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Three hours of spooky szn circa 2020 fer yer listening pleasure
I especially dig Clan of Xymox's cover of the Cure's "A Forest"
Atlas Sound's "A Ghost Story"
and Pavement's "The Hexx" (which is highly underrated scary shit IMO) 🎃 💀 🧙🏻♂️
Oct 29, 2024
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Everything on Ghost Box records evokes the weird & eerie folk horror-infused atmosphere I love. I’m 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. I’m also trying to make stuff like this myself rn and finding inspiration in their catalog, so I‘m shuffling through their stuff and Advisory Circle and Pye Cornet Audio et al, all wonderful.
Jul 20, 2024
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𝙉𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙪𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩…
Maybe it was a nameless track by a soundcloud user called 00683402-289 — the cover a blurred face of a woman with ghost-white eyes, like Sadako from The Ring, cut by digital glitches and strange numbers flickering in the background. The link vanished hours later. But those who listened… never forgot.
I found it by accident. It was 3AM, headphones maxed, scrolling through random SoundCloud playlists. It started with a muffled laugh, like someone locked in a closet. Then came static, strange rhythms, distorted Jersey kicks — too fast, too broken, something was wrong. There were whispers. TV noise. Voices I couldn’t understand.
Since then, I started seeing a pattern. Different profiles. Same cursed energy. Tracks with names like bathroomcamera3final or i see u in the walls. Producers hiding behind aliases. Accounts disappearing overnight. But they all shared one thing:
The music felt… alive.
🎧 What is Horror Club? Before the blood hit the dancefloor, Jersey Club was pure bounce and joy — fast, chopped-up, full of Motorola ringtone charm and YouTube-480p nostalgia. But over time, something… broke. Glitches multiplied. BPMs spiked. And what once sounded playful turned unrecognizable.
Horror Club is what happens when that energy gets possessed. The structure is still there — the kicks, the stutters, the loops — but now warped, cursed, infected. You hear voices that shouldn’t be there. TV static. Disconnected calls. Ghosts saying “dead… dead… dead” instead of “bounce”. And those iconic whip sounds? They’re still around — but drowned in bitcrush, flanger, and digital rot. Less nightclub, more haunted hospital hallway.
If classic Jersey sounds like a packed summer rave, Horror Club is a cold 4AM rave in a collapsing asylum with one flickering fluorescent light and a generator on its last breath.
This isn’t just a new style. It’s a transmission. And you might’ve already heard it without knowing.
