jump.

Samt Martin - Antennen Auf Empfang (Lens Arc Subspace Transmission Dub)

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Dubby transmission from Berlin, courtesy of Lens Art remixing indie pop-rock songwriter Samt Martin. Lens, also known as Disassociate, is an Austrian producer who released some zany music in 2010s, and returned in 2023 with album "Gamma Love". This remix can be purchased on Samt's Bandcamp page, alongside two other remixes.

Bitter Course - Fragments Of Paradise

Bitter Course is one of the many faces of Bratislava-based musician and experimental producer Juraj Bolf. His latest album "Fragments Of Paradise", released on Language Instinct and Cosmic Cause Prophecies, is anchored in a liminal space between ghostly ambient and noise. Filled with familiar textures and foreign landscapes, it feels like watching an amnesiac struggle to operate a lost and found department from a detached, third-person perspective. Sound collages and fuzzy tones wander in and out, while crackling sounds deliver brief jolts that snap you back to reality.

Limited edition tapes are available here (US edition). EU version is sold out. Stream the album below.

White Ring - Leprosy (Vanix Remix)

Texas-based multi-genre producer Vanix took on White Ring's modern classic "Leprosy" and cooked this insane industrial/raw EBM remix. Stream on Soundcloud.

Forest Swords - Bolted

Although "Bolted" came out well over a year ago, I never properly sat down to write my thoughts on it, even though Forest Swords' gig at Institute of Contemporary Arts in London was my favourite live performance of 2023. The album cover itself is a huge hint at what hides behind it - eleven songs for post-industrial electronic wastelands. This may be FS bleakest album yet, but it still manages to pack a punch with its stellar arrangements, melodies and haunting vocals - all of which create the perfect cocktail for late-night swaying in a dreamlike haze, consumed by the sound. Insane replay value.

Check out a selection of vinyl options here. Stream the album below.

Salem - Searz_Towr (E_DEATH_Flip)

E_DEATH edited my favourite song from Salem's second album! Her take on "Sears Tower" is a hardkick juggernaut that enhances all the best bits of the original, and supplies an adrenaline boost to the track. Stream here.

Cementation Anxiety - Glacial Dissociation

"Glacial Dissociation" marks Cementation Anxiety's return to the Language Instinct label - one year after his previous EP "Transience Frequency". The title may be foreshadowing, but this new dark ambient EP feels like a dirge for the irreversible changes brought by melting glaciers. The sombre tone of these five sound sculptures signals the arrival of disillusionment with the world around you. Sonic doom and gloom, but what a captivating and beautiful way to go. The EP is out now on limited edition tapes.

You can buy the cassettes directly from CA (or here). Stream the EP below.

The Implicit Order - Callback 3

The Implicit Order has been busy working for the past few weeks, with new tracks popping up on his Soundcloud feed every other day. "Callback 3" is one of the most recent ones - a short, haunted piece that evokes the same feelings Tracy Widdens' music channeled on "Ethereal Mischief". Eerie vocals looped over distorted keys will lure you in until the wall of noise comes crashing down. Stream here.

Nickolas Mohanna - Night Horses // video

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Hypnotic video single from musician Nickolas Mohanna, whose new album "Speaker Rotations" will be released tomorrow, March 7th, on AKP Recordings. This makes me feel like I'm on a boat drifting the Amazon River, sailing towards the unknown.

Carya Amara - Carrion Carya Amara

Carya Amara is a long-running project of UK-based producer Kevin Busby, who also runs Earthrid label. His latest album "Carrion Carya Amara" is a collection of ten dark ambient compositions that evoke an eerie energy, as if they were composed for a documentary about a haunted circus site. While the droning synths and moody soundscapes really draw me in, thanks to an underlying thread of hauntology woven into each track, the record occasionally drifts into more abstract, rhythm-driven territories ("Going Home" or "Voices Out of Time"), which sometimes felt a bit out of place on repeated listens. However, the album has enough creepiness to make me come back to it over and over again.

Grab "Carrion Carya Amara" here, and stream all the tracks below.

Endings - Openings

Endings is a solo project by Philly-based musician and producer Douglas Vento. His debut release "Openings" is a four-track window into his experimental electronic universe, built on ambient and drone foundations. The opening track "Hypoxia" offers a glimmer of lushness, led by a playful arpeggio that transitions into a deconstructed synth soundscape called "Blood on Blood". The last two compositions incorporate noisier elements, adding extra texture while still remaining within this hazy, dreamy ecosystem.

Get the album on tape here. Stream below.

Bones - HandbookForTheRecentlyDeceased (Vidchajj Remix)

Vidchajj remixed Bones' "HandbookForTheRecentlyDeceased", from his last year's album "Cadaver", turning the minimal horrorcore track into a banger. Stream on Soundcloud.

Melancholic Crossroads - Plastic Love

New single from Cali-based duo Melancholic Crossroads dropped yesterday. "Plastic Love" delivers an electro punch and then some, with a witchy vibe haunting the composition throughout. Buy here.