Blending ritual electronics with field-recorded mysticism, Animal Ghosts reframes the rave as a portal linking Neolithic spirituality, industrial culture, and a future-memory of ecstatic release.
Author: Justin Patrick Moore
Arrowounds :: Loneliness of the Hollow Earth Explorer Vol. 2 (Lost Tribe Sound)
Descending before it ascends, The Loneliness of the Hollow Earth Explorer, Vol. II finds Arrowounds guiding the listener through ancestral caves and bioluminescent mines, a solitary, ritualistic journey where subterranean sound becomes a passage through hidden worlds, ancient time, and the haunted inner depths.
Church of Hed :: The Father Road (Self Released)
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Big Blood :: Electric Voyeur (vinyl) (Psychic Sounds / Dontrustheruin)
Big Blood’s digital only release Electric Voyeur, from the very tail end of 2024, is now out on vinyl from Psychic Sounds.
Dark Supreme & Grosso Gadgetto :: Soundtrack for a dying world EP (Kalamine)
Soundtrack for a dying world drags you into a year-round Halloween, turning every moment into a stylish, giallo-soaked plunge through dread, decay, and dark cinematic thrill.
Kelli Evans :: It’s a Freak Show Ace! (Aurore Press) & V/A :: We Were Living In Cincinnati Vol 2 1982-88 (HoZac)
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Torre di Fine :: EP2 (Winter In Venice)
In a world overflowing with unheard music, Torre di Fine’s EP2 cuts through the noise with a raw, heart-forward surge of distortion, emotion, and shimmering post-rock energy that reminds us why human-made sound still matters.
Ben Pedroche :: Independent As F***: Underground Hip-Hop From 1995-2005 (Velocity Press)
Hip-hop was never my main musical obsession, but it pulsed through the background of my youth—skate sessions, cheap forties, porch-side blunts—quietly shaping the soundtrack of growing up. Ben Pedroche’s Independent as F*** a vibrant history of indie rap from 1995–2005, taps straight into that world, revealing how artists built their own freedom and infrastructure far from the grip of major labels.
The Tear Garden :: Astral Elevator (Artoffact)
When The Tear Garden released their first single “A Return” late this summer, it was clear they were back in full force. The song’s ecstatic promise and lush synthesis between cEvin Key’s pulsing rhythms and Edward Ka-Spel’s visionary lyrics signaled the long-awaited return of their singular experimental magic.
Alessandro “Asso” Stefana :: Self-Titled (Ipecac)
As the crisp Autumn air settles over the Ohio Valley, Alessandro “Asso” Stefana’s self-titled new album on Ipecac perfectly captures the season’s shifting moods with its experimental, folk-infused soundscapes. Blending minimalist arrangements, evocative Americana, and haunting archival vocals from Roscoe Holcomb, this record weaves a deeply emotional journey that feels both timeless and vividly rooted in place.
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