Brick - Knots In The Willow

Shoegazing witchcore from Brick, Montreal-based musician who creates music in the liminal space between rock and dark electronica. There's a hint of Twin Peaks in between those notes.

Buy the EP here, and stream it below.

AFTA-1 - Divine Space

Seeing a new notification from AFTA-1's Bandcamp always brings a huge smile to my face - dude went AWOL for years, so it's such a joy to hear new joints from his workshop. It's no different with "Divine Space" - a dreamy, zoned-out, and surprisingly dubby instrumental that will make you float three feet above the ground. So good. Make sure to support him here.

Bow Church - Mortal // Immortal

Bow Church has just dropped a new, two-track single on Bandcamp. "Mortal" is dope, meant for dark rooms in nightclubs and sci-fi soundtracks. "Immortal" is advertised to appeal to "the synth/ambient nerds", but I bet it will also turn some AFX/IDM heads as well. Buy both tracks here.

Ritualz - Rare Trax IV

Ritualz continues his unreleased and obscure tracks compilation series, "Rare Trax", with volume four. The five songs stylistically bounce between breakbeat rave, industrial, rough synthwave, futuristic witch house tribute to The Sopranos, and the old-school-sounding "Distress Signal", which gives me a real CDR-era vibe. Everyone can find something to love here. Support!

Get the mini compilation here. Stream all the joints after the jump.

I†† - Future Communication

Last year, I†† released the album "Suspiriorum", which I reviewed here. Since then, that record was picked up by Florida's Illuminated Paths and given the cassette treatment. Now, the project is back on the label with a new LP "Future Communication", this time delivering a straight-to-tape, one-hour-long ghost drone sonic mass. Minimal arrangements can be tricky to nail and inadvertently lead to a sense of lack, but I†† manages to cast a spell by evoking just enough occult atmosphere and 2010s zombie rave charm to keep me fully immersed.

Grab yourself a tape here and stream the album below.

White Columns - Ballet

"Ballet" is White Columns' ambient-noise piece, recorded in January this year and streatching over a 19minute and thirty-five second landscape. The music oscilates between soothing, lightly textured tones and static ambient wall. Relaxation mode on. Download the recording here.

NC Ives - Ticket To Hiroshima / Chimp Assembladge

Nic Ives returns with two audio collages, recorded live using found tapes and genius mixing skills. "Ticket to Hiroshima" starts with something that sounds like a twisted rendition of the Picnic at Hanging Rock theme song recorded in the Twin Peaks Red Room, then slowly evolves into a medley of snippets and clips that feel as though they were re-recorded multiple times over some homemade '80s VHS tape. "Chimp Assemblage", on the other hand, channels new-fi and lo-age that one could accuse Hype Williams of pumping out back in their golden era. Proper mutant hypnagogia.

You can buy it here. Stream both tracks below.