CattaC releases ‘Close Your Eyes’ single via darkTunes
German duo CattaC released the digital single “Close Your Eyes” via darkTunes Music Group on 17 July 2026, mixing darkwave, EBM and electro-industrial.
German dark-electro-wave duo CattaC released the single “Close Your Eyes” on 17 July 2026 through darkTunes Music Group. The track mixes darkwave, EBM and electro-industrial elements and is available now as a digital single on Bandcamp.
The label describes “Close Your Eyes” as centered on “a story of loss, heartbreak and the painful acceptance of an ending.” Deep vocals move through cold electronic textures while a driving rhythm keeps the track anchored to the dancefloor.
‘Close Your Eyes’ mixes darkwave, EBM and electro-industrial
“Close Your Eyes” runs 2 minutes 56 seconds and arrives as a standalone digital single available for streaming and download through Bandcamp. No further formats or additional tracks have been released alongside it.
About CattaC
CattaC is a German dark-electro-wave duo formed in 2016 in Erfurt, Thuringia, by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Jens Helmis and keyboardist and backing vocalist Christian Schinköthe; live performances add guitarist Bernd Randow-Tepper. The project signed to darkTunes Music Group, the Heidelberg-based label for metal and gothic-leaning electronic acts, and built its early discography there with the albums “Let Us Fall Together” and “Rising Demons”, both released in 2019.
CattaC’s third full-length, “Filthy Tendrils”, followed in 2021 on darkTunes and paired eight original tracks with three remixes, including a cover of Type O Negative’s “Bloody Kisses”; Side-Line’s review of “Filthy Tendrils” rated the album 7½ out of 10 and highlighted “Wintercold” and “My Stormy Moon”. The band also contributed the track “Hold On Your Souls” to Side-Line’s free Face The Beat: Session 5 compilation.
Fourth album “Deliverance” arrived in 2023 with nine songs, including “And I Failed” featuring guest vocals from Amore Ad Lunam; Side-Line’s review of “Deliverance” rated the album 8 out of 10 and singled out “Quiet Sea” and “A Bitter End”. CattaC also released the single “Hellea Calling” in 2023 and the album “Meaningless” in 2024. “Close Your Eyes” is the duo’s latest single release via darkTunes Music Group.
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