+ RITUALS + presents BUZZ KULL (live) [Eora/Sydney] +

Saturday 10 December 2022 // Badlands Bar
+ Info & Tix >> linktr.ee/heartsofdarkness +

We are thrilled to announce a very special headliner for our next deep delve into the abyss:

✚ ＢＵＺＺＫＵＬＬ ᴸᴵⱽᴱ ✚
Through his club-forged signature jagged synth lines and pounding drum machine sequences, BUZZ KULL is a formidable force in darkwave, dark electro and underground electronic music.

The solo project of Marc Dwyer, currently on the tail-end of another European tour, including sets at Cold Hearted Festival (DE), Wavefest IX (NL), Ombra Festival (SP), Katzenklub Festival (DE) amongst the likes of Lebanon Hanover, The KVB, Xeno & Oaklander and so many more.

Following his second release, A New Kind of Cross (a staple amongst many RITUALS DJs), the Sydney-based musician is back with his soon-to-be third album, Fascination. Dwyer’s latest will be out on November 25, 2022, via the Italian label Avant! Records.

Fascination carries forward a Club Body Music direction — think elements of EBM à la Front 242 and Front Line Assembly mixed with aspects of Belgian New Beat and notes of British Synthpop — perfect for both the darkroom dancefloor and drowning out reality.

>> buzzkull.bandcamp.com/
>> instagram.com/buzzkull

✚ ＣＨＲＩＳＴＯＰＨＥＲＪＢＲＯＷＮ ᴸᴵⱽᴱ ✚
Joining Buzz Kull is the one and only undisputed Boorloo king of the electronic dark arts: 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖕𝖍𝖊𝖗 𝕵 𝕭𝖗𝖔𝖜𝖓.CJB's musicianship knows no bounds -- from system-pummelling industrial modular techno to haunting ethereal soundscapes (via BLACKANTLERS) to shredding basslines (with LIFE CULT), with immense anticipation we invite CJB back to the batcave stage, this time with a new raw industrial body music set forged for the void.

>> soundcloud.com/christopherjbrown
>> instagram.com/everythingdies69

✚ N E A P O L A X I ᴸᴵⱽᴱ ✚
Digicore dreamstress NeapolaXi has just arrived back in town after their East Coast tour with Siera Wiski and steps up to replace SARCO*!

Layering multifaceted beats, live + looped vocals and experimental electronic elements, NeapolaXi's sets span avantgarde electro-experimental-pop -- not one to be missed!

>> wearetar.bandcamp.com/album/ketamina-ballerina-2
>> instagram.com/bimbo_baggins__

*SARCO unfortunately can no longer perform at RITUALS this week due to unforeseen circumstances

✚ G R A V E C A V E :: V O L T A E D I T I O N ✚
>>> live electronics [presented by VOLTA] featuring ::

𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛 :: ethereal weirdness // samples from Jupiter

>> https://www.instagram.com/errorserror.exe/

𝚢𝚞𝚖𝚢𝚊𝚋 :: crushing dark techno // experimental emotive ambience
>> https://www.instagram.com/yumyab/

𝚊𝚞𝚐𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚒𝚏𝚝𝚑 :: blistering hardware techno // industrial
>> https://www.instagram.com/augmented_fifth/
>> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQaPUrscjd5m60HaqMXCPcA

✚ ＲＩＴＵＡＬＳＤＪｓ ✚
Expect dark and alternative party bangers to summon dancefloor devilry from our resident RITUALS DJs VETCH and NATTLJUD spanning goth-rock, postpunk, new-wave, coldwave, darkwave, synthwave, EBM, synthpop, dark bass, industrial, and beyond 🔮

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This event is taking place on the unceded lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people. We respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region. Always was, always will be.

#gothic #alternative #postpunk #newwave #darkwave #ebm #industrial