Salome's Dance//Sierpien split cassette available now.

This one is so good. 3 tracks from each band, some of their best work yet. Salome's Dance might be the gloomiest of all the current dark punk bands, and their side of the tape proves it. Sierpien complement the SD side by offering 3 ultra-catchy songs in the anarcho/positive punk spirit- the perfect combination of '82 style songwriting and 2014 style production.
Listen (and download) on the bandcamp page.
Get a cassette copy in the OW Webstore.

2014 could have been worse, but I'm glad its over.

So many friends and allies suffered and struggled in 2014. Many in the United States are waking up to the realization that they are not living in a post-racial society, not at all. There is still systematic oppression in our section of the "free world" and the police are agents of the state, above all. Enough.

I've got a great release schedule so far for 2015. The SALOME'S DANCE/SIERPIEN split cassette is at NAC right now, and will be out in January or February. SALOME'S DANCE also digitally released their full-length album on their Bandcamp page  a few months ago, and I will try to get that LP version out as soon as I can. AIR HUNGER is a long-distance international project for which I'm playing guitar (also featuring much more talented members who will be revealed as the project comes to light, I can't give away all the secrets at once), and I'm really excited that we will be releasing a two song 7" single, hopefully in the second quarter of this year.

Last, but DEFINITELY not least, Occult Whispers will also be releasing a 7" from ANNEX out of Mc Allen, Texas sometime this summer. Go listen to them. I'm very much looking forward to putting that record out, they're excellent. 
There's a few more offers I'm considering this year, and I hope to be able to be involved in all of them, including another POSSESSOR record and the spoken word incantations of Charnel House.

After waiting quite long enough, I've uploaded some of the OW releases to Bandcamp. You can now download Possessor's "Electric Hell" and the Salome's Dance demo for free. There are a limited number of free downloads Bandcamp allows each month, so first come, first served. I'll put up any of my releases which are OK with the bands. I'm also considering exclusively digital distribution of some new releases, since some people just don't have an interest in physical copies of music anymore. Welcome to the future.

As always, if you're in a dark, noisy, or interesting band- I want to hear your music, please send it my way. occultwhispers at hushmail.

Take care of each other.

POSSESSOR "Electric Hell" Cassette out now!!

I know I'm a little late on this one, but a few weeks ago I had the privilege to release the first album from London's finest occult doom overlords, POSSESSOR. This cassette is 9 tracks of fuzzed out incantations, in the vein of your favorite esoteric UK doom bands, with Possessor's own twist and incredibly appropriate production.

Order the tape from the webstore here: Buy It Here
No cassette player? Are you fucking serious? You can get the CD version from UK friends Reverb Worship here.

KRANG "Bad Moon" LP + "Segregation Anxiety Volume 1" Cassette out NOW

The new KRANG LP is out- and it is KILLER. Building on their foundation of crust/stenchcore, everything on this LP is more intense than the last. The vocals are harsher, the guitar solos never stop, and the rhythm section thunders through 8 tracks. Pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Buy me.

OH and I still have some copies of KRANG's "Sounds of Death" LP, so I'm selling both for a package deal Here

It took way longer than I expected but THIS cute little guy finally happened. "Segregation Anxiety" is all Chicago bands or people who have been a part of the Chicago scene for a long time. Check out the track listing and buy it here


I also finally upgraded my webstore and I have a bunch of dark-punk/post-punk stuff for sale in there now. GO CHECK IT OUT

SALOME'S DANCE demo tape is finally ready. 4 tracks of darkpunk/deathrock from Saint-Petersburg. Members of Grotesque Sexuality, Breathing of Bones, and more. Featuring Matthias Schuster on synth for one track.

Listen to a track here.

Buy the cassette here.

Up next: Chicago punk compilation tape volume 1 and a new KRANG LP.

Don't worry, it's like not a big deal.

I won't be able to fill orders for the webstore until April 6th. It says everything is sold out. It is not.

Occult Whispers has a Soundcloud

I finally got a Soundcloud account so you can hear stuff from the label.

https://soundcloud.com/occult-whispers

There's a new CEMETERY track up there.
More coming including DECAY AFTER DEATH stuff and more KRANG.

I'm working on new releases, I'll keep this space updated.