This possibly emerging trend of “Witch House” joins the somewhat
likely forces of the DIY electro explosion from a few years ago. But
at the front of this seems to be the small label Disaro. The more
recent incarnation is heavier on the house side of things than on the
dance-ability aspect, highlighting bands like Modern Witch, who use
sparse electronic chatter to bring out a ghostlier vision, and their
singer does a teenage impression of Nico’s gothic leanings to play up
the creep factor. Her vampiric take on the German chanteuse is a breed
not unlike some other acts we’ve come across lately (Brooklyn’s
Pigeons come to mind), and certainly speaks to an overall shift from
the escapist aesthetic of the lo-fi beach bands towards a darker, more
industrial preference. Similarly, the psychedelically-inclined occult
fascination from west coast labels like Not Not Fun are being
leathered up into into urban troops like the gnarly Woven Bones and
Minks. Since these sub-genres of recent times have micro sized life
cycles, it probably won’t be long until this approaches the awkward
hump that “Chill Wave” sits on, but for the time being, it’s good news
for us Cramps fans."