SCATTERED PURGATORY (破地獄): Taiwanese occult band announce new album 'Post Purgatory' for Jan 30th release on Guruguru Brain. Hear "Wunai" now.

SCATTERED PURGATORY (破地獄) - Announce new album ‘Post Purgatory’ - Out January 30th on Guruguru Brain - Hear “Wunai” now

'Post Purgatory' album artwork. Click for high res. Today Scattered Purgatory (破地獄) have announced details of their new album ‘Post Purgatory’, for release on January 30th via Guruguru Brain.   Where downtempo beats collide with doom metal riffs, contemporary sound design and granular sampling summon a surreal, dark tropical atmosphere. Scattered Purgatory’s comeback as a Taiwanese occult force, ‘Post Purgatory’, shifts from terrestrially-inspired, mountain-scale walls of sound to a chiselled digital lucidity—a record that coolly mirrors a dystopian social climate.   Along with the album’s announcement, they have shared the track “Wunai” (meaning to feel helpless or resigned to frustration), embodying the album’s essence: a fusion of lush synths, downtempo beats, piano and bass, guitar riffs, and duo vocals.   Listen to “Wunai” here: YouTube | Spotify | Bandcamp   Formed in Taipei in 2013, Scattered Purgatory have occupied a liminal space between drone, ambient, psychedelic folk and ritualistic kosmiche experimentation. Their early work, including ‘Lost Ethnography of the Miscanthus Ocean’ (2014) and ‘God of Silver Grass’ (2016), blended dense instrumental drones, improvisational guitar, and ambient textures rooted in the heat, humidity, and urban pulse of Taiwan. Over the years, the duo-turned-band has drawn on Krautrock, minimalist electronic music, and heavy drone traditions while remaining firmly grounded in Taiwanese geography and culture.   ‘Post Purgatory’ emerges after a three-year hiatus following the pandemic, a period the band describes as pivotal to the album’s conception. “The feeling of loss and uncertainty has later become the inspiration of this record, and ‘time’ is the main theme – it can heal or it can destroy,” they explain. Musically and lyrically, the record traverses Taiwanese, traditional Chinese, and English, reflecting the multilingual fabric of Taipei life. While there isn’t a linear storyline, metaphor and poetry imbue the lyrics with reflections on love, loss, and the human experience, interlaced with influences of Hokkien and Mando pop and traces of trip-hop.   Recorded half in their home and half at the studio where they composed their first album, ‘Post Purgatory' integrates precision, clarity, and digital production techniques. Guest contributions—from White Wu’s dynamic drumming to Minyen Hsieh’s tenor saxophone and dotzio’s sci-fi-infused vocals—expand the band’s sonic palette, creating a doom metal record shaped by electronic sensibilities. ‘Post Purgatory’ is a statement of loss and re-empowerment, a bridge between their past and present. Through it, Scattered Purgatory reclaim their distinctive voice, presenting a sound that is at once rooted in Taiwan, informed by global musical traditions, and unflinchingly forward-looking.   ‘Post Purgatory’ track list: 1. 聚牙地獄 — Atata Naraka 2. 無奈 — Wunai 3. 風之腦 — Ephemeral Mind 4. 空笑夢 — Dreaming in Void 5. 月之下 — Moonquake 6. 雲之上 — Above the Clouds 7. KL20 8. 海市蜃樓 — Ocean City, Mirage Tower   Scattered Purgatory press shot: Links: Bandcamp Instagram Spotify