Add to playlist: the seance-worthy dancefloor music of Miles J Paralysis and the week's best new tracks

"Miles J Paralysis maintains a low profile, with just a handful of releases available on Bandcamp and a sparse, faceless Instagram presence. The enigma suits the music he has been making and sharing under the alias since early last year: dark, dubby and complete with obscure vocal samples and titles such as Always Liked Scarecrows and Cursed Moor. Before he adopted the Paralysis name in 2025,"

"His new sound is swampy and gothic, and said to be inspired by northern folklore and mysticism themes evoked in his chugging rhythms and cosmic flourishes. Recent tracks such as Eavesdropper, from his Folktronic EP and Snicket Rhythm, from Turf Step (both released via his own imprint Crying Outcast), sound as fit for a seance as they do a dancefloor. The deep low end lurks menacingly, as physical as it is audible."

"This month, Paralysis will release his new EP Don't Forget the Ritual on the DIY label Emotional Especial. As the title suggests, the record is suitably eerie and hypnotic, with industrial clangs and whispers perforating the whirring synths and skittish percussion. Despite the concept, there's plenty of variation here as big-room house music and shuffling big beat coalesce with post-punk, dub and new wave an expansive approach that echoes the musicians who influence him, from Andrew Weatherall to African Head Charge."

Miles J Paralysis maintains a low profile with only a handful of Bandcamp releases and a faceless Instagram presence. The producer shifted from releasing as Miles Henry to the Paralysis alias in 2025, trading functional, techy production for a swampy, gothic sound inspired by northern folklore and mysticism. Tracks like Eavesdropper and Snicket Rhythm pair chugging rhythms and cosmic flourishes with obscure vocal samples, suiting both seances and dancefloors. The deep low end feels physically menacing. The EP Don't Forget the Ritual, on DIY label Emotional Especial, melds industrial clangs, whispers, whirring synths and skittish percussion across diverse genre influences.

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