“Borealyst” by Dead Melodies

Dead Melodies is one of Cryo Chamber’s most prolific acts, having recorded and released a dozen albums and collaborations since 2017. (And that’s in addition to all of Tom Moore’s self-released titles.)

I’m a little embarrassed that I haven’t covered Dead Melodies before, but I’m making amends concerning his upcoming Echolithia, “an immersive exploration of warped lo-fi frequencies where melancholic melodies and heavy pulsing basses ripple like distant echoes in a dark forgotten realm.”

With a description like that, you should know what to expect, and “Borealyst” more than delivers with ominous Desiderii Marginis-esque soundscapes that evoke one’s arrival upon the shores of a distant and blasted land.

Echolithia will be released by Cryo Chamber on March 25, 2025.