Future Past Collapse

We were wondering if we will come to feel (or are already feeling) nostalgic towards human technology, especially as AI technology rises and displaces much of what has made us human up until this point in our history as a species.

Humanity is about to be augmented, if not replaced in certain ways, by AI technology.

We wrote “Future Past Collapse” to examine this sense of nostalgia.

Produced by Timo Kissel, mixed and mastered by Maurizio Baggio at Distilleria Music

Our debut album “Ascension”

Our debut album, “Ascension”, was released on March 20th, 2025.

Both atmospheric and melodic, the album combines darkwave with mantra and exhortation - inducing a ritualistic experience. Shadow and light collide on the Portland-based band’s songs to explore hidden dimensions of the self and society.

We delve into the dark depths of the unconscious, unraveling the mysteries that shape us, challenging audiences to confront complacency, question idols, and embrace their sovereignty. Sound becomes a tool for awakening, and performance becomes a shared rite of passage, urging us to reclaim our agency in a fractured world.

“Ascension” invites you to step into the liminal, where darkness is not to be feared but embraced, where sovereignty is reclaimed, and transformation begins.

Now available everywhere music is streamed online.

Produced by Timo Kissel, mixed and mastered by Maurizio Baggio at Distilleria Music

Prey release

“Prey” reflects the passive complacency of the collective victim, stirring us to awaken to the habitual, fear-based mindset that traps us in the comfort and conformity of the status quo.

Negate the change. Endure the pain.

Is this our desired human condition?

Now available everywhere music is streamed online.

Produced by Timo Kissel, mixed and mastered by Maurizio Baggio at Distilleria Music

Reclaim release

"Reclaim" is about remembering sovereignty and empowerment through the work of accepting that each of us incarnates in body with a specific, individual purpose.

We choose the trauma, we make mistakes, and each obstacle, successfully faced, drives our collective evolution, bringing us ever closer to the perfection of authenticity.

Now available everywhere music is streamed online.

Produced by Timo Kissel, mixed and mastered by Maurizio Baggio at Distilleria Music

La Danse Macabre 16

Our track “Altars” is included on the 16th edition of the At Sea Compilation "La Danse Macabre", with a focus on modern darkwave, and acts from Sweden to Hungary, from Gen Z to scene veterans.

Get your copy of the compilation here!

“Altars” live at Coffin Club

Our track "Altars" performed live at The Coffin Club on April 12, 2024

Videography by Sinéad de Beauvoir

Resistance release

Resistance is always futile. What you resist persists.

Trust that Resistance exists to push us to obliterate limitations.

The greatest form of Resistance is ourselves. It's in the fear that keeps us small, procrastination that hinders a goal, and the voice that says “I can't”.

Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right. One can accomplish great things when Resistance is used as a tool.

Now available everywhere music is streamed online

Produced by Timo Kissel, mixed and mastered by Maurizio Baggio at Distilleria Music

Interview by Scott Baker Graham

Scott Baker Graham interviewed us on episode 53 of his show “Independent Artists Unite” about the creative process behind our track “Altars”.

Scott was a great host, and we appreciated him sharing some of his fascinating background as a musician and human being!

Altars release

“Altars” will be featured on our forthcoming full-length album. It’s about loving the divine within yourself and without, and the conscious and unconscious denial of the divine.

Life, love, and spirituality are about finding the barely remembered oneness that was lost.

When we find it, we realize we were whole all along.

Produced and mixed by Timo Kissel, mastered by Adam Stilson.

Impetus release

“Impetus” will be featured on our forthcoming full-length album and is about using fear as motivation for personal development.

While creating this track, we all pushed our creative boundaries to write a song that reflects our desire to grow as artists and people.

This song encourages the listener to reflect inward and ask:

What am I passionate about? What am I striving for? What do I want to accomplish? How badly do I want to reach my goals and accomplish my dreams? What will I endure? What is worth suffering for?

We hope to inspire ourselves and others to stop hiding. Stop waiting. Take one small step toward your goals, then another, and another. The time is NOW. Stop hiding your gifts. The world needs your passion.

We also released a club mix of this track by Adam Stilson, and a remix by vyger.

Impetus was produced and mixed by us, and all three mixes were mastered by Adam Stilson.

2023 AI Song Contest

Our ambient composition "Holy Water" placed in the Top 10 of the 2023 European AI Song Contest!

You can watch an interview with Timo on the associated Award Show that was broadcast on Spanish TV at 54:30 here.

Addition of Anastasia and Jakub

With the addition of vocalists Anastasia and Jakub, Ceremony Shadows has expanded from a Dark Ambient solo project into a Ritual Darkwave trio!

We are currently hard at work in the studio to record new tracks for our upcoming album, and can’t wait to share our new music with you!

Remix of “Idolatry” by vyger

Here is a remix of the track “Idolatry” (featuring Anastasia Poirier and Jakub Jerzy of -ism) by vyger.

This remix brings a hard-hitting industrial dance floor energy to the track that suits it well!

Remix of “Light Like Stars” by DJ Straylight

Just released a remix of the track “Light Like Stars” (featuring Anastasia Poirier) by DJ Straylight.

He did a great job infusing lots of energy into the track and taking it into a more industrial direction!

Music video for “Sunfall"

The video for the track “Awakening” from the EP “Inception, Bloom and Decay” was released today.

You can view it here.

Many thanks to Oscar Sharp and Ross Goodwin for kindly letting me use dialog from their inspirational short film “Sunspring” for this track.

Music video for “Awakening"

The video for the second track “Awakening” from the debut EP “Inception, Bloom and Decay” was released today.

You can view it here.

Idolatry

I released another collaborative track today, working with Anastasia Poirier and Jakub Jerzy from -ism for vocals and lyrics.

You can listen to it here, or anywhere else where music is streamed online.

And here is a review of it.

Music video for “Holy Water"

The video for the opening track “Holy Water” of the debut EP “Inception, Bloom and Decay” was today.

You can view it here.

Inception, Bloom and Decay

The debut EP titled “Inception, Bloom and Decay” was released today, and features five tracks that reflect on the influence of Artificial Intelligence on creativity (and the world at large).

Its isolationist/dark ambient atmosphere is a testament to the malleability of the time during which it was created.

You can listen to it here (or on your preferred streaming platform).

Light Like Stars

This track started off as an ambient piece and turned into something much more danceable with the addition of lyrics and vocals by Anastasia Poirier. If you listen closely, you can still hear remnants of the original experimental sound design in its spectral and granular synthesis DNA.

Special thanks to Anastasia Poirier for the talent and awesome collaboration!

You can listen to the track here (or on your preferred streaming platform).