Candle Ea†er - ||Praxis||

"||Praxis||", the new album from Candle Ea†er may be his best one so far. The record opens with the dark ambient track "Sleep", which serves as a dystopian scene-setter for the huge industrial-techno anthem "Obsidian Blood" that follows - that injection of sonic adrenaline is simply amazing. As we reach the middle part of the album, starting with "Hollows", the mood shifts towards more possessed and horror-inspired sound, really fleshing out the witch-house style that channels Dario Argento's films. "Praxis" doesn't stop there though - it constantly evolves as tracks move from one to another, rotation tempos, subgenres and moods. This one will definitely have a lot of replay value going forward. Recommended!

Cop the album here and stream all the tracks down below.

Candle Ea†er - ||Nekrosophik||

New album from Candle Eater dropped back in September, but only now I had a chance to sit down and digest it. The opening track "Desolation" sets the atmospheric tone for ||Nekrosophik||, and is one of a handful of less beat-driven tracks here that are really shining. "Third Coin", "Sands of Gulgatha", the droning "Blood Sigil" which evolves into a low-key dark dancefloor hit, and the closing "Nekrosophik" bring a fresh take on modern witch house, by taking it to the genre's roots. Love the tribal and raw feel of "Black in Green", very suspensful production. "Crimson Storm" is another one of my favs here, heavily inspired by hiphop beats, it lurks in the dark corners of the genre like an assassin waiting for a prey. Overall - great LP, if I could change two things is to move the second track towards the end, and maybe shorten the total duration of the album.

Buy the LP here, and stream it below.

Candle Ea†er - Rareities

Candle Ea†er is an alias of one Dylan K., producer and designer from the Canadian London in Ontario. After 10-year hibernation of his witch-house persona, he made a comeback earlier this year with the reissue of two 2010-era tracks in the form of Love▼Less [Demo]. Earlier this week he dropped a compilation titled "Rareities", which serves as an appetizer to his new album "||Nekrosophik||". The five-track collection features two unreleased recordings (ominous witch composition "Violent Moon", dating back to 2011 and a mix of thumping bass and vampyric organ in the shape of "Last Light" from 2013) as well as slowly revealing itself "Night Walks", which was originally featured on the "Castledrum Companions" compilation in 2012. Additionally we get two bonus tracks from the Phantasma Disques album "||Nocturne||". Overall it's a solid introduction package to the sonic universe of Candle Ea†er, and a great taste of the Canadian witch-house scene, which has always been very much in the shadow of the US one.

You can download "Rareities" for free here, and stream it after the jump.

Candle Ea†er - Love​▼​Less [Demo]

Two archival recordings from Candle Eater, who debuted back in 2013 on Phantasma Disques with his album "Nocturne". "Love▼Less" are supposedly from 2010 and are only now 'officially' released. Desolate droning weird new canada and dark ambient on "Love", and distant tribal drumming on "Less" - both quite different but go really well together. I like the cover art for it too. Cop them here.