Welcome to Counter
Communications, where you find melancholy,
creepy, edgy music - regardless
of genre.Our composers and
musicians are alchemists of angst, experts of
edgy, masters of melancholy, creators of
creep. From cues, and instrumentals to songs,
score and dark cover versions. You can easily
license our tracks through our one-stop boutique library or get custom music
for your projects.
New
Library
Album: “Low-End Tension”
by
Chris Wirsig February
13, 2019 Fear and Horror - that's what
these droning, pulsing cues bring to your
projects. Chris Wirsig goes in at the deep end,
torments the low frequencies and sub basses, and
offers dark, eerie cues, perfect for tension,
suspense, and dystopian challenges.
New
Library Album: “Transmissions From Hell -
Industrial and Dark Wave” by
Audio Terrorist February
13, 2019 From eerie Dark Wave and harsh
Industrial to emotive Techno and gothy club sounds
- Audio Terrorist return with original
instrumentals from the early 90's, perfect for
tense, creepy, otherworldly and chase or club
scenes. In the vein of Nine Inch Nails, Skinny
Puppy, Aphex Twin...
New
Library
Album: “We Are Inside - Ambient Horror” by
Guest Of Rapture January
18, 2019 Harsh, creepy
and dystopian - our newest artist Guest Of Rapture
will bring your fear factor to new levels.
Featuring ambient pieces, creepy electronic
symphonies, and harsh action cues. Perfect for
horror, fantasy, challenges, and scripted reality.
New
Library
Album: “Dark Piano”
by
Jenny J. Nam & Steven Buckner November
8, 2018 From somber sadness to eerie
stalkers - Jenny J Nam and Steven Buckner deliver
chilling solo piano cues. Perfect for drama,
crime, horror.
New
Library
Album: “Deep Into The Rose - Electronic
Instrumentals” by
Chris Wirsig November
7, 2018 Going deeper into space, on
the successor to "Starshot" Chris Wirsig explores
more new worlds - from far-away galaxies to black
holes. Emotive, hypnotizing electronic
instrumentals in the vein of Tangerine Dream,
Vangelis, Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein (Stranger
Things).
New
Library Album:
"Heavy Metal
Beast" October
10, 2018 The
Beast is alive
in these Heavy
Metal cues!
Guitarist JD
McGibney (On
The Wings Of
Dragons) and
producer Chris
Wirsig team up
to bring you
hard rocking
cues that are
perfect for
action, sport,
horror -
whenever you
need that
original Heavy
Metal feeling.
From pure
guitar driven
tracks to
Industrial
Rock and epic
orchestral/metal.
Listen
to our
HALLOWEEN
HORROR
Playlist October
1, 2018 Halloween
is coming soon
- here's the
perfect music
for your
horror movie,
haunted house,
eerie
documentary or
creepy themed
attraction.
New Library
Album:
"Pleasure And
Pain - Classic
Goth Rock" September
6, 2018 From
gothic club
nights to
erotic games,
from somber
memories to
the dark arts
of love. On
"Pleasure And
Pain," Audio
Terrorist
offer classic
Goth Rock and
Electro
Pop/Rock in
the vein of
Bauhaus, The
Mission,
Fields Of The
Nephilim, Nine
Inch Nails,
Ministry.
New
Library Album:
"Pulsing
Tension 3" September
6, 2018 Dark
and fearful
emotions, from
orchestral
tension to
hybrid and
electronic
cues, "Pulsing
Tension 3"
offers the
music for
tension driven
scenes, action
sequences, and
crime shows.
"Halloween
Horror"
compilation
album &
"Twiddle Lee
Dee" single
commercially
available in
August and
September August
7, 2018 Counter
Communication
will bring two
new releases
on its
commercial
label Electric
Heresy in
August and
September: The
compilation
album
"Halloween
Horror"
features 25
songs with
over 70
minutes
playtime, all
of them
creating a
tense, eerie,
and often
creepy
atmosphere.
The perfect
soundtrack for
fans of horror
and fantasy,
and great for
this year's
Halloween
parties.
The album will
be available
from 8/17/2018
as CD,
Download and
Stream at
iTunes,
Spotify,
Amazon,
Bandcamp and
other outlets.
Visitors of
ScareLA
(8/25-26, Los
Angeles
Convention
Center) can
get the CD or
Download at a
special price
only on the
days of the
convention.
September
will see the
release of
Liza Marie
Spark's new
single
"Twiddle Lee
Dee." This
swagger, dark
and emotive
song
captivates
with its
brooding
synths and
haunting
vocals. Who
are the shady
characters
coming and
going? What is
their aim? Can
nothing be
undone? As
Liza sings, "Here
come the
judgement of a
broken man,
who ties the
noose before
the lawman
can."
The single
will be
available from
9/21/2018 as
Download and
Stream at
iTunes,
Spotify,
Amazon,
Bandcamp and
other outlets.
New
Library Album:
"Dystopia
Unfold" August
1, 2018 Harsh,
hybrid tension
tracks for
dystopian
worlds. These
epic
electronic/orchestral
cues won't let
you take a
breath for too
long. Perfect
for science
fiction,
crime, horror,
challenges,
tension - lots
of stops, edit
points and
transitions
dropping the
bass.
