Devil inside is the new single from aux animaux's upcoming EP Hauntology.
Devil inside is written, produced and mixed by aux animaux, mastered by Doruk Öztürkcan.
Cover art by Christina Grimm.

Devil Inside

Unsafe

New album of Closterkeller - the leader of polish dark rock scene

KONIEC CZASU

POPIÓŁ

XIOMARA

ARGENTO

Trauma Pals

October Tomorrow

Grave Daze

Stabs By Passing By (AM 8003) 3:40 10-10-2025

Visions from the Trumpet: Miles in a Heroin Delirium

In that Norwegian delirium, when heroin circulated in Bill's veins like Scott LaFaro's improvised bassline, Miles Davis' visions were not mere hallucinations—they were full concerts in hell, a fusion of jazz and Nordic chaos. Bill laid on the floor of the cabin, cloudy-eyed, his fingers dancing involuntarily on invisible keys, and Miles materialized out of the smoke—not as a man, but as an ethereal figure with a trumpet for a head, dressed in a tuxedo of flames. 

“Bill, man, what are you doing here in this ice hole?” Miles whispered hoarsely, blowing a note on his trumpet that sounded like the scream of a burning church.

The first vision hit hard, like the intro to “Bitches Brew” – Miles stood on the altar of a burning church in Bergen with his trumpet pointed toward the sky, where the stars formed black metal notes. “Burn it all, Bill,” he said, his solo mixing cool jazz with Varg Vikernes' growls. Bill saw Miles handing a needle to Thor, the pagan god Varg worshipped. 

“Heroin is the elixir of the gods—it makes you immortal, until the last note,” Miles cackled, injecting himself with a dose straight into his trumpet. Wasn't that ironic? Thor, instead of thunder, threw improvised chords, and the church melted to the rhythm of jazz – stained glass windows flowed like melted her*in, forming puddles that reflected the faces of deceased jazzmen: Coltrane, Monk, Charlie Parker – all high on eternity.
 “This is true fusion—jazz burns black metal!” Miles shouted, and Bill laughed ominously, knowing it was delirium, but it sounded better than any recording session.


The second vision was deeper, more introspective, like a ballad from “Kind of Blue”. Miles sat next to Bill in the hut, smoking a cigarette (though in reality it was smoke from burning church wood). “Remember when I overdosed in ‘59? I thought I was playing for the devil,” he said, his eyes shining like needles in the moonlight. Suddenly, the scene changed: they were in a Norwegian forest where the trees were shaped like trumpets and Varg Vikernes was playing a guitar made of saints’ bones. Miles approached Varg: “Your black metal is my jazz on steroids — raw, merciless.” Varg, in the vision, nodded, and together they played a duet: Miles' trumpet harmonized with Burzum's riffs, creating the soundtrack to the apocalypse. Julie injected heroin into the trees, and they came to life, dancing in the flames. “Heroin is the glue that connects worlds,” Miles explained. “Without it, we're just notes on paper.” 



The Ghost of Miles Davis and the Trumpet from Hell

CLOSTERKELLER is the most renowned 'atmospheric rock' band in Poland. They began their musical career in 1988, playing rather heavy sounds under the banner of the British New Wave. Initially, performing at numerous young band competitions, the group did not achieve much recognition. Yet their music was developing. The following year - 1989 - is a memorable one to the band. That year they won all the major music competitions in Poland. During so many years of CLOSTERKELLER'S career the band came to be perceived as a cult group in the independent musical scene in Poland. The band gained enormous popularity among Polish audiences of all kinds. Their music is appreciated by listeners young and old: metal-admirerers, gothic-lovers as well as pop music fans. There is no doubt that the reason of this is the stylistic diversity of their songs. Since their debut their music has evolved from morbid cold wave sounds, an infatuation with heavy metal, to a psychedelic and a little dizzy pop rock, with elements of gothic rock and even techno music. Despite this musical variety CLOSTERKELLER has an easily distinguishable characteristic style and the band stands out in the prime class of Polish rock music. What is to be noted is that they kept their position as a most famous and popular band in spite of the rather unpopular features of their music. Their songs are intellectually demanding, mystical, poetic; their strongest points are poignant lyrics of an alluring dark melancholy beauty (..Violette, A ona, ona, Silence in her Home, Sin, Nero, Watching as You Drown, Like Tears in the Rain, Matka, Dwie połowy, Strefa Ciszy...). The head of the band is the vocalist, Anja Orthodox, one of the most original and interesting personalities of the Polish music scene. Not only her deep, beautiful voice, her original interpretations of the lyrics and the music, her unique style of singing but also her strong personality, in private life as well (a fact which often causes opinions such as "controversial") make her one of the most arresting Polish artists. She is also an author of unusual, very poetic but often spicy lyrics, which make her belong to the group of the most brilliant poets of Polish rock... CLOSTERKELLER also does great playing live... They have performed many times on the biggest scenes in Poland, also supporting such stars as Jethro Tull, Fields of the Nephilim, Cocteau Twins, Clan Of Xymox, Diary Of Dreams or Paradise Lost. Their concerts are fantastic performances - a mixture of a spontaneous rock show, a poetic atmosphere and a mystic ritual (which also makes them close to gothic rock bands). The musical perfection of performance and playing, the brilliant compositions and arrangements - simply the beautiful music, makes their concerts unforgettable experiences!

Members:
Anja Orthodox - wokal, lyrics /// Michal Rollinger - keyboards&samplers /// ........ - guitar /// Krzysztof Najman - bass guitar /// Adam Najman - drums 

Discography:

   albums:
Purple (1990)
Blue (1992)
Violet (1993)
Scarlet (1995)
Cyan (1996)
Graphite (1999)
Pastel (2000)
Nero (2003)
Aurum (2009)
Bordeaux (2011)
Viridian  (2017)
Argento (2025)

   Mini-EPs:
Agnieszka (1993)
Reghina (2004)

   live:
Koncert `97 (1997)
Bronze (Bootleg) (1998)
Fin de siecle (acoustic) (2000)
reScarlet (2015)

   DVDs:
Act III - Live 2003 (2003)
Saffron (bootleg) (2006)
Act IV - Przystanek Woodstock (2009)

Vinyl:
Deja vu (2016)

english versions of album:
Blue (ENG) (1992)
Graphite (ENG) (2003)
Nero (ENG) (2004)