Castel – “Astral Portal”

Recommendation: ☀☁☁ | Roughly divided into three sections in which two long-form drone tracks bookend four lighter, dreampunk-esque songs – and the whole suite ends in a brief outro.
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Recommendation: ☀☁☁ | Roughly divided into three sections in which two long-form drone tracks bookend four lighter, dreampunk-esque songs – and the whole suite ends in a brief outro.
Continue reading »Castel’s new album Astral Portal is the ninth release from Asura Revolver, a Norwegian label dedicated to experimental and ambient cyberpunk music that was created by R0x4ry. This album consists of slowly evolving drone and ambient music with clear tones and a preponderance of major chord progressions. The centerpiece track is the twenty-four minute “Neo Rising”, which consists of faint […]
Continue reading »HVRF is back with a new full-length, this time from the artist Castel. THE SAVIOUR is an eight-track release that’s full of distorted electronica. With less of a gabber and techno influence than other HVRF releases, THE SAVIOUR is recommended for listeners who aren’t as into the post-Soviet club atmosphere as much as they are steadily advancing walls of ice. […]
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