Midnight Passage return with "Medium", the new single from their forthcoming album "Ritualist", a signature coldwave through a hypnotic guitar riff, shaded with shoegaze textures and driven by an industrial groove.

Guitar, Synths, Vocal, Lyrics – Yegor "Melnigore" Melnik
Drums, Synths, Production, Arrangement, Mixing – Nikita "St. Theodore" Theodorov
Mastering – Alexander Moralez

Medium (Snippet)

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St. Theodore – Russian-based musician, DJ, and co-founder of the @rawunion imprint. 
One half of the post-punk/coldwave band – @midnightpassage. 
Expertly crafting a signature blend of Italo, EBM, acid-filtered grooves, cold-electro sound, he has released music on labels like Land of Dance, Craigie Knowes, Rotterdam Electronix, Clasicos del Ruido, Snuff Trax, Hilltown Disco, Italo Moderni, and Mosaique Records. 
In late 2023, St. Theodore released his debut album "Majesty", embodying the experience of his decade-long musical journey. The release brings together energetic italo, uncompromising EBM, cold electro, piercing acid and intensive techno, featuring collaborations with Larionov and Djedjotronic, alongside remixes by LVRIN and DJ Wedding.

Raw Union / Neo Violence / Land Of Dance Records / Craigie Knowes / Clasicos Del Ruido / Hilltown Disco / Snuff Trax / Rotterdam Electronix / Mosaique Records / Science Cult / Deviate Records / The New U.S. Government / Soil Records / m_division / Italo Moderni / Jardin de Bliss

Contact: theodore.localvibes@gmail.com

Midnight Passage (the second word pronounced in French as “passage” /paˈsɑʒ/) was formed in 2020 by Yegor Melnikov (@melnigore) and Nikita Theodorov (@st_theodore). The duo combined their backgrounds in electronic and guitar-driven music to create a sound blending post-punk, coldwave, industrial, darkwave, and minimal wave. Inspired by Europe’s early ’80s aesthetics and bands such as Asylum Party, Little Nemo, Deafear, Grauzone, and Fad Gadget, they refined a minimalist musical identity. Their sound’s foundation features icy synths, vintage drum machines, and bass guitar — often treated as a lead instrument.

In 2020, the track Vision was featured on a cassette compilation by Spanish label Soil Records. In 2022, the band released their mini-album Sleepwalker, mastered by Alexander Moralez (The Bleak Engineers). The project garnered acclaim, including a dedicated review on Post-Punk.com, and was shortlisted among the publication’s Best of 2022 releases.

‘’Midnight Passage’s debut album, Sleepwalker retains the timeless post-punk melancholy tension — that sound of bleakness awash in desire – within the six track mini LP that was released in May of this year. Written on vintage drum machines, FM synths and guitars, there’s a serenity to the album’s minimalism that is best exemplified in the opening track, “Desire.” Melnigore’s vocals are impactful as he sings, If you can’t help but cry, just call my name in the night / I can show you the light.’’ – Post-Punk.com, 2022

‘’The duo plays a fascinating, atmospheric, and glacial classic post-punk infused with noir melancholy that delves deeper into the heart of darkness of the human psyche to envelope the listener in a sensual black velvet glove of intimate and painful gloomy introspection.
The title track, “Sleepwalker”, off of the just-released debut 7-song EP, deals with obsessive lyrics that muse in a vicious circle of denial and pain, driven by a groovy, sleek and emotionally crushing brooding bassline, punctuated by a steady sharp drum machine, and somberly ethereal, sparkling guitar melodies, layered with subtly droning synth veils, whilst impassioned breathy baritone exudes frustration and angst through a whimsical, aching fantasy of fear, love, and helplessness.’’ – WL//WH, 2022

Contact: midnightpassageband@gmail.com