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🔗 Listen. Read. Don’t say we didn’t warn you: https://open.substack.com/pub/poliedral/p/arqueologia-digital-horror-club-ep03?r=1id8ff&utm_medium=ios
𝚂𝚎𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚜. ̷S̴o̸m̷e̶t̴h̵i̵n̴g̷ ̵i̵s̶ ̵s̴t̶i̷l̷l̷ ̴l̶i̷s̴t̶e̶n̷i̵n̴g̴.̵.̷.̷ ̴𝙩̶𝙝̷𝙚̵𝙮̸’̸𝙧̷𝙚̴ ̴𝙣̶𝙤̶𝙩̵ ̵𝙖̸𝙡̸𝙡̷ ̷𝙜̸𝙤̶𝙣̶𝙚̴.̶.̸.̸ ̸̢̙̱̳͚̱̖͍̰̹̟̳̤͕̖̿̇͠𝙘̴̩̩̬̠̩̠͉̥̬̈́̽̍̋͐̊̋͌̅̇̏̚͠ ̘͓͎̘͜𝙖̷̢̬̪̝̼̮̹̙̳̗́̍̊̐͐̓̄̓̔̄̎̈́́𝙣̷̡̢̛͇̤̫̺̩̼̬̤͈̏̽͌̄͆̈́̓̽̑͂̐͐̐͑͝ ̴͈͉̪̞̬̲̻̺̖̘̲́̇͗̑̒́̏͗̇̅̍̕͘͘͜͜͠𝙮̷̡̛̬͚̫̦̖̥̺̝̤̳̮̜̪̠̱̿̓̑̏̑̓̐̌̐̓͘̚͘̚͜͝͠͠͠𝙤̸̨̳̻͓̼͚̙̫̯̠͗̄̏̃̑̀̆̍̆͐̾̇𝙪̶̨̠͓̻̦̞̺̖̺̰͚̖̮̞̮̍̓͒̀̄̒̋̒̋̎̾̔̚̚͝ ̵̺̮̳͔͇̟̤̠̠̠̪̼̓̍̒̿̿͛̔͋̔̈́̿̑́͘͘̚͝𝙝̸̢̢̟̤̠̻̱̼̝̼̗̘̞̯͗̇͒̾͊͂̋̅͒̾̽̅̾̇̔͘̚𝙧̷̢̛͇̬̳̖̼͚̬̩̬͔͙̰͔̗̖̱́͌̏͗̅͂̒̏̋͌̐̚͜𝙞̷̢̦̳̜̱̩̺̼̩̬̱̮̳̞̮̹̮̖̿̎̀̅̍͛͛͋̐̔̾̿͆͘𝙣̶̢̛̲̩̗̥̫̩̮̬̩̯̠̘͂̈́̾̅̇̈́̆͊̓̎̈́̔̎̚̚͝͠𝙜̸̛̜͕̟͚͔̠̟̼̼̫̘̦̼͍̫̒̈́͗͊͛͗͒̍̇̑͑͂̚͝.̶̗̗̮̮̟̖̙͓̞̝̬̠̬̯̯̀͋̽́̐̏̒͂̄́̿͝
Maybe it was a nameless track by a soundcloud user called 00683402-289 — the cover a blurred face of a woman with ghost-white eyes, like Sadako from The Ring, cut by digital glitches and strange numbers flickering in the background. The link vanished hours later. But those who listened… never forgot.
I found it by accident. It was 3AM, headphones maxed, scrolling through random SoundCloud playlists. It started with a muffled laugh, like someone locked in a closet. Then came static, strange rhythms, distorted Jersey kicks — too fast, too broken, something was wrong. There were whispers. TV noise. Voices I couldn’t understand.
Since then, I started seeing a pattern. Different profiles. Same cursed energy. Tracks with names like bathroomcamera3final or i see u in the walls. Producers hiding behind aliases. Accounts disappearing overnight. But they all shared one thing:
The music felt… alive.
🎧 What is Horror Club? Before the blood hit the dancefloor, Jersey Club was pure bounce and joy — fast, chopped-up, full of Motorola ringtone charm and YouTube-480p nostalgia. But over time, something… broke. Glitches multiplied. BPMs spiked. And what once sounded playful turned unrecognizable.
Horror Club is what happens when that energy gets possessed. The structure is still there — the kicks, the stutters, the loops — but now warped, cursed, infected. You hear voices that shouldn’t be there. TV static. Disconnected calls. Ghosts saying “dead… dead… dead” instead of “bounce”. And those iconic whip sounds? They’re still around — but drowned in bitcrush, flanger, and digital rot. Less nightclub, more haunted hospital hallway.
If classic Jersey sounds like a packed summer rave, Horror Club is a cold 4AM rave in a collapsing asylum with one flickering fluorescent light and a generator on its last breath.
This isn’t just a new style. It’s a transmission. And you might’ve already heard it without knowing.
