Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Dracula Syndrome - With Bludgeon Blows And The Odours Of Decay

Dracula Syndrome is an enigma. She (I assume?) is from Norway and makes truly unique music. Her latest EP, "With Bludgeon Blows and the Odours of Decay", consists of only two tracks that couldn't be more different - yet somehow they make perfect sense when placed side by side. "Bronze Magician" is the ultimate coldwave jam for dungeon explorers and tomb raiders, with a bit of that early-Ritualz kick to it - I love it to bits! On the flip side, "Alpha 66" delivers a wall of textured, grimy, uncompromising noise that abruptly ends the D&D-style adventure of the first track and lures you into a fighting pit filled with deformed orcs willing to kill everything in their path. This may be my discovery of the month. Super stoked to dive into the four earlier releases on Bandcamp!