{"id":34923,"date":"2020-09-23T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34923"},"modified":"2023-04-07T12:38:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T16:38:28","slug":"executioners-mask-partner-with-king-yosef-for-ratboy-remix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34923","title":{"rendered":"Executioner\u2019s Mask share \u2018Ratboy\u2019 remix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Executioner\u2019s Mask&nbsp;released their darkwave album&nbsp;\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpmail2.net\/2ad2debqbsadaehyjjaramujakawjbu\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Despair Anthems<\/a>\u2019&nbsp;on July 10th via Profound Lore.&nbsp; Now, the group has announced a V.2 version of the album:&nbsp;\u2018Remixing Despair,\u2019 which will be out&nbsp;October 2nd&nbsp;on Bandcamp.&nbsp;All profits from the album will benefit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpmail2.net\/44d67ebqbuadaehyjjanamujalawjbu\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hillside SPCA<\/a>&nbsp;in Pottsville, PA.&nbsp;Featuring never-before-heard remixes by&nbsp;Plack Blague,&nbsp;Black Magnet,&nbsp;Fotocrime&nbsp;and more, the reimagined version of&nbsp;\u2018Despair<em><strong> <\/strong><\/em>Anthems\u2019&nbsp;is a must-hear for any fan of dark music.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To give us a taste of the remix album, the band have share the <em>Ratboy<\/em> remix, forged by the emerging engineer\/producer\/songwriter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpmail2.net\/01a99ebqbeaaaehyjjapamujavawjbu\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">King Yosef<\/a>.&nbsp; The track surfaces with a visualizer created by&nbsp;Executioner\u2019s Mask&nbsp;luminary&nbsp;Jay Gambit, which captures the track\u2019s overall feeling of dread and despondence.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gambit&nbsp;comments,&nbsp;&#8220;<em>For me, malls will always be more than just a mausoleum of 90&#8217;s capitalistic excess; they were important destinations where we lived important moments of our lives. By juxtaposing images of these shopping centers in their prime with those same settings today in disrepair, I hope to evoke the same feeling of longing for another, better time &#8211; even if it only exists in our dreams.&#8221;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the <em>Ratboy (King Yosef remix) <\/em>visualizer via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QIrR8G_4UbM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Executioner\u2019s Mask&nbsp;continue:&nbsp;\u201c<em>As you may have noticed, we couldn\u2019t really tour this year. We miss you. We miss acting like idiots with amplification. We miss seeing all of our friends.&nbsp;&nbsp;This is why we asked some buddies to help out with this, a reimagined&nbsp;\u2018Despair Anthems\u2019. A wild group appeared, from members of modern goth pioneers&nbsp;Bestial Mouths&nbsp;and&nbsp;High Functioning Flesh&nbsp;to&nbsp;King Yosef&nbsp;&#8211; whose brooding production style has driven rappers like&nbsp;Ski Mask Da Slump God&nbsp;and&nbsp;XXXTentacion&nbsp;down dark, industrial territories. This eclectic group has transformed our debut into something otherworldly and fantastic, beyond our wildest imaginations.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Available&nbsp;October 2nd 2020&nbsp;on Bandcamp with all profits going to the Hillside SPCA. Hillside rescues neglected, abused and otherwise vulnerable animals and with all that\u2019s going on with COVID and evictions &#8211; their intake has catastrophically increased. 100% of our the sales of the record will go to Hillside and will help with precious resources that save lives.&nbsp;Enjoy the record, and remember \u2014 Life is temporary. Despair is forever.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Xo The Mask\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look for&nbsp;Executioner\u2019s Mask\u2019s&nbsp;\u2018Remixing Despair\u2018 on October 2nd&nbsp;via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpmail2.net\/75bc3ebqbjapaehyjjacamujaoawjbu\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a>, and check out the track listing and details below (with cover art pictured above).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018<strong>Remixing Despair\u2019 track listing<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>1. The Defilers (Contracult Remix)&nbsp;<br>2. No Funeral (Fotocrime Remix)<br>3. 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