Dream Division

Okay, why am i just now finding out about Dream Division?  The UK artist makes horror score inspired music that pulls from everyone from Frizzi to Carpenter to Goblin to Bernstein and everything in between.  They also do real film score work as well and released three albums last year, the most recent one dropping last month.  And they're all sold out now.  So seriously, why am i just now finding out about Dream Division?  Anyway, going through the catalog here, and you just can't miss with anything.  Check out "Illusion" from last October's "Beyond the Mirror's Image" LP, download it here, or if you're so inclined, head over here to Mondo as it looks like they still have a few in stock.

BurningTapes - Black Lake

Burning Witches Records has a pretty good track record when it comes to spooky synth releas, so even when i'm unfamiliar with the artist (BurningTapes), and unfamiliar with the movie the score is to ("Black Lake"), i'm still totally there for it.  From what i understand, "Black Lake" is a horror film that will be hitting the festival circuit this spring.  And the score from BurningTapes is an eerie, synth-laden accompaniment.  Listen to the whole thing below and get it here.

Graham Reznick

The good folks over at Burning Witches Records continue their 2018 sweep with yet another outstanding release of synthetic wonder.  Graham Reznick's "Robophasia" is music made by computers for computers, all with a big retro bow tying it together.  Listen to "The Score" below and grab the album (quickly) here.

Deadly Avenger

Synth artist Deadly Avenger has a new album out of retro-electronic jams structured as a soundtrack to an imaginary Kaiju film, and i am here for it.  Listen to "Kill All Kaiju" below and get the "I Am Godzilla, You Are Japan" LP here from Burning Witches.

Communion

Did you miss out on something cool a few weeks ago on Record Store Day?  Never fret, because as happens every year, a string of those releases that were maybe over-pressed, or were maybe always meant to be available to wider market later are popping up online for your consumption.  The items in particular that pique my interest are the RSD UK stuff that didn't make stateside to begin with.  One of those releases is the compilation album from Burning Witches Records, "Communion," a companion album of sorts to the "Halloween Witch's Brew" tape the label put out last Cassette Store Day (yes, that's a thing).  It's another cool mix of dark synth wave featuring Deadly Avenger, Timothy Fife, Graham Reznick, and more to soundtrack your descent into madness.  Stream the whole thing below, download it here, or snag a physical copy from Mondo while they've got 'em.

Xander Harris

Former Austin artist Xander Harris relocated to New Orleans a little while back and began work on an ambitious double album...that unfortunately will not come to be.  The artist, otherwise known as Justin Sweatt, was hit by a car while riding his bike, and being an independent musician, his health insurance is shit.  Healing, etc. took time away from the project which has now been slimmed down to a leaner, meaner 9 tracks called "Villains of Romance."  Listen to "Mall Walk" below, pre-order the upcoming vinyl release from Burning Witches here, and throw some money the artist's way by downloading the album from him here.

All of Them Witches

The excellent Burning Witches Records label released the latest from horror synth wave artist All of Them Witches earlier this month.  Listen to "It's Not Cranberry Sauce" below and get the "Hunters Moon" LP here.

Witches' Halloween Brew

In case you haven't noticed, Halloween is right around the corner, and as i've been cramming as many horror films into my head as possible and sneaking handfuls of candy acquired for the neighborhood kids, i've also been listening to the darkest, spookiest jams i can find.  Coincidentally enough, the good folks at Burning Witches Records just released a compilation of dark and spooky synth wave music from a whole slew of awesome artists.  "Witches' Halloween Brew" has tracks from Xander Harris, MAINE, Pye Corner Audio, Wojciech Golczewski, and more.  It's some perfect evening soundtrack music for the remainder of the month.  Unfortunately, the cassettes are long gone, but you can still download the album here.  Get to it and stream the whole thing below.

MAINE

Synth soundtracks to films both real and imagined take up a lot of my earspace, and have for years now.  French synthwave artist MAINE takes these horror and sci-fi cues we've all grown to love and distributes them accordingly on new record "V," creating an atmospheric, and sometimes dancey record that twists and turns just like you'd imagine a pretend film it could accompany would.  Listen to "L'autome" below and get the album from Burning Witches.

All of Them Witches

Yeah, it's Christmas season, but i am forever a sucker for horror movie related jams.  Listen to "The Hunt" from All of Them Witches' album "The Coven" below and grab it here.