Discover 66 darkwave releases with free Bandcamp download codes from independent artists and labels.
female vocals, lyrics: Mist Spectra. Sound programming, mixer, male vocals: Sábila Orbe. // released in 2021.
When bad things happen but you still manage to be a decent human being
A self-contained subplot of the Nightmare series. Almost as danceable as WtHoD, more minimalistic than Nightmare Archetypes, rawer than reasonable. Other releases from the Nightmare series: eternal-returns.bandcamp.com/album/nightmare-archetypes eternal-returns.bandcamp.com/album/nightmare-architecture eternal-returns.bandcamp.com/album/nightmare-academy eternal-returns.bandcamp.com/album/within-the-house-of-darkness eternal-returns.bandcamp.com/album/nightmare-archive (compilation of first 3 EPs) Stay tuned for BEYOND THE HOUSE OF DARKNESS at some point in the future.
Ancient rites and local folklore collide where shadows rule the night and the iron tracks yield no escape. From the strict, bloody rules of All Hallows' Eve to the hypnotic scarlet eyes lurking high on the trestle, this two-track dispatch drags the listener headfirst into the terrifying pull of urban legend. 'My Name is Sam' inspired by "Trick 'r Treat". 'The Track to Hell (Goatman)' is inspired by a Louisville area cryptid.
6 track album
Back in 2007 we did a Halloween compilation that got a little out of control, 30 tracks & over two hours. Ambient, experimental, darkwave, Silber.
“Reflection” by Left of Mars is the first single from the forthcoming four-track EP “Songs out of Glass”. It’s a flowing, evolving song about escaping the greyness of everyday life, rediscovering your unguarded, creative self and never letting it fade again, whatever the cost.
a record detailing the journey through some particularly trying times; hope it helps / heals
"The debut album from Croatian electronic artist šmu is a highly atmospheric, conceptual work. Pulling from myriad influences to impart a feeling of occult delirium, 'morph' flows as one piece separated into 6 tracks, incorporating elements of glitch, vapor, orchestration and even breakcore. A sublime meld of cinematic grandeur and nocturnal electronic grooves, 'morph' arrives in perfect compliment to the ominous air of autumn. Experimental in composition and cinematic in its environmental sound design, 'morph' is also decidedly musical, moving from sparse, articulate arrangements sewing dread and tension to rave-infused, ritualistic, hard-hitting electronic. šmu strikes a compelling sensory experience in their synthetic, mechanical textures and application of bitcrushed distortion and disorienting modulation effects. 'morph' is a sonic journey, recounting one's transformation from false bliss to eye-opening madness . . . can you find yourself within the palette presented here?" 🡡 description by Daniel Rauch @ Vivarium Recordings 🡡
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released in december of 2019 at cian orbe netlabel
"Spectres" is a sonic and psychological exploration of the darkest territories of the human soul. The track stems from the need to give a voice to those hidden, secret, and often disowned sides that each of us shelters deep within. In a society that constantly pushes toward an artificial and blinding overexposure, this song moves in the opposite direction, celebrating the allure of our inner mystery that makes unique all of us.
†▲ 2021 HUMANFOBIA ALBUM †▲ //
2020 humanfobia long duration album. all music by Sábila Orbe. / vocals: Mist Spectra.-
An inherited curse slowly suffocates a fragile sense of self, weaving ancient sins directly into the bloodline. Guided by unseen hands toward an inescapable crown, a blind descent into darkness becomes an ordained, inescapable fate.
track by Aronieme
An album of alt-rock/darkwave, exploring themes of self, image and performance in modern society
Warning: strong emotions ahead! The odd die-hard metalhead is bound to dismiss this with utter bewilderment. However, for those who mourned the break-up of HIM, this will warm their hearts. And not just them, because Jacob’s Fall are musically far more mature than Ville Valo and co. Deine Lakaien are probably the best comparison to describe the atmospheric depth of the instrumentals and the wonderfully fragile vocals of frontman Christian Faust. ‘Dying Machine’, ‘Tracks In The Sand’, ‘I Need My Girl’… One song more beautiful than the next. (METAL HAMMER - Germany)
8 track album, released November 17, 2023 With a sense of musical introspection, incantatory melodicism and cinematic dread Philippe Blache (from Day Before Us) goes back on the forefront with a highly thrilling melancholic drama for sonic driftscapes and devastating walls of power electronics tempered by organic ethereal vibes. Detached and evanescent melodies are battling against the obscured, unsettling, stormy and weary industrial atmosphere. Powerful internal narrations and incantatory voices at distance occasionally come into the mix. With its performative bitter anthems, its ritualistic then almost religious nature, the album invites the listener to be progressively mersed in a netwok of allusive images, investing pagan mythologies, poetical escapism and christian symbology. This is the second musical offspring signed under his own name after a prolific production under the moniker of "Day Before Us", veteran project in sorrowful dark wave neoclassicism. «Across the silence and the shade» is an essential and mournful post-ambient journey which involves an emotional catharsis. Written, recorded and produced by Philippe Blache Mastered by Giuseppe Verticchio Graphic design and artwork by Joan Llopis Doménech Thanks to Ivo Petrov, Giuseppe Verticchio, Joan Llopis Doménech, Darina Levandosska (for the narratives on tracks 1 & 2) and Pauline Poirel (for the vocal section on track 8). Philippe Blache / Day Before Us: daybeforeus1.bandcamp.com [mhrk372]
“Cartesio” is our darkest and most introspective track so far, a journey through darkwave, post-punk, and coldwave sounds intertwined with deep, progressive atmospheres. The song stems from a reflection on death, observed from an intimate and almost physical perspective, where the limits of the body meet the urge to keep existing. Through the lyrics, questions emerge about the uncertainty of the future, the meaning of past experiences, and what remains when everything seems to fade away. Despite its somber and melancholic nature, “Cartesio” does not surrender to desolation: in the end, a glimpse of light appears as a form of resilience that encourages us not to lose ourselves and to recognize the value of life, even in its most fragile moments. It’s a less danceable and more profound track, born from the need to give voice to existential questions and ultimately transform them into a sense of hope and resilience.
