Maple Death Records

18/06/2025

Another stunner from the upcoming Mira release ‘𝐸𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎’ is out today. Listen to ‘𝑽𝒊𝒐𝒍𝒂’, a soothing maze that slowly unveils a melancholic vignette that spins cinematic neo-classical minimalism into a slow-tranced lullaby and Eastern folklore. Track features flutes by Beatrice Miniaci and keys by Polysick.

- https://mapledeathrecords.bandcamp.com/album/erica

10/06/2025

J.H. Guraj's 'Spleen On Speed' on BBC Three's 'Late Junction' show. Listen back for two hours of great music.

Verity Sharp shares the sounds of our latest collaboration session.

29/05/2025

Man I dunno what’s in their coffee up there but HEART of SNAKE & Mira are definitely on to something. Their new LP ‘Chamaerops’ is just flawless, almost 40 minutes of pure magic. Don’t get fooled by just seeing two tracks, it’s more like two planets. .a_____ deserve high praise. Plus artwork by KRANO, who would have thought!? Shipping now, folks.

Once again Heart Of Snake & Mira deliver an other-worldly soundtrack, a mesmerizing record that hypnotizes as soon as the first sweeping arpeggio kicks in, transforming energies from ancient and distant musical sources into dreams that lives here and now.

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27/05/2025

Never one to drift too far away since his stunning 2016 debut ‘Requiescat In Plavem’, our lifer 𝓚𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓸 is back with ‘𝙏𝙞’ a song included in the original soundtrack of Francesco Sossai’s film “Le Città di Pianura”.
The film, presented in competition at Festival de Cannes (Un Certain Regard section), was acclaimed as a little gem by the international press and tells a story set in the “deep” Veneto, a bittersweet road-movie that touches all the right buttons.

The film’s soundtrack composed entirely by Krano – to be released by Maple Death Records next fall – continues his very personal journey as a total outsider, a soundtrack that combines the desolation of the Piave and the fog of the lagoon with the dazed and rarefied folk that has always distinguished his music. Cosmic electric americana, Veneto spleen, honky-tonk mystics, noir gothic and fuzzed out spiritual rock’n’roll.

Single cover photo Simone Settimo
Mix and master

LE CITTÀ DI PIANURA è una produzione con in co-produzione con

Con il sostegno di con il sostegno di con il contributo di , con il sostegno di con il contributo di Filmförderungsanstalt e Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien.
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26/05/2025

Verbo e suono, poesia e ritmo attraversano la pratica artistica di Jonida Prifti, poetessa e performer che stanotte ascoltiamo con tre dischi di recente uscita: il progetto in solo Nido, con “Annia”, uscito per Maple Death Records e ispirato alla figura di Annia Regilla; il duo con Andrea Noce J A e quello con Stefano Di Trapani, ACCHIAPPASHPIRT, nelle ninne nanne oniriche di “Ninulla”.

23/05/2025

... and just like that WOW are back with '𝑹𝒐𝒔𝒂 𝒅𝒊 𝑳𝒖𝒄𝒆', a new album shipping in a few days and out in stores in July.
A record that is as pure as they come, a crystalline documentation of a new family, new meanings and new languages where the only rule is to gently adapt and just let things flow, an album that showcases WOW’s other-worldly spectral capability of creating songs that contain immense and minimal emotions, raw but welcoming, sincere but cutting and could play out to be a career defining album. There is no pretension or conceit to WOW’s style, it is entrancingly vibrant yet melancholy, taking notes from the most visceral strand of Italian traditional music, yet, still, walking down a trail that is very much their own. A planet where Branko Mataja and Alice Coltrane are backed by Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru and Mina on a perennial quest for the ethereal. Music to remember the essence, this is what we are, like the ocean.
Link in comments for the full album and infos/credits. Listen freely wherever you are.
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China and Leo photo by Barnaba Ponchielli.

22/05/2025

Krano and the Maple Death gang at for the premiere of 𝙇𝙚 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙩à 𝙙𝙞 𝙋𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙧𝙖, directed by 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗼 𝗦𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗶, in competition for .
Can’t wait for everyone to see this marvelous and stunning movie. It’s truly a gem!

