ANSIKTSLØS UNVEILS SIDEWORLDS - A HAUNTING DESCENT INTO LOSS, GRIEF, AND THE BEYOND

ANSIKTSLØS UNVEILS SIDEWORLDS - A HAUNTING DESCENT INTO LOSS, GRIEF, AND THE BEYOND

From the depths of solitude and the fringes of civilization emerges the latest release from Ansiktsløs, the project of R. Ikstelzok, also known for his work in Apocryphos and Psychomanteum. Forged in the shadows of the Pennsylvania wilderness, this album is a meditation on the final cycle of humanity, capturing the weight of solitude, erosion, and detachment from the modern world.

We are proud to bring forth Ansiktsløs, an enigmatic new entity from one of the dark ambient scene's most respected artists. With a career spanning over a decade and releases on Malignant Records, Cryo Chamber, and Cyclic Law, this project carves a new sonic identity, one that merges the bleak atmospheres of black ambient with the raw abrasions of industrial noise, evoking the unfiltered spirit of classic 90s CMI-era darkness.

Ansiktsløs (Norwegian for 'faceless') is where this artist removes all trace of his regular persona and embraces an alter-ego named Ikstelzokr, a Nordic hermit who lives in dereliction. Channeled at Fear's Altar during the cold embrace of Autumn and Winter 2022/2023, the album pulses with the breath of the void, featuring contributions from Matej Gyarfas (Phragments). Ikstelzok conjures soundscapes from circuit-bent machines, analog and semi-modular synthesis, bone horns, tape loops, and primitive percussion--yielding a raw, archaic sonic texture.

Spanning 82 minutes across two discs, Sideworlds is divided into two harrowing chapters:

• Disc 1: The suffering, loss, and grief of the mortal world.

• Disc 2: The infinitesimal, disorienting reality of the Sideworld.

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Additional Details

Label: Cyclic Law

Genre: Ambient/Experimental

Run Time: 82:00 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 05/09/25

UPC: 3770033798317