Oakland-based dark ambient and ritual folk artist Leila Abdul-Rauf drops the haunting video for “Eros Anima” from her sixth solo album Andros Insidium, out now via 20 Buck Spin, and is currently on the Andros Insidium Tour with Vaelastrasz through October 10. Watch it now and stream the album below. Continue reading
Gridfailure is the brainchild of David Brenner, who provides vocals and plays myriad instruments. Sixth Mass-Extinction Skulduggery III (Nefarious Industries) is the third in a series of five albums that form a dystopian telling of humanity’s downfall in the face of an ever-worsening situation of wars and climate crisis on planet Earth. The album features a host of guest performers providing everything from beat programming to Trumpet to Ukulele. Continue reading
As much as I love speeding and blasting The Haunted around SoCal, sometimes you need something more heady and all-encompassing. Leila Abdul-Rauf is known for a wide array of brilliant solo and group works within the underground and remains one of the music world’s most uninhibited creative thinkers. Calls From A Seething Edge is her latest solo endeavor, a remarkable heartfelt journey of mourning polycrisis whilst still holding space for dreams of a better world. It is a must-hear 2024 haunting release that will seep into your pores and remain with you for a long time, body music for the head and soul. Continue reading