Self Perception - Upon A Rain

Wavey, melancholic new single from Self Perception. Buy and download here.

White Ring - Fate

Stellar retun from the OGs and pillars of the scene. White Ring's "Fate" was self-released on the anniversary of 9/11, with a cover art showcasing a photo of the murky towers.

Buy the digital here, physicals here and stream the whole LP down below.

Morrowtree - Mainlined / Downhill

Riga-based newcomer Morrowtree released this double-A single just the other week, and since I'm always drawn to the Baltic underground, I had to give it a spin. Out of the two tracks, "Downhill" takes the lead for me. I appreciate the noisy guitar work in particular. It's a solid, witchy twin pack with a hip-hop spine, though I'd be lying if I said there wasn't still plenty of room to grow. Definitely one to watch for the future.

Pwin Teaks - The Black Lodge Files

Pwin Teaks returns to Phantasma Disques with a new EP entitled "The Black Lodge Files", plugging back into interdimensional frequencies. Dark ambient and spooky, stretched soundscapes bring back memories of the O'69 label, while some of the eerie vocal samples sound like something straight from the bleakest folders of Voodoo Crystals, maimed and deformed beyond recognition. One for lonely nights.

You can cop the EP here and steam it after the jump.

STRFLL - Part I. Withering

Earlier this month, STRFLL put out the stellar double album "Withering / The Flowers Will Bloom In My Sanctuary", and I wanted to spend enough time with it before blogging about it here. "Part 1: Withering" may be STRFLL's most radical and genre-pushing release to date - a daring and absolutely successful feat of finding common ground between witch house, black metal, industrial, experimental hip-hop, noise, and more. It's a brooding record, punk at its core, filled with tons of dark energy unleashed across seven eclectic capsules, enhanced by guest vocal performances from (the show-stealing) Same Me, Devour, and Kylm Tee. I totally love the sonic nods to CRAVE and Planning For Burial. I think it's telling when my favourite track on the LP changes every time I revisit it. At the time of writing, I just want to have "Withdrawal" crawling under my skin. Absolutely do not miss out on this album. Part two review coming soon!

You can buy "Part I. Withering" here. Stream all the tracks below.

Pale Palace x Dancing In Slow Motion - Still Dancin

A collaboration between Pale Palace and DISM sounds sick, but we're getting an unofficial-ish remix of a remix. PP takes on "Dance4me", and adds some of that nordic magic to an already dope track. Free download on Soundcloud. Peep it.

Exsufflation - UMBRLA

It just dawned on me that there are not as many witch house remixes of Rihanna tracks, relative to how popular she once was. Here's Exsufflation taking on her most popular single, dragging the fuck out of it. Enjoy with purple glasses on. Free download here.

Megafauna - Birdsong (Live)

Brilliant, improvised ambient piece performed by Megafauna at Midsummer Music Festival in Smithers, Canada. Utilising a vast archive of bird calls, each sound is treated as a sample, modified and moulded into a liminal symphony and a dialogue between the artist and the nature. The final result manages to capture the serenity of those calls, but also the brooding feeling of something unknown perched behind each sound. Buy this recording here.

Nadine Hurley - No Weapon Formed Against me Shall Prosper

Newcastle witchy trio Nadine Hurley (Alex Wardle, James Wardle and Byron Wilson) are back with a second EP, once again released in super limited quantities on cassettes by Katnis Tapes. The most exciting new band on the UK scene atm.

There's one last copy left for sale, don't sleep and grab it here. Stream below.

Joseph Randolph - Waiting to Burn: Collected Tracks 2024-2025

"Waiting to Burn: Collected Tracks 2024-2025" does what it says on the tin - compiling ten mellow nuggets from Joe's back catalogue, stamped with the 24/25 production date. Kicking off with soothing hip-hop insturmental a'la AFTA-1 get me hooked from the get-go. Most of tracks are quite wavey.

