Filmy Ghost - Golden Age Of Netlabels

MZ010 · Filmy Ghost - Golden Age Of Netlabels

Mutant Zones mix series returns with a tribute mixtape from Humanfobia's founder, producer, visual artist and curator Sabila Orbe, aka Filmy Ghost. The Chilean underground powerhouse has prepared a mixtape dedicated to a unique era in Internet history - a time when netlabels reigned over the online landscape and challenged ideas of collaboration, copyright and ownership. "Golden Age of Netlabels" is a 25-minute journey, told through songs from artists who were part of that movement between 2006 and 2010. Download and stream the mix here.

Jang Hun - A Girl Under The Streetlight

Jang Hun returns with his latest album "A Girl Under the Streetlight", a lush ambient work crafted over the past five years from layered guitar textures, tape loops, synths, and samples. Glimpses of drone, noise, and deconstructed shoegaze shine through nine ethereal soundscapes that convey a sense of longing and hope.

Get the album here, and stream it all below.

Morgve - Feast

Morgve's EP "Feast" is an ultimate digestif released after their previous album "Symphony For Those In Pain". Both dropped in 2024 and they complement each other perfectly. Like its predecessor, "Feast" is a wide-ranging collection of tracks that span multiple styles, showcasing the band's flexibility and confidence in taking on any genre. Nadia is unstoppable on vocals, equally comfortable rapping or singing, and she owns every beat. Music-wise, I must say I'm most drawn to the big room/techno singles, with the opening "Cut The Throat" being my favourite.

Cop the album here and stream it below.

Death's Cold Embrace - The Complete And Utter Destruction Of Everything

The latest single from Death's Cold Embrace may be his best yet. "The Complete and Utter Destruction of Everything" lives up to its title - it's a gloomy, gothic ballad that had me bobbing my head from the start, reminiscent of the early days of King Dude. An EP is coming soon! Grab the track here.

STRFLL - Insanity Era Pt. III - I Wish I Could Go Back To How It Used To Be

STRFLL decided to release the third volume in the "Insanity Era" series, chronicling the recording process of their magnum opus "In Memoriam". It showcases all the early demo versions along with a handful of new and untitled tracks - a phenomenal view into the artist's initial drafts and sketches that further prove how much they grew as a producer.

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

Bone Valley label launch

I'm pleased to announce the official launch of my new label called Bone Valley. It will release exclusively 3" CDRs in limited editions and focus mainly on industrial, noise, dark ambient, drone and witch house. The first release from Ghost Mirror came out on July 29, and a new batch of three new EPs premiered today. These include "More" by White Columns, "Votive Deposit" by Pharmacist, and "Modernity" by Natural Orthodoxy. You can preview all CDRs here. Streams are available here, but there will be no digital downloads (unless directly from the artists).

J. Deasy / Primitive Gauze - Earth Fall

Irish composers Jonathan Deasy and Alan Doyle join forces for this magnificent, drone-heavy split tape "Earth Fall" on Hibernian Leather. J. Deasy's "The View From My Window" makes me feel as if I'm aboard a spaceship, slowly drifting on the edges of our galaxy, gazing into the cosmic void occasionally pierced by floating space debris. Primitive Gauze's side is more minimal, darker, and almost meditative in its slow, gradual progression, leading towards the dawn of something bleaker and more ominous. Amazing work.

Get the last batch of tapes here, and check out the whole split below.

Arthur King - Ned's Mystery Machine Vol. 1

"Ned's Mystery Machine Vol. 1" was recorded (as usual) fully improvised on August 23, 2024, during Ned's Mystery Machine radio show, which is broadcast on KXLU (88.9 FM) from Los Angeles. With the AK collective reduced to Chris Avitabile and Peter Walker, the album offers an intimate 33-minute experience that transcends leftfield ambient, delicate drones, and new-age mysticism - potentially taking you, the listener, on a mindful, cosmic voyage around the galaxy, if you dare to put on your headphones and close your eyes. Fantastic effort, as always from this crew. Don't miss out, and grab it from AKP Recordings here.

Votives - Possessor

Votives, the newly formed collaborative project of Hyetal and Antoni Maiovvi, announce their upcoming EP with the single "Possessor". It's a rad fusion of their signatures, merging brooding post-dubstep atmospheres with pulsing EBM-tech rhythms. Future classic. The EP will be released in CD format on Amsterdam-based label Insult To Injury Records.

