The annual Book of Shadow series returns to celebrate the 5th year of the Occultists family. This time digging deeper in the shadows than ever before we have curated our most eclectic collection yet with a range of styles from ambient, dark wave, experimental, hard techno and D&B. Each page of our grimoire that features the mother Hecate herself on the cover, offers a different spell of musical delight with tracks by new and returning family members, Slumber, R Talin, Erica Mar, Rubarb, Ghool, James Demon, Denizens, Ex.Hale, & Polanski.

credits
Book of Shadows: Various Spells Vol. 5
releases December 17, 2021 

Illustration By: Nick Cocozza 
Mastered By: Gabriele Carasco

Support the artist directly : https://soundcloud.com/polanski-london

SUPPORT!

PREMIERE: Polanski-Stomping Of The High Mind [ OCCULTISTS ]

Thanks to all the artists for this material:
-Hålbå
-Exome
-Øperat
-Turvia 
-Lethal Frame
-Opake
-Conjecture
-Sectra
-Mina Lord
-Swaerm

TURVIA - 0 Choice x Brutal Forms

Lethal Frame - Oblio x Brutal Forms

Lupus:

"As the plague gave rise to an unprecedented surge in technologies relating to surveillance capitalism, we found our pocket of resistance in a precarious position. With our expeditions along the River Styx no longer offering viable gathering sites, we turned our attention to the possibility of entering one of the sprawling web of underground lairs hidden across the city.

A chance meeting in which two societies became one, occurred on a winter night in the shadows of a Metropolitan Police breeding ground. A plot was made for us to enter the doorway to the The Dungeon of Polymorpheus Pan and thus The Judgement Hall X Chronic Illness allegiance was formed across three legendary events."

Fung:

“Chronic Illness sewage hadn't ever ceased to operate during Covid lockdowns of London. After a series of educational bdsm screenings orchestrated as immersive video installations produced throughout 2020 at the Dungeons of Polymorphous Pan, our performers decided to open the space for an unholy marriage with the lunatic cult congregating around the The Judgement Hall post-industrial music platform. During the first half of 2021 Chronic Illness involved about a hundred of carefully selected followers of The Judgement Hall in a trilogy of performances, conceptualized as theatre of plague. Each of three acts presented a different take on the theme directed by Aliceex & Fung Neo - each act respectively celebrated with 12+ hours of subterranean soundscapes composed by the The Judgement Hall residents.
'Plague Play Plague' referenced the prohibition of theatre during London Black Death through ritualistic procession informed by Artaudian obsession with contagion as theatrical formula. Continuing the risky play, 'Game of Plague' engaged with a simulation of pandemic, visualized through computer game interface projected onto performers' bodies and intersected by lines of infectious conspiracy which repeated gestural vectors from Zulawski's lice cinema. Finally, 'Balcony' returned to the sadomasochism of judgement and punishment by staging a scene from Genet's play of fetishistic coping mechanisms in reaction to the crisis of humanity and social unrest. Thus, The Judgement Hall X Chronic Illness formed a lockdown triad of events, bonding the collaboration by the original live score for Chronic Illness performances by Trojanovskx, transformed into EP on The Judgement Hall Records coming out now.”


executed by Above and injected into Below

Vocals by Elfeira

Mastered by Modular Mind

Artwork by Lilly Clements

Ritual by Mis Saigo, Neo Fung and Trojanovskx

[PREMIERE] Trojanovskx - Bythos [The Judgement Hall]

Premiere of 'Manufactures' by Øne19, taken from The Fall EP forthcoming on Voidance Records

Label: Voidance Records
Artist: Øne19
Title: The Fall EP 
Track: Manufactures
Cat: DIGITALVOID002
Release Date: 25 February, 2022  

Pre - Order: https://voidancedigitalvoid.bandcamp.com/album/the-fall-ep

Follow label: https://soundcloud.com/voidancerecords
Follow artist: https://soundcloud.com/one-nineteen

Pre - Order

Øne19 - Manufacturers [Premiere | DIGITALVOID002]

Premiere: Strange Therapy presents Tomohiko Sagae x Never Worse.
Los asaltantes del ruido de las discográficas que regresan, conspiran juntos en esta línea de proceso y producción de media hora de duración de violencia mecánica controlada.

Los esquemas postindustriales aplastantes y agitados se encuentran con paisajes ruidosos abrasivos, donde las monstruosidades rítmicas usurpan el dominio de nuestro planeta en un acto de venganza robótica oxidada. Chirridos a través de diferentes intensidades y tensiones. Presentando un mundo sonoro fascinante pero aterrador donde el hombre es obsoleto y las máquinas bailan en nuestros lugares de descanso final siguiendo anti-melodías estáticas.

Escuche exclusivamente "00000" de Never Worse en @knifearg SoundCloud.

Lanzamiento el 29 de marzo de 2022. Lea más y ordene en: https://strangetherapy.bandcamp.com/album/tomohiko-sagae-x-never-worse 

Premiere: Strange Therapy presents Tomohiko Sagae x Never Worse.
Returning label noise assailants conspire together in this half-hour lasting production and process line of controlled machine violence. 

