THE TENDERNESS OF WOLVES
'Colours' EP – Out Now
Photo by Dean Wilkinson – Edit by Imago Mortis
Members:
Sean (Instruments / Vox) | Debz (Live Synths)
Dark Atmospheric Occult Music. TENDERNESS OF WOLVES (formed 2020) are a darkwave electronic duo from the United Kingdom.
Influenced by the experimental eclecticism of pioneering electronic and industrial acts, as well as the cold rhythms of gothic rock and the twisted occult of witch house. Multimedia artist Sean M. Palfrey as TENDERNESS OF WOLVES distils ambient atmospheres, darkwave grooves, and industrial dissonance into psychedelic evocations that have been compared to The White Horse, Dazed Marrow, ƧƆỴ†ɧЄ, and even “Lycia on meth”.
Our music is available through our Lunagram Recordings imprint, you can listen in full and download from our Bandcamp page.
ToW is otherwise signified by the ᛪ symbol {this symbol is a recent addition to the unicode runic alphabet for the letter X. X is itself a symbol for the unknown and the end.}
'Colours' EP & Video
“You reap what you sow…”
Returning with their esoteric blend of Darkwave meets Witch House; Tenderness of Wolves' debut EP, on their digital label Lunagram Recordings, turns their brooding gaze to the Sisterhood / Sisters of Mercy classic 'Colours' in an ominous homage to the original.
The track is accompanied by two alternative mixes of 'Colours', re-imaginings of their recent free singles, 'Death | Devil' & 'Anatomy of Terror', as well as experimental cuts 'Satanic Panic' and 'Terminat Hora Diem'.
The EP is available now through the band's Bandcamp page, as well as all digital stores and streaming services. A surreal music video for the title track accompanies the EP, and can be viewed on the band's YouTube channel.
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'Anatomy of Terror' – Released!
Our new Single is now available to download via the Lunagram Recordings Bandcamp. You can also listen to the EP via Soundcloud and YouTube.
'Death | Devil' – Released!
Our new double A-Side Single is now available to download via the Lunagram Recordings Bandcamp. You can also listen to the EP via Soundcloud and YouTube.
'WASTELAND: VOLUME 2' – OUT 5th MARCH 2nd April!
'Wasteland: Volume 2' features 12 tracks mixing new and established acts from the UK and international scene, with a heady mix of new belters and exclusives. The compilation will be available on digital download from gothcityrecords.bandcamp.com for £10 on Friday 5th March 2nd April, with all proceeds going to PAFRAS.
'Demo:MMXX' – Released!
Our demo is now available to download via the Lunagram Recordings Bandcamp as a Pay What You Want release. You can also listen to the EP via Soundcloud below:
Main Releases
2020
'Demo:MMXX'
November 2020
Written and Produced by Sean M. Palfrey
Track List
1. Death
2. Devil
3. Anatomy of Terror
4. Satanic Panic
5. Bonus Track (Terminat Hora Diem)
Download (Pay What You Want)
Listen on Soundcloud
The EP opens with "Death", dark atmospheric ambient piece, led by melancholic piano and thumping drums, and backed with haunted gospel wailing, that immediately made me think of White Horse's epic Revenant Gospels LP. Up next is "Devil", which feels like falling down from the purgatory to the bottom of the hell, all to an accompaniment of a choir of lost souls. "Anatomy of Terror" follows up this vibe, with dark brooding synth matched with titular vocal sample. "Satanic Panic" sounds like something that could easily be pulled from our Witch-House.com presents: Communion compilation, slow menacing beat led by faded buzzing synth. It has a bit of an early Dazed Marrow vibe mixed with ƧƆỴ†ɧЄ. The bonus track is a drone transmission, set somewhere between a dream and reality, great way to wrap up the release. – www.witch-house.com
2021
'Death | Devil' Double A-Side Single
October 2021
Written and Produced by Sean M. Palfrey
Track List
A1. Death
A2. Devil
Download (Pay What You Want)
Listen on Soundcloud
"Death" is a ghostly dirge, a slow-moving dark ambient funeral procession escorted by sombre keys and melancholic gospel vocals, leading the listener in a trance-like state to the "Devil". Track two amps up the tempo with its pulsating throbs and brooding synths, supported by an angelic choir in the background. Fans of early releases from V▲LH▲LL and ∆AIMON (as well as The Banks Brothers' "He’ll Roll Your Burdens Away") pay attention. – Mutant Zones
'Anatomy of Terror' Single
November 2021
Written and Produced by Sean M. Palfrey
Track List
A. Anatomy of Terror
B. Betrothed of the Devil
Download (Pay What You Want)
Listen on Soundcloud
2022
'Colours' EP
2022
Colours – Originally written and produced by Andrew Eldritch (The Sisterhood / Sisters of Mercy)
Death, Satanic Panic, Devil, Anatomy of Terror, Terminat Hora Diem – Written and produced by Sean M. Palfrey
Track List
1. Colours
2. Death (Becoming)
3. Satanic Panic
4. Colours (Marching Men)
5. Devil (Pandaemonium)
6. Anatomy of Dub
7. Colours (12" Mix)
8. Terminat Hora Diem
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Stream Here
Watch Here
"The debut EP from Tenderness Of Wolves has finally landed. "Colours" consists of 8 horror-themed landscapes, which while rooted in the old school witch-house approach, manage to defy categorisation by the genre's modern standards." – Mutant Zones
Coming Soon
'I : Atra Mors' LP
Coming Soon
Compilations / Remixes
'Wasteland vol. 2' Compilation
Released March April 2021
Charity Compilation: Proceeds to PAFRAS
Track
'Betrothed of the Devil (Wasteland Version)'
Written and Produced by Sean M. Palfrey
'Post-Witch Music VII [Halloween Edition]' Compilation
Halloween 2021
Track
'Sic Transit Gloria Mundi'
Written and Produced by Sean M. Palfrey
Download from ▲Post-Witch-Music▲
'For Peace. Against War. Who Is Not? A Compilation For The People Of Ukraine' Compilation
March 2022
All proceeds from the sale of this compilation will be split evenly between the charities Vostok SOS and the Ukrainian Red Cross.
Track
'Anatomy of Terror'
Written and Produced by Sean M. Palfrey
'Coversations' Compilation
December 2022
Track
'Colours' – Originally written and produced by Andrew Eldritch (The Sisterhood / Sisters of Mercy)
'Neglected Witchhouse' Compilation
January 2023
Track
'Satanic Panic'
Written and Produced by Sean M. Palfrey
Download / Buy from Borenail Records
Available through Redbubble.com
Lunagram Recordings is a UK-based Digital Only Imprint label founded in 2020 to release the musical projects of Sean M. Palfrey. Principally Tenderness of Wolves and related projects.
Our current releases are available to view via Bandcamp.
We are not currently open to demo submissions. Any future calls for compilation submissions etc. will be posted here.
I've decided to resurrect some of my old DJ mixes from many years ago, give them a bit of an update them and add them to my Mixcloud page.
I've made them available for download as well.
DJ (cert.X) was the moniker I was going to go by when I tried to get back into DJing and remixing about ten years ago, so I'm carrying it over as a kind of side project to Tenderness of Wolves.
Enjoy.
DJ (cert.X) – Apocalyptic Mix
DJ (cert.X) – B4NG UR H34D Mix
DJ (cert.X) – Grave Rave
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