LE CITTÀ DI PIANURA è una produzione con in coproduzione con

Con il sostegno di con il sostegno di con il contributo di , con il sostegno di con il contributo di Filmförderungsanstalt e Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien.
Distribuito in Italia da
Vendite Internazionali
Distribuito in Francia da

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Thanks to and Krano’s publishing

20/05/2025

Announcing 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗮’s debut for Maple Death ‘𝑬𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂’, an album that reveals the artist’s constant transformation, a dense collection of six melancholy vignettes that spin cinematic neo-classical minimalism into slow-tranced lullabies and ancient folklore chants. Synth, violins, flute and percussion mesh on a journey through post Nyman tendencies, Mediterranean mythology and Southern tradition with an enchanted aura that permeates the subtle electronics and atmosphere of her music. Crystalline tones, richly textured waves and liberated sonic realms filtered through Mira’s vision create a deep listening experience that weaves the elusive into blossoming magic. Listen to ‘𝑵𝒂𝒏𝒂’ now and pre-order the cassette out June 27th.

- https://mapledeath.lnk.to/MiraErica

Artwork by ._.catania , layout by , photo by

14/05/2025

Really excited to finally announce ‘𝗚𝗛𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚’ the debut collaboration by Polish artists 𝘢𝘯𝘥 .slyz , an incredibly unique piece of work that mixes fiction, spoken word poetry, theatrical antics, dense synthesis, acoustic ensemble and dark landscapes all set within the backdrop of a sinister Eastern Europe hotel. The resulting sound is menacing, humorous, harmonious, tumultuous, and at times quietly erotic. Tense from the first note and decisively uncompromising Freiheit and Słyż have crafted a bold and suggestive story that feels like the mesmerizing soundtrack to a contemporary Eastern European horror film, captivating an essence that is hard to pinpoint but instantly recognizable. This is abstractly powerful music that pushes listeners into a kaleidoscopic spiral that channels ecstatic over loss.
Out June 20th on LP/CD with a 24 page booklet that tells the complete story. Incredible photography by , design by and mastered by . Listen to the 17 minute opener ‘𝟯𝟬𝟯 𝙀𝙮𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙊𝙪𝙩’ wherever you get music and start soaking it in.

Trzymający napięcie od pierwszej nuty, bezkompromisowy „GHSTING” to debiutancka współpraca polskich artystek: Alex Freiheit i Aleksandry Słyż. To niezwykle unikatowe dzieło, łączące fikcję, poezję spoken word, sceniczne wybryki, gęstą syntezę, akustyczne snucie i mroczne krajobrazy; wszystko na tle złowrogiego hotelu gdzieś w Europie Wschodniej. Całość tworzy opowieść groźną, niepokojącą, zabawną, burzliwą, a momentami w subtelny sposób erotyczną.

“GHSTING” Wychodzi 20 czerwca na LP/CD z 24-stronicową foto książeczką z tekstem po angielsku. Posłuchaj 17-minutowego utworu otwierającego „303 Eyelashes Out” i zacznij wchłaniać te brudy.

04/05/2025

TV DUST recensiti su Indie For Bunnies.

"ogni traccia è una storia umana diversa, ogni traccia è un singolare richiamo, ogni traccia è una preziosa testimonianza, ogni traccia è una prospettiva"

Il Portale della Musica Indipendente

30/04/2025

Sodapop Webzine sul nuovo J.H. Guraj 'The Flip Side'.

"The Flip Side è un disco di passione nel senso etimologico del termine e proprio per questo il consiglio è di sorbirlo in un fiato, in silenzio e da soli, cogliendone ogni sfumatura."

J. H. Guraj elabora il rovescio della medaglia nel migliore dei modi.
https://www.sodapop.it/phnx/j-h-guraj-the-flip-side-maple-death-2025/

28/04/2025

Lunghissima intervista a Laura Agnusdei per OndaRock sul nuovo album 'Flowers Are Blooming In Antarctica'.

"L’arte sintetizza, questo è il suo grande potere. Coagula immaginari, discorsi, emozioni delle epoche di cui è figlia. L’arte è politica anche quando non lo sembra, perché comunque ogni opera porta con sé un'idea di mondo, anche senza esplicitarla in manifesti e dichiarazioni."

A Buzz Supreme / Panico Concerti

Alla scoperta dell'universo sonoro eterogeneo della talentuosa compositrice bolognese, tra ecologia e gusto per la sperimentazione libera