“A tribute album to the film Decoder (1984)”
From the scorched psychedelic frontier: Lithium and a Lollipop by Chris of Wilderness mutates blues, alien electronics, and end-times poetry recorded deep in the Sonoran Desert, while White Swami delivers a pharmaceutical-grade shot of paranoid hip-hop beats and synth magic exploring drugs, the panopticon, and faith. Weeks Like Worms is sonically dense and adventurously off-kilter — "CIA torture music" to some, a paranoid circus of the mind to others. Aidan Siegele's TRÄUMEN branches from indie rock roots into psychedelic and ambient textures, exploring uncertainty, memory, and hope, while NARADA's Грёзы / Daydreams stuns as a confessional alt-pop debut recorded entirely inside a Russian maximum-security penal colony.
“Lithium and a Lollipop by Chris of Wilderness is a mutated but beautiful blend of scorched earth blues, alien electronics, and end times poetry.”
“War Horny by Chris of Wilderness cruises and explodes through the apocalypse with paranoid electronics and burning poetics.”
“An immersive, atmospheric and confessional alt-pop debut recorded entirely behind bars.”
“White Swami is a deliciously paranoid and psychedelic electronic album stuffed with off-kilter beats and raw, poetic lyrics.”
“A potent mixture of mutant rock prepared by one kind and gentle soul named Chris of Wilderness.”
“Described by one youtube connoisseur as CIA torture music, but I'm pretty sure they're wrong.”
“Kidnappers in Their Sleep is a genre defying sonic adventure with real poetic backbone.”
“TRÄUMEN is my third full-length album, blending my indie rock roots with psychedelic and ambient textures, experimental production, and genre-bending songwriting to reflect my growth as an artist a...”