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Everything on Ghost Box records evokes the weird & eerie folk horror-infused atmosphere I love. Iām also obsessed with songs that feature someone straight up talking or reading over music, so this is checking every box for me at the moment. Iām also trying to make stuff like this myself rn and finding inspiration in their catalog, so Iām shuffling through their stuff and Advisory Circle and Pye Cornet Audio et al, all wonderful.
Jul 20, 2024
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šbeen listening to some warp acts; squarepusher, boards of canada, afxā¦ picked up radiohead a couple days ago; idioteque is stuck in my head. thom hits those notesā¦
insert shameless plug here, my own stuff too. im weirdbloom. on soundcloud and you can find me on nina protocol too. i dont release on streaming that muchā¦
insert shameless plug here, my own stuff too. im weirdbloom. on soundcloud and you can find me on nina protocol too. i dont release on streaming that muchā¦
Aug 5, 2024
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šIdk, Iām just tired of pop music girlies and need to listen to TV static, artful feedback, distorted drones, dissonant layers.
Kim Gordonās SYR5, Glenn Brancaās The Ascension, Black Diceās Broken Ear Record. Am I crazy for loving this?
Kim Gordonās SYR5, Glenn Brancaās The Ascension, Black Diceās Broken Ear Record. Am I crazy for loving this?
Jan 23, 2024
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What if the entire Splice library was launched into the ether, prompting a Pokemon-esque scavenger hunt to catch āem all? This is what ear pulls off. And yet, the duoās voices are the best instruments in the mix. Chopped notes and cheeky whispers and sharp breaths abound in their latest singles, āFetishā and āValley Serpent.ā A cut-and-sew craft project of a song, āFetishā shows impressive restraint for as long as possible before mutating multiple times. Itās not just a glazed ambient track, or bass-boosted electronic, or .5 speed breakcore. The disjointed lyrics are hypnotically aphasic, as if having a stroke could be a beautiful experience. āValley Serpentā has the same structureless setup, shrouding a poignant piano ballad in blown-out artificial noise. For all they add, they know when to get minimal. The gentle recitation āfeels like a burdenā is scripted to haunt. The most Lynchian release of the year!
- Madeline Frino
Jul 17, 2025
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Smooth, complex, and an excellent nightcap. Worth investing in the ingredients to make at home; by the 4th you make youāll save money vs the fancy cocktail bars.
The fernet isnāt overpowering, but still present enough for fans of the taste, and it only gets better as your ice dilutes.
2oz rye whiskey 1/2oz fernet branca 1/2oz Benedictine D.O.M. 1/6th oz (a dash) of Luxardo maraschino liqueur
Stir with ice and strain over a big cube (the molds for which are $5 online and makes every drink feel fancy) or up in a chilled glass
Cheers!
The fernet isnāt overpowering, but still present enough for fans of the taste, and it only gets better as your ice dilutes.
2oz rye whiskey 1/2oz fernet branca 1/2oz Benedictine D.O.M. 1/6th oz (a dash) of Luxardo maraschino liqueur
Stir with ice and strain over a big cube (the molds for which are $5 online and makes every drink feel fancy) or up in a chilled glass
Cheers!
Sep 7, 2024
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šShort-form weird, my favorite kind, blending sc-fi, dark fantasy, horror, and Kafka. Evensonās stories are a treat, I start each with a twinge of dread, not knowing if itāll be one of the nastier ones or funnier ones or more poignant ones, sometimes itās all three
Good for fans of Barker and Ligotti
Good for fans of Barker and Ligotti
Aug 1, 2024
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They put out such great stuff 93-03. Kind of ominous spoken word over broken guitars and synths, weirdly hypnotic and beguilingly strange. One member, Graham Lambkin, has released a lot of cool solo and collab stuff since then too.
Jul 20, 2024