The Shieldmaiden enters a timeline where the Warlock is funding a mad scientist named Quantamaker, who has discovered the secret to physical immortality. The only problem is, Quantamaker's procedure results in complete annihilation of the soul. His patients do become physically indestructible and cease to age; yet they also become cold, motionless voids that just stand there, staring blankly into eternity, with no will or motivation to do anything. Worse still, the Warlock has weaponized Quantamaker's procedure and plans to zombify every living creature in this way, so as to throw all of nature out of balance.
"A comic book suite of beats" from the Pop Can Records co-head, cobbled together from viral samples and half-broken instruments. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 29, 2021
Another riveting winner from the Australian label Altered States, the latest from Troth floats aching vocals over ambient synth beds. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 19, 2020