Das Mörtal releases double single ‘Parasite & Ghost’ on Lisbon Lux Records ahead of mini-album ‘DECVY I’
Das Mörtal releases the double single “PARASITE & GHOST” on June 4, 2026, via Lisbon Lux Records, previewing the mini-album “DECVY I” due October 29, 2026.
Montréal-based darkwave and dark synthwave producer Das Mörtal has released the double single “Parasite & Ghost” via Lisbon Lux Records. The release also serves as a preview of the forthcoming mini-album “DECVY I,” scheduled for October 29, 2026, on the same label.
The double single pairs two tracks that occupy distinct stylistic territory. “Parasite” is described as a fast-paced darkwave track about illness. Regarding the track, Das Mörtal says: “An illness has affected my body for some time now, and Parasite was made under a pain that I can’t quite shake off.” “Ghost” is a witch-house-infused pop single, with catchy vocal melodies and driving kick drum-infused percussion.
Alongside the double single, Das Mörtal has announced “DECVY I,” a mini-album due October 29, 2026, via Lisbon Lux Records.
About Das Mörtal
Das Mörtal is the project of Cristobal Cortes, a Santiago, Chile-born producer who grew up in Montréal. His musical journey began in Berlin, where he relocated roughly a decade and a half ago seeking electronic music with a more aggressive, punk-oriented edge than the minimalist house and techno sound that dominated the Montréal scene at the time. In Berlin, Cortes encountered the DJ culture of clubs associated with Ellen Allien’s BPitch Control label, an experience that informed his understanding of dancefloor dynamics and formed his subsequent production approach.
Back in Montréal, Cortes developed the Das Mörtal project and found a label home in Lisbon Lux Records, a Montréal-based imprint that helped disseminate his music internationally. His debut album “Always Loved” was followed by further EPs and singles, and his catalogue expanded to include the full-length “Bury To Sorrow” (October 2023), a twelve-track record featuring a collaboration with Dance With the Dead.
An instrumental version of the album was released in May 2024. His most recent work before the current release was the EP “Origins” (October 17, 2025), which included the single “Falsche Daten”
And now there is the double single “Parasite & Ghost”. “DECVY I” follows on October 29, 2026, on the same label.
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