The Ecstatic Spells

Formed in 2012 and based in Krasnodar The Ecstatic Spells (previously Phantoccini) combine goth rock guitar sound with atmospheric synthesizer electronics in their music. Introspective lyrics are full of gloomy images but at the same time they are not devoid of hope and sometimes even the irony. The band's proven recipe is melancholy multiplied by the rhythm.
'The Ecstatic Spells are a nice surprise. With those nephiliac dark overtones and some curish layers here and there with added electronic that contribute to a dimension of its own to the music.' (Simon Dreams In Violet). Also the band received positive feedback from some of the luminaries of dark scene such as Aeon Sable, October Burns Black, Dance Or Die.
Tracks of The Ecstatic Spells were published on several music compilations, repeatedly heard on Internet radio stations in more than a dozen countries around the world and were also seen on the air of famous Mick Mercer.
Current line-up:
Alexander Demidov - vocals, lyrics;
Alexander Bondarenko - guitars/synthesizers/programming;
Valeria Mingaleva - female vocals
Labels:
Darkpage, Manic Depression Records, Do What Thou Wilt Records, CIA Records, Post Gothic, Venus Aeon, Obscura Undead, Nightingale Moon Records, ScentAir Records.
Discography (Phantoccini):
• Prodigal Children (EP) (2016), Darkpage
Compilations (Phantoccini):
• Messages Beyond Dark Dreams 3 (2017) (Darkpage, Russia);
• CIA Volume 5 (2017) (Creative & Individual Arts, Austria);
• Seven Veils In Transylvania (2017) (Do What Thou Wilt Records, Greece);
• 33 Goth Bands You Should Know Vol.7 (2017) (Gothic Music Records, Finland);
• Gothwaves vol.1 (2018) (Nightingale Moon Records, Russia);
• REBIRTH: A New Gothic Revival (2018) (Venus Aeon, USA);
• Dark Vision Vol.3 (2018) (Russian Dark Community, Russia);
• CIA Volume 8 (2018) (Creative & Individual Arts, Austria).
Discography (The Ecstatic Spells):
• Great Loser (Single) (2020), self-released
• Stella (Single) (2021), self-released
• Amori Amara Sacrum (Single) (2023), ScentAir Records
Compilations (The Ecstatic Spells):
• CIA Volume 9 (2021) (Creative & Individual Arts, Austria);
• UnObscured Vol. 2 (2021) (Obscura Undead, USA);
• 33 Goth Bands Series Vol​.​8 (Post Gothic, Finland);
• Gothwaves Vol.2 (2022) (Nightingale Moon Records, Russia);
• Kiss Then Kill Vol. 2 (2022) (USA)