Twin Galaxxies - Quantum Garden

Four years after his psych-synth epic "Imminent Reversal", Alex Myers returns to Pure Life with a new release, "Quantum Garden". The electro-wizard on the cover may hint at a dungeon synth record, but Twin Galaxxies instead takes a turn toward the experimental, and less psychedelic this time, focusing more on cinematic drones and cosmic soundscapes. The album feels more mature, though some of the playful elements that gave its predecessor the adventurous edge are, sadly, absent.

There are vinyl records and tapes available for purchase here. You can stream the LP down below.

Elijah Jamal Asani - ,,, As Long As I Long To Memorise Your Sky ,,,

I posted about this album's single a few months back, and then sort of forgot about its premiere. Although I've lately been covering mostly the darker edges of electronic music, sometimes a glimmer of light is needed to put everything into perspective - and EJA's "As Long..." LP hits all the right spots. Conceived during his artist residency at the Grand Canyon, following a revelation-like encounter with the park's nature, Elijah translated and documented his impressions into a blissful dialogue between the whispers of flora, the calls of fauna, and the composer himself. The final result amounts to 38 minutes of lush ambient soundscapes and comfortingly familiar field recordings that feel meditative, inspiring, and consoling.

You can purchase the vinyl here, and stream the whole record down below.

РэрϟЎ - Blood Ritual

РэрϟЎ's first EP "Blood Ritual" is Vertigo Cult's most hard-hitting release to date, unleashing swarms of inferno kicks fused to industrial exoskeletons. ▲NGST was the first producer to embrace the unholy fusion of hardcore and witch house back in 2010, but Pepsy takes it further with a more aggressive, minimalist approach to beat-making, laced with elements of techno and ambient. Grab a canister of gasoline, trace a pentagram on the floor, set it ablaze, and dance 'til dawn.

Download the EP for free here, and stream it below.

Syntropy Archeology - The Shipwreck Of Jophar Vorin

Here's an interesting concept album inspired by a 19th-century German story about one Jophar Vorin (read about his lore here). Syntropy Archeology, a composer and musician from Portland, recorded "The Shipwreck of Jophar Vorin" with the aim of reimagining the feeling of nostalgia for a world that never existed, through music. Dark ambient tones and mechanical drones effortlessly flow throughout the record, often enhanced by noisy textures and quirky field recordings. "Astar: A Fungal History" is a standout track - a mesmerizing suite that begins with a wall of noise, gradually morphing into a post-dystopian fallout soundscape that heralds the arrival of life blooming from ruin.

Download the album here, and stream it below.

Tetsüo ii - Summoning Sickness

Tetsüo ii are back again with the "Summoning Sickness" EP, following their incredible June release, "Phase IV". This one starts with glimmers of hope in "Praise the Sun" before diving into darker territories that span the vast landscapes between ambient and drone. These guys can't miss.

Download the EP here, and check out all the tracks down below.

The Boreen - Collected Works

Irish label Hibernian Leather presents this haunting release by The Boreen, an alias used by Stuart Geelon for his desolation synth productions (he also records as Luxury Mollusc). Nineteen tracks of grainy, dark ambient nightmares that oscillate between noise-powered drone music and haunted electroacoustic soundscapes. Unofficial score for trekking in the woods of Burkittsville, Maryland.

Grab the limited edition tapes here and stream the whole compilation below.

Bitter Course - Emulsion

The new album from Bitter Course "Emulsion" offers alien-like ambient transmissions that follow in the footsteps of his March release "Fragments Of Paradise", while turning up the glitch modifications tenfold. "Gift", in the middle, offers a breather between the jittery tonal shifts with it's calming guitar strumming. If Pokemon was a survival horror game, this would be the soundtrack to its psychic-focused chapters.

Get the album in digital format here. There's a CD version available directly from BC at his live shows. Stream below.

White Columns - Lessen

Rhythmic noise and mutated radio signals clash against the backdrop of anti-ambient soundscapes on White Columns album "Lessen". "Dramatic Moments" is peak music for something bad is about to happen. The following "Shaking In The Light" is even better, it preserves the tension, but with the vocals, the whole songs sounds like a dystopian lo-fi art-punk anthem. Fucking radical.

Download the album here. Stream after the jump.