Anthony has been insanely productive lately, with a ton of tracks still waiting to be released. "The Wanderer" is his latest longplay, recorded during a two week trip across the surrounding states (he's based in Kentucky). Outdoor psychedelia and rural sonic rituals are combined here to create a unique blend of ghostly ambient music that's somewhere between musique concrète, electroacoustics and occult channellings.
Download the album here, and stream it in full below.
"Keep Your Love Alive" is the newest longplay from The Implicit Order. Blurry ambient, noise and musique concrete landscapes.
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Anthony's 1997 (!) cassette got remastered and uploaded to Bandcamp. Amazing blend of ambient and musique concrète, from one of my favourite experimental producers out there.
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The Implicit Order kills on this one. "Ember In The Dark" starts as a creepy, lo-fi harsh noise wall, and half way through evolves into an angelic ambient theme before coming down crashing into the noise dirge from the beginning. Not sure if this will be re-released somewhere at the later date, but you can stream it here.
Six essentials from The Implicit Order's discography, fleshing out his most horror-leaning productions composed over the years. Dark ambient, industrial, drone and a plethora of creepy samples - "Revenant Echoes" is a perfect soundtrack for the end of October. Incredible stuff from start to finish, out now on Bone Valley.
Order 3" CDR here, and stream the EP down below.
Tess Conway and The Implicit Order joined forces to create this late-night ambientgaze single "Western Plains". It drifts somewhere between the realm of dreams and the edge of a moonlit lake, where the sounds of nature gently weave into a soundscape that is both blissful and slightly eerie. The track will appear at some point on Anthony's upcoming compilation "Singles 4". In the meantime, you can download and stream this collaboration here.
This exciting collaborative record between underground icons Voodoo Crystals and The Implicit Order is one of the standout releases from the new batch by Dagger Forest, which dropped today. "No Eye Of Heaven Can Penetrate" uncannily evokes images of a warped world hidden behind our reality, taking the listener on a journey through electro-acoustic transformations, dark ambient soundscapes, interdimensional voice manipulations, and deconstructed witch-drone music. Both artists feed off each other's strengths, curating an album full of sounds both strange and wonderful - sure to inspire and intrigue fans of them both.
The limited edition tape can be orderded directlyhere. Bandcamp version should be available on Friday.
Horror ambient piece from Anthony Washburn's TIO project. "We Need Nothing From You" feels like a witchy chant, repeatedly uttered over a sacrificial victim (to their terror).
Haunting new dark ambient/industrial piece from The Implicit Order. This composition makes me feel like I accidentally stumbled into the Black Lodge from Twin Peaks - it's mysterious, alluring, and creepy all at once. Press play and get lost in it. Find it here.
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.
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.
Blog favourite The Implicit Order joins forces with a one-person band Ivonne Van Cleef for this two-track, self-described mini album "Good Guys?". Based in San José, IVC creates "lo fi rural psychedelia", a sound that, when combined with Anthony's keen ear for experimentation, results in a smokey, desert-Americana, the kind one could expect from a signature David Lynch outsider flick. Released on Wholeness Recordings, the project can be downloaded here.
Anthony is back with a new album from The Implicit Order, and it is something else! Wide ripples of hauntology and sound collage spread across the dark ambient lake that stretches through the ten tracks of "Unbeknownst to Me". Its tense and evocative soundscapes blend seamlessly with sparse and elusive vocal samples drawn from diverse sources, ranging from ghostly choral chants to eerie, intelligible fragments of dialogue. An hour ago, I finished (re)watching Alex Garland's Civil War, and hearing this record straight after made me realise how perfectly it could serve as an alternative soundtrack. Hauntingly addictive LP.
Get this album here. You can also stream it in full below.
"Cruel When Complete - Skeletons From A Homespunners Closet" is a collection of rare and unreleased compositions by The Implicit Order. These 15 tracks are "just" a droplet in his vast discography, which spans decades, yet they serve as an excellent introduction to his world of electronic manipulations. Covering dark ambient, hauntology, industrial, drone, sound collage, and musique concrète, this experimental compilation—if given a proper chance—can help you switch off and drift into TIO's esoteric realm. However, beware: there will be some heavy and truly scary moments along the way.
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Obsession is the mother of perfection. Anthony from The Implicit Order shares a fascinating story about his fixation on a vocal sample he encountered over 20 years ago, which inspired the release above. I'm not planning to copy-paste it here in full, please head over to his Bandcamp to read the complete liner notes, as it's a fascinating read. In short, "Cynical Love Songs (The Cold, Cold Hand Story)" is a remix album of that cryptic vocal track, featuring ten haunted and eclectic versions that shift between dark ambient, industrial, noise, drone, witch house, and psychedelic electronica. An incredibly engaging project from start to finish.
Download / buy the record here, and listen to all the tracks below.
The iconic duo Mary Shelley & The Implicit Order are back cooking, 12 years after their last collaboration LP "A Good Lie". "It's Slippery In Here" is oozing with tension and trance-like euphoria at the same time, think Matrix soundtrack for example. Ace! Stream here.
Excellent collaborative album from Humanfobia's Filmy Ghost and The Implicit Order. "Horrorlands", an eerie journey into the world of dark ambient, witch house, experimental electronic music and screwed drone, was originally released in 2022 via Humanfobia's own label Internet Daemon, but now it got a complete reissue with bonus intro and outro produced by TIO. In the words of Anthony: "In 2022 Sábila Orbe AKA Filmy Ghost cut-up and rearranged I/O's entire discography in a wonderful and creepy out of this world way." Nuff said, great record from start to finish, highly recommended.
Download the album for free here.
Haven't heard much of that slow, twisted ambient with a witchy edge lately, stuff that I††, Pwin Teaks and Mahr used to put out on a regular basis back in the day. So it's a nice surprise to have this collab track between The Implicit Order and Voodoo Crystals land in my mailbox today. By channelling screwed drones, industrial experimentation and noir glitches the duo managed to craft a track that brings to mind the uneasy vibe from The Black Lodge, but with a weird 70s/80s sci-fi appeal. I dig it.