Bow Church - Catharsis

Bow Church, a dark electronic project of Berlin-based David Whiting, is back after almost 2 years of radio silence. His last album "The Spirits In This Forest Are Older Than Your Gods" saw the light of the day in March 2020, and was a really pleasant surprise for me since I lost him from my radar for good couple of years. This new single "Catharsis", described as a little one-off, made somewhere in the middle of 2021, is also an enjoyable sonic journey that could fit into the dreampunk box (rain sounds, I'm looking at you). Hopefully we will be able to experience some more sounds from David this year again.

Pharmacist - Cerussite

Pharmacist keeps droping those YT singles, and I love every one of them. Today he published "Cerussite", a dark ambient / drone slow burner that could easily work as a soundtrack to the underworld. Digging the mood here, makes me wish it was a bit longer though. It will be up on streaming services soon, including Bandcamp on Bandcamp Friday (coupled with another track).

Churchterror - War

Shout out to Churchterror and all of our Ukrainian friends.

7777 の天使 - Thousand Blades Our Wishes

Not entirely sure how I came across 7777 の天使, but I glad I did. 7777 の天使 is a Portugese duo composed of Swan Palace and DRVGジラ, and their latest project "Thousand Blades Our Wishes" reminds me of the sad boy crooner oFF Love singing over Yen Tech-like deco-club and rave beats, all with a nu-metal edge. German colletive and label Soul Feeder just released this EP on tape, so head over here to snag one. You can also stream the whole release below.

Male Tears - Model Citizen // video

Male Tears just published new video to their single "Model Citizen", which is also one of my fav tracks from their brillaint last year's album "Trauma Club". Directed by AJ Strout, it is a full on tribute to the golden era of MTV videos. There are still some "Trauma Club" records and tapes left for sale on the band's Bandcamp, so don't sleep and head over here to get one before they're gone.

Curses - Miriam

Luca Venezia is back with a new full-lenght Curses LP. Scheduled to drop on March 11th via Dischi Autunno, the album entitled "Incarnadine" will have 10 tracks, with the vampire jam "Miriam" set as the first single. Inspired by the 1983 movie "The Hunger", "Miriam" is a wonderful goth / new wave crossover that feels like it could easily last 10 minutes and not get boring. Win, looking forward to the rest of the album.

You can pre-order the 2xLP here.

Ritualz - Nadir

Earlier this month we got the first maxi-single promoting Ritualz' upcoming album "Radical Macabro". Yesterday the follow up entitled "Nadir" premiered on Bandcamp. Once again seven tracks strong, it includes remixes from Dave Parley and Dark Sister, plus a cover of Norwegian goth rockers Joyless. "Nadir" itself taps into the industrial vibe present on its predecessor "Disintegration", and is also reinterpreted by Ritualz as a dark synthwave-flavoured recording (anagrammed as "Drain") as well as a slightly dragged and rearranged version. From the two guest remixes, I love the Dave Parley flip, which honestly beats the original in my book.

"Nadir" is now available on most digial platforms, but as always I do recommend supporting Ritualz on Bandcamp here. You can stream the whole maxi below.