Doomcore Summer Hits '23
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We are experiencing the hottest days on earth in recorded history [1], and other weather extremes besides the scorching heat. From the millions of acres burning in Canada and the smoke traveling south to the US that significantly decreases air quality [2], flash floods taking lives in the northeast US [3], and European countries experiencing high temperatures and wildfires [4].
Summer is here!
But what to do in times like this? When the world is burning, and it’s too hot to go out?
There is only one answer: find shelter in abandoned, moist bunkers and rave to Doomcore.
The perfect soundtrack to embrace the undeniable crisis but also to find moments of peace and recalibrate.
We have scoured the internet to find fresh Doomcore releases you can remember listening to in this record-breaking Summer of 2023.
We will kick off the playlist with the latest release on Slowcore Records by Der Cherep, who needs no further introduction.
https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/doom-corps
Besides the EP title and opener ‘Doom Corps’ that put you in the right mood, the second track ‘Death Of Humanity’ is frighteningly fitting for today's world and should start to get everyone contemplating where we are heading.
Next up, we have something special…while looking through Bandcamp, it was sad to see many promising Doomcore labels now defunct but do not shed any more tears because Demonic Wavs is back with a new release!
Bdacid brings the soundtrack to get your Doomcore bunker rave going and lets you either forget or face your problems. Either way, you can not forget this release in your Summer Hits playlist.
https://demonicwavs.bandcamp.com/album/exploration-of-core
The release's title, Exploration Of Core, indicates the journey you will experience while listening. Tracks like Rave Generator and Steps to hell will crank up the heat and get your rave going.
But what is a proper Doomcore rave without the slow hitters that really go back down your spine and get your goosebumps going?
Let us introduce you to the Substrate EP by Creature on Aurora Mortem Records.
https://auroramortemrecordsfr.bandcamp.com/album/substrate
Impermeable and Substrate are must-haves and will shatter bones on the right sound system.
The next release is again on the faster side, but the opener track can find its rightful place in any Doomcore playlist.
Moreover, a release inspired by the sci-fi saga Dune can not be left out in a playlist for the Summer and in times like this where people have to increasingly adapt to extreme conditions.
We are clearly talking about The Sandrider by Cubic Nomad on Dark. Descent.
https://darkdescent.bandcamp.com/album/the-sandrider
The cover art is an adaptation of the probably most famous piece of fashion for the Fremen, the ones fit for survival in the desert, the Stillsuit [5].
And who knows, maybe a Stillsuit is soon becoming a fashion trend and/or necessity for survival?
Life on Dune, or Arrakis, gives a glimpse into the harsh conditions people already have to suffer and probably more to come.
Therefore, Eyes of Ibad, the opener of this release, definitely deserves a spot in the Summer Hits list.
Before venturing further into the depths of Doomcore, we want to share a release that, while not being Doomcore, deserves an honorable mention here due to its strong influences by Dune.
For all the Dune heads out there, give The Dosadi Experiments on Ute.Rec a listen, but be warned, this proper Trance release will let you travel through space without moving.
https://ute-rec.bandcamp.com/album/ute005
Coming back from the escape into a world where we can travel through space and just move onto different planets, we want to put our feet back onto the ground because we realize it’s all a lie and we still face the same issues..
This takes us to Japan, specifically Narcolepsy Records, on which Diffuse released a Single called It’s All a Lie. It keeps the theme of extreme conditions as its cover is a seemingly endless desert. Maybe it wasn’t just an escape we took in Frank Herbet’s novels but reality?
https://narcolepsyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/its-all-a-lie
Talking about desert and scorching heat, the next artist is clearly experiencing it every day out on the street. Origin Of Styx, hailing from Phoenix, Arizona, has released yet another Doomcore influenced EP that will make you gaze into the stars during the night and contemplate our blue planet.
https://originofstyx.bandcamp.com/album/tribute-to-xasthur
Realizing that we are still in a forsaken bunker alone, thinking about space, we feel the urge for some jawbreaking jackhammer-fueled industrial Doomcore that will smash any anvil you can find.
https://darkimpactrecords.bandcamp.com/album/noise-code-vol-12
Machine and iS:ΣNÐ present their EP Noise Code Vol. 12 on Dark Impact Records that puts every medieval blacksmith into shambles.
And besides, what better track to end our Summer Hits Playlist than with ‘Walking Hand In Hand Into Extinction”.
And if you make it through this summer, you will be glad to hear that there is a release waiting for you by no other than Starving Insect & Catscan on PRSPCT Recordings.
While it’s not out yet, we recommend everyone to pay attention to PRSPCT Recordings as they will release a new EP by Starving Insect & Catscan. We believe this will be a worthy release to include in the Summer Hits playlist 2023.
https://prspctrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/wisdom-from-the-waste
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/06/climate/climate-change-record-heat.html
[2] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66229511
[5] https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Stillsuit
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