{"id":19893,"date":"2026-05-08T09:06:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=19893"},"modified":"2026-05-08T12:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:05:27","slug":"chicagos-darkwave-dark-techno-industrial-unit-sleep-of-mirrors-released-debut-album-crown-via-negative-gain-productions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=19893","title":{"rendered":"Chicago\u2019s Darkwave\/Dark Techno\/Industrial Unit SLEEP OF MIRRORS Released Debut Album \u201cCrown\u201d via Negative Gain Productions!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SLEEP-OF-MIRRORS.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19894\" style=\"width:451px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SLEEP-OF-MIRRORS.jpg 350w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SLEEP-OF-MIRRORS-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SLEEP-OF-MIRRORS-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Chicago-based darkwave\/dark techno\/<br>industrial band&nbsp; <strong><strong>SLEEP OF MIRRORS<\/strong><\/strong>&nbsp;is&nbsp;<br>excited to announce that&nbsp;<br>their debut album&nbsp; <strong>\u201cCrown\u201d<\/strong><br>&nbsp;has been released today<br>&nbsp;<strong>May 8th<\/strong> via<strong> Negative Gain Productions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SLEEP OF MIRRORS is a dark electronic project operating at the intersection of darkwave, electro, and dark techno. Built around dense synthesizer work and vocal-driven atmosphere, the project blends ritualistic repetition with cinematic structure, creating immersive soundscapes shaped by tension, restraint, and mood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their debut album, \u201cCrown,\u201d is a ten-track release that unfolds as a cohesive work rather than a collection of singles. Drawing on occult symbolism, religious imagery, and themes of power, devotion, and transformation, the record balances hypnotic rhythm with widescreen composition &#8211; equal parts ceremonial and visceral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Built by people who care deeply about dark music and the craft behind it, SLEEP OF MIRRORS follows a simple guiding principle: \u201cThe only rule is that the music feels real.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Buy Here: <a href=\"https:\/\/sleepofmirrors.bandcamp.com\/album\/crown\">www.sleepofmirrors.bandcamp.com\/album\/crown<\/a><\/strong><\/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<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Sleep of Mirrors - Gemini (Official Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9HLfvwLOpvI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jay Ramirez &#8211; Vocals, Synthesizers, Assistant Producer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Danny Lucero &#8211; Synthesizers, Programming, Assistant Producer, Guitars, Bass Guitars<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christopher Lee &#8211; Vocals, Synthesizers, Programming, Mixing, Producer, Guitars, Bass Guitars<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ronnie Canizaro &#8211; Vocals, Assistant Producer, Synthesizers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Follow SLEEP OF MIRRORS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sleepofmirrors.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Website<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sleepofmirrors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TikTok<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sleepofmirrors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sleepofmirrors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SleepOfMirrors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/negativegain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Negative Gain Productions<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedarkchannel.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Dark Channel PR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago-based darkwave\/dark techno\/industrial band&nbsp; SLEEP OF MIRRORS&nbsp;is&nbsp;excited to announce that&nbsp;their debut album&nbsp; \u201cCrown\u201d&nbsp;has been released today&nbsp;May 8th via Negative Gain Productions. SLEEP OF MIRRORS is a dark electronic project operating at the intersection of darkwave, electro, and dark techno. Built around dense synthesizer work and vocal-driven atmosphere, the project blends ritualistic repetition with cinematic structure,&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=19893\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Chicago\u2019s Darkwave\/Dark Techno\/Industrial Unit SLEEP OF MIRRORS Released Debut Album \u201cCrown\u201d via Negative Gain Productions!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19893"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19900,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19893\/revisions\/19900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}