Cop the collection here. Stream below.

Night Foundation - Mental Objects

Order this tape here, and stream the album below.

Deseo/Realidad - Sueños De Escape

Deseo/Realidad's fourth EP, "Sueños De Escape", continues an incredible streak of drone-heavy releases, following in the footsteps of his self-titled project from March this year. On "Sueños De Escape", we get two 15-minute compositions that create a symphony of distortion and ritual trance, led by sections of alien-like glitches, pulsating rhythms, and texture-heavy soundscapes. It's a captivating listening experience that slowly unravels before us, revealing more and more intricacies as it grows. A-fucking-mazing!

Last two CDs are available here. Stream the whole thing below.

Concrete Colored Paint - The Amu Dariya

Buy the album here. Stream is available down below.

Dakota Rogers - Amber Lake

Buy the EP here, and stream it in full below.

How To Dress Well - The Only True Joy On Earth (Nick León True Joy 4am Mix) // video

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This is actually a jam! Nick León remixes HTDW's "The Only True Joy on Earth", originally found on his 2024 album "I Am Toward You", and stays true to the remix title. It does sound like something you'd hear at a club, early into the morning, drowsily moving across the dancefloor trying to get that last drink. Cop it here.

И⸸CO▽SLΛVΞ - What Is The Point

I haven't checked in with И⸸CO▽SLΛVΞ in a while, so it's good to see the dude is as prolific as he has always been. His new joint "What Is The Point" is a solid 7-minute long inspirational witch wave banger. As usual, the melody, synths, drumwork - it's all there, arranged to the maximum headnod-ometer. Get the track here.

Luminol - The Feeling That Something Is Missing

Luminol returns with a new EP "The Feeling That Something Is Missing". I'm usually not a big HNW fan, but there's something special within Luminol's sonic waves, embossed with industrial hiss and grit, that really clicked with me. The whole release is inspired by loss, which I guess one can approach in a personal manner, but for me, there is an obscure, hard-to-identify quality that just draws me in.

Download for free here and stream after the jump below.

Imminent Death / Kate Rissiek - Rigid Horizon

Nova Scotian label Buried in Slag and Debris released this cross-border split tape last month from Imminent Death and Kate Rissiek. "Rigid Horizon" brings us two distinct sides of the experimental electronics coin. Allison of Imminent Death delivers eerie drones and industrial noise that teleport me aboard a ship lost somewhere within the Bermuda Triangle, anxiously drifting and hoping for salvation. Kate's side, on the other hand, leads the confused crew further into the abyss with harsh noise wall transmissions and shrieks of power electronics instrumentation. No one will make it alive. I am generally not 100% sold on the idea of split releases, but this one landed way better than I was expecting. Totally worth your time and money!

Tapes can be ordered here, while the digital version is available through Bandcamp. Stream below.

Modern Violenc3 - The America Tape

Merely three months after dropping their radical debut album, Modern Violenc3 return with "The America Tape". Sixteen tracks deep, this album builds on the witch-rave foundations of its predecessor, bumping the gear up with nihilistic lyrics and take-no-prisoners tempos - NOS thrown in for an extra boost. In an ideal world, this would be the official soundtrack to a Tony Hawk's Pro Skater game with a forced mode to play at 1.5x speed. The chemistry between Winter's futuristic-yet-current beats and Phoebe's rap delivery is undeniable - they make sure not a single second is wasted throughout this spellbinding record. It's a stunning feat for a band so new (in a way) to build such a powerful foundation in just a few short months. I'm genuinely so excited to see what's next for them. I just hope there will be physical editions of those records!

The album is out now on Bandcamp and iTunes. Stream down below.

Witcha - Liars feat. STRFLL

"Liars" is the second single from Witcha's upcoming album "Marigold", featuring STRFLL on extra production duties. I was not expecting it to sound the way it does, its a fast and furious dancefloor tune, that gived a nod to French electro scene. Download the single here.