Cementation Anxiety - Agnosiareign

Cementation Anxiety is an alias of New Jersey-based experimental musician and producer Kyle Nelson. His releases have been popping up all over my feed due to his recent collaborations with Nouvelle Gaze, Black Artifact, Trust Collective, Somatic, Amulet of Tears, and many more. "Agnosiareign" is his most recent project, beautifully released by Black Artifact, consisting of nine compositions that inhabit the blurry and often fluid zone between ambient and drone. Agnosia is a neurological condition where a person cannot recognise objects, sounds, smells, shapes, or people, despite normal sensory function. The album sounds like a soundtrack to the empty corridors of the psyche of a mental asylum patient—often calm and tranquil, but sometimes weathered by storms of anxiety and uncertainty.

There's tapes and CDs on label's Bandcamp here. You can stream the album down below.

Sleepingprayer - Glisten

Sleepingprayer (Niamh Isabelle aka Kentucky Bambi) showed up on my radar a few months ago, after the in-cre-di-ble collabortion with STRFLL on his latest single "Forget". Yesterday, she shared her new song "Glisten" on her socials, so it feels fitting to properly introduce her music on this blog. "Glisten" stands apart from the rest of her Soundcloud work, shifting away from ethereal ambient sounds and embracing heavier drone elements, further intensified by witch-house-like synths. Exciting new face on the scene that I'll follow closely from now on. Stream the single here.

The Implicit Order - Cruel When Complete - Skeletons From A Homespunners Closet

"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.

Download the album here, and stream it after the jump.

A.W.I.P. - Chasing Down Demons

Imagine Dean Blunt trying his hand at vaporwave, AFTA-1 experimenting with dark jazz, or Oneohtrix Point Never exploring hypnagogic beatmaking. "Chasing Down Demons" is all that and more. This trans-Pacific collaboration between Oakland's Trae Casey (aka Poolside Nightmare) and Melbourne's Nicholas Ives (aka NC Ives) finds the duo questioning the rigid boundaries of music theory while injecting a healthy dose of fluidity into their productions. Roll the genre dice and see where they land. An eclectic release for eclectic times. Out now on limited edition cassettes via San Diego label Addendum.

Get yourself a tape here, and stream the album down below.

Dracula Party - Trick Or Treat 2

A bit of an off-topic start: there’s an indie netlabel/project called Pumpkin Boy, which gathers musicians from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to create a yearly Halloween-themed compilation called "Songs of the Pumpkin Boy". These albums are all over the place stylistically, yet they capture a distinctive vibe that came to mind the moment I hit play on this new single from Dracula Party (Byron C. Miller and Chris Schism). "Trick Or Treat 2" the name, and slasher synthwave is the game. Fun track, it's a shame I came across it so late though! Download the single here.

Ourobonic Plague - Crumbs [EP 2]

Part two in the techno-influenced EP series from Ourobonic Plague. "Crumbs [EP 2]" picks up the pace where EP1 left off, starting with a droning, industrial-like transmission called "The Plan", which leads the listener into the underground club sounds of the next four cuts. "Coro Del Caos" is my personal favourite here—an addictively dark and minimal song. The release concludes with a mirrored track "nalP ehT", which stylistically takes us back to square one with its machine drone chant.

Get your copy of the digital version of the EP here. Stream all the track below.

Tenderness Of Wolves - The End Of Sadness

It's been two years since we last heard from Tenderness Of Wolves. October saw the release of their single "Cost of Living" (which I missed out on at the time), and today we got the second new track "The End Of Sadness". Slower, menacing witch-house meets atmospheric, occult trip-hop. Really great stuff, I hope this is a sign of something bigger coming up! Grab the track here.