Crushing and churning post-industrial schemes meet abrasive noisescapes, where rhythmic monstrosities usurp the dominion of our planet in an act of rusty robotic revenge. Screeching through different intensities and tensions. Presenting a fascinating yet frightful sonic world where man is obsolete and machines are dancing on our final rest places following static anti-melodies.

Listen exclusively “00000” by Never Worse on @knifearg SoundCloud.

Releases on March 29, 2022. Read more and order at: https://strangetherapy.bandcamp.com/album/tomohiko-sagae-x-never-worse

Tomohiko Sagae x Never Worse

Never Worse - 00000 [Strange Therapy]

Premiere of 'Flesh Tower' by Unhuman, taken from Stand Up In Defiance: A Benefit For Ukraine VA out now on Sonic Groove

This is the year 2022, not 1942, and sadly the Ukrainians are facing something no people should. When this war broke out well over a month ago, I (MÆDON), started reaching out to artist friends asking if they were interested in contributing to a benefit comp for the Ukrainian’s. Many amazing artists joined and the result is a 15 track album filled with a dynamic range of sounds.

With this album, a new series on Sonic Groove is born, “Sonic Groove & Friends”. A series that myself, MÆDON, will be curating. Adam and I also want to thank each of the artists for contributing stellar tracks for this cause.

This album will not be a permanent fixture, so please download it now and know that your money will be donated to a German charity to benefit Ukrainians in this awful time. We will give an update in due time sharing which foundation we donate the money too. Please note, we will not be donating to a charity/foundation that funds weapons of war.

Label: Sonic Groove
Artist: Unhuman
Title: Stand Up In Defiance: A Benefit For Ukraine
Track: Flesh Tower
Cat: SGF01

Buy: https://sonicgroove.bandcamp.com/album/stand-up-in-defiance-a-benefit-for-ukraine-sgf01

Follow label: https://soundcloud.com/sonic-groove-records
Follow artist: https://soundcloud.com/unhumangr

SGF01 Stand Up In Defiance: A Benefit For Ukraine

Unhuman - Flesh Tower [Premiere | SGF01]

Premiere: N.I.M se enorgullece en presentar su primer lanzamiento E.P de Pedrolino titulado 'In The Cut'
Cuatro pistas originales que se centran en la electrónica industrial rítmica y atmosférica, incl. tres remixes de Filmmaker, swærm & Magnum Opus.
En palabras del artista “Supongo que se trata más de uno mismo, de mí específicamente, del artista.
Todo tiene una historia, de ahí surgen las convenciones. Estas historias son fundamento y prisión.
Quiero hacer algo como música industrial, cajas de ritmos y líneas de bajo, algo un poco "convencional", supongo. Sin embargo, no encaja exactamente. Quiero hacer algo como ruido rítmico, pero tampoco encaja del todo. Quiero desafiar nuestra historia, liberarme de ella.
Quiero hacer lo mío, porque”.

Escucha en exclusiva "Dylan" de Pedrolino solo en @knifearg SoundCloud

Lanzado el 7 de octubre de 2022. Lea más y ordene en: https://nim-tapes.bandcamp.com/album/pedrolino-in-the-cut

Premiere: N.I.M is proud to present their first E.P release from Pedrolino titled 'In The Cut'
Four original tracks that focus on rhythmic and atmospheric industrial electronics incl. three remixes from Filmmaker, swærm & Magnum Opus.
In the words of the artist “It’s more about the self I suppose, Myself specifically, the artist.
Everything has a history, from these conventions emerge. These histories are foundation and prison.
I want to make something like industrial music, drum machines and bass lines, something somewhat, “conventional” I suppose. It doesn’t exactly fit though. I want to make something like rhythmic noise, but that doesn’t quite fit either. I want to challenge our history, to break free from it.
I want to do my own thing, because.”

Listen exclusively "Dylan" by Pedrolino only on @knifearg SoundCloud

Released October 7, 2022. Read more and order at: https://nim-tapes.bandcamp.com/album/pedrolino-in-the-cut

Pedrolino - Dylan [Northern Industrial Movement]

produced by orrionn

lyrics:
destruction of everything as my heart sinks into the void
destruction of everything as my heart sinks into the void
destruction of everything as my heart sinks into the void
destruction of everything as my heart sinks into the void

you are destruction to me
i’ll be your light even until the last second of my demise
i’ll be destructive to your soul until you beg to keep out
since you want me to slay you so bad, i’m death, i’m dead

(uh, uh, uh, uh) (oh-oh oh)
(uh, uh, uh, uh) (oh-oh oh)

your void is now full of guests
take me out if you don’t want to stress this enough, i confessed

what do you want? feel something, or make a change?
break the ground as you push yourself up to fly
but don’t end up falling because you think i made you
your void itself is going to make you fall to nowhere to be fallen from
you’ve failed to make us realize, stop trying to be your own void

i realized it’s not too late
to fill up the void with your love

THE ILL

void

spotify

₪₪₪

Ambient ethereal soundscapes for your pleasure with influenced by sci-fi of the past, future and present.

NEXUS - ABOVE THE CITY

Independent label/podcast/events based in Italy.

Founded by @skumring
Co-founders by @zeitreise_brutal_forms
Contact : brutalforms@gmail.com