eldritch Priest
too, so like nothing

Out: August 21st, 2026 on Halocline Trance (CD/DL)
Genres: Contemporary Music, Solo Piano

ELDRITCH PRIEST — strangemonk.com
ROGER ADMIRAL — rogeradmiral.com
HALOCLINE TRANCE — haloclinetrance.com | haloclinetrance.bandcamp.com

There are two new titles from Vancouver-based composer, musician, and writer Eldritch Priest on the Toronto imprint and music company Halocline Trance, a label that has been crucial in nurturing Priest’s musical profile as it has expanded, issuing his physical-format debut Omphaloskepsis (2022) and later Dormitive Virtue in 2024. Priest has a long history in the contemporary music orbit, having worked with prominent ensembles such as Quatuor Bozzini, Apartment House, Arraymusic, Turning Point Ensemble and others. In this regard, Too, So Like Nothing follows the trajectory of his recent disc with Another Timbre, but instead of documenting compositions for groups, it shifts the focus to solo piano. Respected Edmonton pianist Roger Admiral performs three of Priest’s labyrinthine compositions here, spanning almost 20 years. While traversing a significant stretch of the composer’s career they all share a laggard eccentricity that permeates every musical parameter from gesture to form, harmony to melodic ornamentation. 

COVERAGE:
List — Upcoming Releases, Tinnitist
List — Upcoming Releases, A Closer Listen
List — Nye Releaser (21/8-26), ReleaseFredag!
List — Darryl Sterdan, Next Week in Music August 17-23 • The Long List: 430+ Releases On The Way, Tinnitist
List — Nouveautés electro, dance de août 2026, Musicme
List — Looking Ahead: A Release Calendar of New & Upcoming Canadian Albums In 2026, Billboard Canada
Pick — The Moderns Selects (August 22, 2026)
Pick — PŁYTA TYGODNIA: / CD OF THE WEEK, Donos kulturalny
Pick — Tapefear
News — Eldritch Priest Prepares Two New Releases for Halocline Trance, Avant Music News
News — SCA | Quick News | August 10, 2026, Simon Fraser University
Info — Nouveautés Editeurs, BNF
Interview — Rhonda Rizzo, Too, So Like Nothing: an interview with composer Eldritch Priest, No Dead Guys
Review — Xenia Benivolski, The Wire
Review — Frédéric Cardin, Pan M 360
Review — Norbert Mendel, er-em online
Review/ Round-up — Peter Margasak, The Best Contemporary Classical Music on Bandcamp, August 2026, Bandcamp Daily
Podcast — Different Noises 156
Radio — Flight Risk, KOPN (September 2, 2026)
Radio — Electric Sense, CIUT (August 27, 2026)
Radio — The Jazz Disturbance (August 27, 2026)
Radio — On The Corner, XRay FM (August 25, 2026)
Radio — Jazzmanía, Radio Universidad 89.5 FM (August 18, 2026)
Radio — Jazzmanía, Radio Universidad 89.5 FM (August 17, 2026)
Radio — Floating Head of Zsa Zsa, WRUV (August 11, 2026)
Radio — Other Aspects, WAYO (August 9, 2026)
Radio — Other Aspects, WAYO (July 26, 2026)
Radio — Música para aeropuertos, RTVE3 (July 19, 2026)
Radio — Feast On This, KOWS (July 15, 2026)
Radio — Transcendent Phase, KWVA (July 14, 2026)