200 years after the First Invocation, the Riteskeeper has returned to us in this age of declining empires and chaos to usher in the Rites of the New Era. All that is old now rots and collapses around us, trapping us beneath the rubble of the Old Era where we suffocate on the fumes of decay. The sound and violence of the first Rites from two centuries ago has faded. Now, time has come for them to be reinvigorated.
Only through the efforts of Zvrra, Tank Jr, Twofold, and the rest of Eat Dis crew was a sound hard enough to act as catalyst of the Rites discovered, Mecha. The sounds of machinery are effortlessly turned into instruments of battle on "Haunted", servos whirring under blankets of mechanical distortion that never let up energy.
"Bad Vibes" creates of a sense of space and oppression as creaks and sirens echo into a dark void.
"Please Stop Killing Me" elevates the dark sound to cruel and bloody levels, clanging machinery senselessly and efficiently committing acts of audible cruelty.
DJ Girl and DJ Magongalo join the Riteskeeper in this first outing, turning the unstable chaos of the opening track "Expert Boymoder" into a sound befitting the Eat Dis label.
The first phase of the Riteskeepers duties has begun.
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released February 18, 2022
MUSIC BY RITESKEEPER
COVER BY NULLPAGAN
VIDEO BY YAM LYNN
melancholy noisy and trip hoppy jams to vibe to... incredibly hard to just pick one favorite as each song has its own unique vibe perfect for any mood however ADHD Will be the End of Me is a very relatable song helix.OS
Well this is an interesting split I bumped into whilst browsing bandcamp in a baffled semi-aware stupor - as I usually do. I'm glad I did though! The two artist's offerings here pack a lot of ideas and surprises into what are short wonky-electronica bons mots. I never imagined that I needed this music until I heard it, and now everything is at least 2 to 3% better because of it :3 Ben Harris