New
Library Album:
"Tribal
Tension" August
1, 2018 On
the warpath -
these tension
cues feature
tribal drums,
chants and
orchestral/electronic
elements.
Fitting score
for desert
tensions,
jungle
suspense and
more.
Playlist:
Aliens and
Ancient Cults July
19, 2018 Emotive,
tense and
eerie
soundtrack for
everything
alien,
fantasy,
science
fiction,
history, and
adventure.
From ancient
ruins to
far-away star
systems -
these songs
take you on an
exciting
journey.
New
Library Album:
"Pulsing
Tension 2" July
11, 2018 Dark
atmospheres,
stalkers in
the night,
tense emotions
– these are
the
ingredients
for the
orchestral/electronic
cues on
“Pulsing
Tension 2”.
Pulsing,
droning,
suspense
building
synths mix
with
orchestral
elements to
form brooding,
sometimes
eerie, always
tension
focused and
dramatic
underscore
pieces.
New
Library Album:
"Dying Dreams
- Dystsopian
Electropop"
by Audio
Terrorist June
6,
2018 Modern
Electropop/Electropunk
with a rough,
underground
edge: On
“Dying Dreams”
San
Francisco’s
Audio
Terrorist
offer four
Dark Electro
tracks in the
vein of Nine
Inch Nails,
Gary Numan,
VNV Nation.
From harsh to
introspective
– perfect
music for
dystopian
times.
New Library Album:
"Hybrid Tension 2" July
11, 2018 Harsh,
dystopian, dangerous –
with “Hybrid Tension 2”,
composer Chris Wirsig
delivers hybrid
electronic/orchestral
cues with a dystopian,
end-times influenced
sound. Perfect for
trailers, action
sequences, sci-fi, and
tension scenes.
New
Library Album:
"Asylum For
Night People -
80's Dark Wave
Underground"
by Audio
Terrorist July
11, 2018 Original
80’s
Electropop/Dark
Wave, not just
influenced,
but the real
thing:
produced in
the late
1980’s and
early 1990’s.
Gloomy
atmospheres,
harsh synths
and sinister
club sounds
make Audio
Terrorist’s
early works a
perfect
example for
the birth of
the
Goth/Electro
scene.
New
Library Album:
"Sensing
Danger" June
6, 2018 High
tension,
anticipation
and suspense -
hybrid
electronic/orchestral
cues that keep
viewers on the
edge of their
seats. Perfect
for action,
crime,
documentaries
and reality
shows.
New
Library Album:
"Twiddle Lee
Dee"
by Liza Marie
Sparks June
6,
2018 A
dark and shady
character,
brooding
synths and the
haunting
vocals of Liza
Marie Sparks:
"Here come the
judgement of a
broken man,
who ties the
noose before
the lawman
can."
Twiddle Lee
Dee's swagger
groove, dark
and emotive
vocals, and
eerie sounds
make it a
perfect track
for trailers
and movies...
New Library Album:
"Pulsing Tension" May
9, 2018 Pulsing
and droning tension cues
- electronic/orchestral
sounds that keep the
anticipation and
suspense going.
New
Library Album:
"Urban Creep"
by Liza Marie
Sparks May
9, 2018 Hip
Hop and Urban
influenced
tension cues -
from agitated
anticipation
to eerie
spectres.
Blog:
Moving halfway
around the
world to make
music April
17, 2018 Six
years ago, on
this day in
April, we
arrived in the
United States
with some
suitcases, and
with traveler
checks to pay
for our
temporary
apartment.
It’s always a
bittersweet
experience to
relocate to
another part
of the world,
leaving family
and friends,
but it also
gave me a new
freedom. Being
a freelancer
again, I could
finally focus
on my music,
develop my
skills, and
start to build
a local
network in the
entertainment
industry. And
as I usually
think more in
musical terms,
and rather
remember what
music was
playing at
what time in
my life, here
are my
personal
musical
highlights
from these
past six years
– the very
personal part
of the
soundtrack of
my life, it
seems... Continue
reading
New Library Album:
"Brooding Synth Pop"
by Chris Wirsig March
7, 2018 Rushing,
edgy, brooding - dark
Synthpop and EDM tracks,
perfect for chase
scenes, scientific
underscore, and nervous
breakdowns.
Blog: My "Sad California" playlist -
Part 2 March
12, 2018 California,
the Golden State. Los Angeles, the
city of dreams, where stars are made
and fall again. A fascinating town –
glamorous and seedy, full of
aspiring entertainers, dazzling
wannabes, and failed characters. And
there are a lot of songs perfectly
capturing this ambiguous nature. So,
here’s the second part of the Sad
California playlist... Continue reading
New Library Album: "Rising Tension 2"
by Chris Wirsig March
7, 2018 Big
orchestral cues for trailers, action,
drama. Acoustic and hybrid tracks -
heroic, triuimphant and dramatic. Plus
some score cues, building from ominous
scenes into big finales.
