Originating in the UK cities of London and Brighton
If you enjoy artists like Underworld, MGMT, or Animal Collective
Up next A new EP planned for 2026, currently without a title
The two singles released up to now by Ashnymph are hard to categorise: the band's own tag of their music as “subconscioussion” leaves listeners guessing. Their initial track Saltspreader combined a heavy mechanical drumming – bandmember Will Wiffen has sometimes been seen on stage in a tee that displays the emblem of Godflesh, icons of industrial metal – with old-school electronic keys and a riff that partly brings to mind the classic Stooges track I Wanna Be Your Dog, before transforming into a wall of disquieting noise. The planned result, the group has mentioned, was to suggest road trips, “the endless movement of vehicles around the clock over vast spans … nighttime orange glows”.
The next release, Mr Invisible, sits somewhere between club music and left-field alt-rock. For one thing, the song's beat, strata of mesmerizing synths, and lyrics that appear either hallucinogenically distorted or hypnotically looped in a way that recalls Underworld's Dubnobasswithmyheadman period all indicate the dancefloor. On the other, its forceful live-sounding dynamics, near-anarchic character and fuzz – “making everything sound crunchy is a lifelong ambition,” the musician stated – distinguish it as undeniably a band creation rather than a lone electronic artist. They've performed around the self-made music community of south London for under a year, “any spot with loud speakers”.
But both are exciting and different enough – from one another and contemporary releases – to spark curiosity about Ashnymph's upcoming moves. No matter what it is, on the strength of these tracks, it’s probably not dull.
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