Runes Order & Regen Graves "Falsche Fragen" CD (digipack)

This is a sonic monolith of occult electronics and ambient dread. With Falsche Fragen, the haunting new collaboration between Runes Order, the long-standing project of Italian experimentalist Claudio Dondo, and Regen Graves, multi-instrumentalist mastermind of Abysmal Grief, we got a little masterpiece. What emerges is a dark, esoteric journey through minimalist industrial, cinematic ambient, and shadow-drenched electronics. Music steeped in paranoia, occultism, and existential unease. From the hypnotic pulse of “Whiteout”, featuring Alice Kundalini’s ethereal whispers, to the ritualistic dread of “What’s Behind the Curtain”, this is no casual listen. Think early Tangerine Dream infected with Lovecraft, filtered through the twisted lens of Goblin, Death SS, and the spectral memories of P-Orridge’s Temple. Field recordings, spoken word, analog synths, and eerie textures collide to conjure moods ranging from cold isolation to cosmic terror. Tracks like “The Fridge” flirt with hopeless dance rhythms, while “Voci che ci ascoltano” feels like surveillance in audio form. Even when the sound turns melodic, as in the chillingly beautiful “Dead Child”, it never truly lets you breathe. For fans of Coil, Nurse With Wound, Goblin, and the haunted intersection of ambient, industrial, and the avant-garde, Falsche Fragen is a chilling triumph. An album that both haunts, questions, and watches.