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The Circle Music announces the return of Greek-German dark electro act Schatten Muse with a new single, “Transzendenz”, which you can check out below exclusively. The track is taken from the new album “Schicksalsweg” to be released via The Circle Music in December 2024 and which can be ordered now.

The Greek-German duo mix Neue Deutsche Todeskunst (New German Death Art) with dark, electronic soundscapes, inspired by electronic underground music of the 80s and 90s.

Regarding the new album, the band said: “The fading splendour of transience is lost in the silence… in secrecy a transcendent soundscape becometh unveiled. The second Schatten Muse album is haunting, mysterious, melancholic, spiritual and powerful. Feel the vastness and freedom in the sound of ” Schicksalsweg “! The album is mainly influenced by the electronic underground sounds of the 1980s and 1990s, especially Neue Deutsche Todeskunst/New German Death Art.”

The band members of Schatten Muse are no strangers to the gothic and dark music scenes. Schatten (Shelmerdine) is also a founding member of Dark Awake with which he has released over 20 albums and EPs. Muse (Sylvia Fürst) has co-founded a german deathart project, Egotragik, and is credited for translating the song “Gott Ist Tot” (Antichrist War Mix) by Impaled Nazarene on the “Ugra – Karma” album released in 1993.

“Schicksalsweg” is the follow-up to the debut album “Vergänglichkeit” (2022, The Circle Music) and will be released on a digipak CD and in digital formats. Pre-orders are available now via The Circle Music.

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Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil.

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