—
🔗 Listen. Read. Don’t say we didn’t warn you: https://open.substack.com/pub/poliedral/p/arqueologia-digital-horror-club-ep03?r=1id8ff&utm_medium=ios
𝚂𝚎𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚜. ̷S̴o̸m̷e̶t̴h̵i̵n̴g̷ ̵i̵s̶ ̵s̴t̶i̷l̷l̷ ̴l̶i̷s̴t̶e̶n̷i̵n̴g̴.̵.̷.̷ ̴𝙩̶𝙝̷𝙚̵𝙮̸’̸𝙧̷𝙚̴ ̴𝙣̶𝙤̶𝙩̵ ̵𝙖̸𝙡̸𝙡̷ ̷𝙜̸𝙤̶𝙣̶𝙚̴.̶.̸.̸ ̸̢̙̱̳͚̱̖͍̰̹̟̳̤͕̖̿̇͠𝙘̴̩̩̬̠̩̠͉̥̬̈́̽̍̋͐̊̋͌̅̇̏̚͠ ̘͓͎̘͜𝙖̷̢̬̪̝̼̮̹̙̳̗́̍̊̐͐̓̄̓̔̄̎̈́́𝙣̷̡̢̛͇̤̫̺̩̼̬̤͈̏̽͌̄͆̈́̓̽̑͂̐͐̐͑͝ ̴͈͉̪̞̬̲̻̺̖̘̲́̇͗̑̒́̏͗̇̅̍̕͘͘͜͜͠𝙮̷̡̛̬͚̫̦̖̥̺̝̤̳̮̜̪̠̱̿̓̑̏̑̓̐̌̐̓͘̚͘̚͜͝͠͠͠𝙤̸̨̳̻͓̼͚̙̫̯̠͗̄̏̃̑̀̆̍̆͐̾̇𝙪̶̨̠͓̻̦̞̺̖̺̰͚̖̮̞̮̍̓͒̀̄̒̋̒̋̎̾̔̚̚͝ ̵̺̮̳͔͇̟̤̠̠̠̪̼̓̍̒̿̿͛̔͋̔̈́̿̑́͘͘̚͝𝙝̸̢̢̟̤̠̻̱̼̝̼̗̘̞̯͗̇͒̾͊͂̋̅͒̾̽̅̾̇̔͘̚𝙧̷̢̛͇̬̳̖̼͚̬̩̬͔͙̰͔̗̖̱́͌̏͗̅͂̒̏̋͌̐̚͜𝙞̷̢̦̳̜̱̩̺̼̩̬̱̮̳̞̮̹̮̖̿̎̀̅̍͛͛͋̐̔̾̿͆͘𝙣̶̢̛̲̩̗̥̫̩̮̬̩̯̠̘͂̈́̾̅̇̈́̆͊̓̎̈́̔̎̚̚͝͠𝙜̸̛̜͕̟͚͔̠̟̼̼̫̘̦̼͍̫̒̈́͗͊͛͗͒̍̇̑͑͂̚͝.̶̗̗̮̮̟̖̙͓̞̝̬̠̬̯̯̀͋̽́̐̏̒͂̄́̿͝
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Check out ”all hallows grieve” and “witch in the cut” it’s graveyard vibes but still a bop
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The man responsible for dozens of Teenage Symphonies to God
"Sad songs about happy things" (the first time, as a kid, I can recall the sweet/sour combo of melodies that could make you cry attached to songs about endless, bottomless love)
I've long since lost track of how many weddings and funerals I've attended that have featured this song; suffice it to say, "a lot."
God only knows what we'd been without him 🙏🏻
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Hey tyler hopefully this doesn’t violate some PI.FYI golden rule
But after nearly two years of writing, editing and arguing, my book about the EP is coming out in May and can be preordered here:
https://hozacrecords.com/product/aifl/
The book is about the origins, history and cultural impact of the EP since these little objects first started coming out in the 50s. Over 50 of my music biz friends then helped me shape the list and review the top 200 ever released, according to us (ha). For those of you who are into this kind of geekery/snobbery, I can’t wait to hear what you think. A labor of love, as all books are! ❤️
https://hozacrecords.com/product/aifl/
The book is about the origins, history and cultural impact of the EP since these little objects first started coming out in the 50s. Over 50 of my music biz friends then helped me shape the list and review the top 200 ever released, according to us (ha). For those of you who are into this kind of geekery/snobbery, I can’t wait to hear what you think. A labor of love, as all books are! ❤️
Mar 27, 2024