New Library Album: "Electronica - Volume 2"
by Virtual Conformity February
7, 2018 Electronic
cues from acclaimed electronica project
Virtual Conformity, in the vein of Autechre,
Aphex Twin, Future Sound Of London, Sven Vath
- from experimental to ambient, always with a
dark and brooding twist.
Blog: My "Sad California" playlist - Part 1 January
18, 2018 When
we decided to move from Germany to California,
of course I immedately started to compile a “mix
tape” for the occasion. And me being me, it of
course tended to be more on the dark, sad,
melancholy side... Continue reading
New Library Album: “Dark Ambient Drones”
by Chris Wirsig January
10, 2017 Dark and somber score
pieces - droning, foreboding, harsh. These drones
range from minimal piano to processed drums and
harsh synths. Always emoting the darkest and most
melancholy feelings, in the vein of scores by
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Dave Porter, Skinny
Puppy, Throbbing Gristle, Mac Quayle and others.
New
Library
Album:
“Lovesong (The Cure cover)”
by no:carrier, Mills, Nadia S. December
6, 2017 Mills, Nadia S., and
Chris Wirsig of no:carrier bonded over a fondness
for dark, dramatic styles of music, and teamed up
for a special cover song: The Cure’s goth rock
classic, “Lovesong,” gets reimagined in an epic,
trailerized orchestral/electronic style –
haunting, emotive, breathtaking. Capturing the
melancholy of the original, it immerses the
listener and builds to an epic, darkly beautiful
finale.
New
Library
Album:
“Starshot
- Electronic Instrumentals”
by Chris Wirsig December
6, 2017 For "Starshot," Chris
Wirsig drew from the legacy of the Berlin School
style and its artists who influenced him, from
Tangerine Dream to Klaus Schulze. The album,
dedicated to the late Edgar Froese, features music
in the style of these artists - emotive and
immersive. Also think current synth scores like in
"Stranger Things" and other shows.
New
Library
Album: “Chasing Tears”
by no:carrier & Scilla November
1, 2017 Acclaimed electro pop
artist no:carrier teamed up with outstanding
vocalist Scilla to write six Trip Hop style songs.
The songs are in the vein of Portishead, Massive
Attack and Morcheeba, but with a modern flavor -
dark, somber, emotive. From the upcoming lead
single "Tomorrow's Sorrow," dealing with deep
fears of regret and failure, to stories of
breakups, emancipation and somber emotions.
New
Library
Album: “Okkultika”
by Chris Wirsig October
4, 2017 Macabre at its best: From a “Witch
Dance” and the satanic “The Devil’s Mark” to the
nightly terror of a “Sukkubus”, these 16
electronic/orchestral cues are the perfect
soundtrack for every nightmare.
We Are
Inside -
Ambient Horror Harsh,
creepy and dystopian, bringing
your fear factor to new levels.
Perfect for horror, fantasy,
challenges, and scripted reality listen
& license
Dark Piano Chilling
solo piano cues,
perfect for drama, crime, horror.
From somber sadness to eerie
stalkers listen
& license
Deep Into
The Rose -
Electronic Instrumentals Emotive,
hypnotizing instrumentals in the
vein of Tangerine Dream, Vangelis,
Stranger Things listen
& license
Heavy Metal
Beast Hard
rocking cues
for action, sport, horror.
Original Heavy Metal feeling listen
& license
Pleasure
And Pain -
Classic Goth Rock Harsh,
hybrid tension tracks for
dystopian worlds listen
& license
Pulsing
Tension 3 Tension
cues with tribal drums, chants and
orchestral/
electronic elements listen
& license
Dark and somber score
pieces - droning, foreboding, harsh. These drones
range from minimal piano to processed drums and
harsh synths. Always emoting the darkest and most
melancholy feelings, in the vein of scores by
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Dave Porter, Skinny
Puppy, Throbbing Gristle, Mac Quayle and others.
Mills, Nadia S., and
Chris Wirsig of no:carrier bonded over a fondness
for dark, dramatic styles of music, and teamed up
for a special cover song: The Cure’s goth rock
classic, “Lovesong,” gets reimagined in an epic,
trailerized orchestral/electronic style –
haunting, emotive, breathtaking. Capturing the
melancholy of the original, it immerses the
listener and builds to an epic, darkly beautiful
finale.
For "Starshot," Chris
Wirsig drew from the legacy of the Berlin School
style and its artists who influenced him, from
Tangerine Dream to Klaus Schulze. The album,
dedicated to the late Edgar Froese, features music
in the style of these artists - emotive and
immersive. Also think current synth scores like in
"Stranger Things" and other shows.
Acclaimed electro pop
artist no:carrier teamed up with outstanding
vocalist Scilla to write six Trip Hop style songs.
The songs are in the vein of Portishead, Massive
Attack and Morcheeba, but with a modern flavor -
dark, somber, emotive. From the upcoming lead
single "Tomorrow's Sorrow," dealing with deep
fears of regret and failure, to stories of
breakups, emancipation and somber emotions.
Macabre at its best: From a “Witch
Dance” and the satanic “The Devil’s Mark” to the
nightly terror of a “Sukkubus”, these 16
electronic/orchestral cues are the perfect
soundtrack for every nightmare.
