Psychedelic music from Screaming Bones

Screaming Bones is the new music project of Mike Ludwig, hailing from Darmstadt in Germany. Mike records all the guitar tracks on a four-track loop recorder and generates the percussion elements with a drum machine to create his dark psychedelic sound tinged with prog rock tones.

Influenced by the likes of Pink Floyd, Velvet Underground, Kungens Män and Electric Moon, Screaming Bones captures a dark atmospheric sound featuring fuzzed-out wailing guitar lines, droning melodic lines and subtle drum rhythms.

Having started recording only about a year ago, he’s put together a debut full-length release, with the album With Yourself. Initially showcased on YouTube via the Stoned Meadow of Doom channel, the release was so well-received the artist decided to bring it to a wider audience and drop the album on all major streaming platforms, including his Bandcamp which you can find here.

At times dreamy and euphoric, at others ominous and brooding, With Yourself is “best enjoyed with herbal refreshments” as Mike shares. It’s a vastly expansive body of work across the whole album from lead tracks “Mellow”, “Summer Chill” and “Floating in Space” to the truly epic 18 minute long journey of “Endless Jam”.

Listen to With Yourself below