Thank You Canadian MDs and DJs for the airplay love!
For the Week Ending: Tuesday, December 23, 2025
https://earshot-online.com/charts/cfbx.cfm?intChartTypeID=6&dWeekOfID=2025-12-23
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Thank You Canadian MDs and DJs for the airplay love!
!earshot – The National Loud Chart
For the Week Ending: Tuesday, December 16, 2025
#1 Juliet Ruin, #6 Triskelyon – Moribund Records
https://earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=106&dWeekOfID=2025-12-16
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92.5 FM CFBX “the X” – Kamloops
Loud – #3 Woodhawk, #6 Ivy Gardens
https://earshot-online.com/charts/cfbx.cfm?intChartTypeID=6&dWeekOfID=2025-12-16
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CFUV 101.9 FM – Victoria
Loud – #5 Juliet Ruin
https://earshot-online.com/charts/cfuv.cfm?intChartTypeID=6&dWeekOfID=2025-12-16
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CIVL Radio 101.7 FM – Abbotsford
Loud – #1 Triskelyon, #3 Juliet Ruin, #9 Phaeton
https://earshot-online.com/charts/civl.cfm?intChartTypeID=6&dWeekOfID=2025-12-16
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CJSR FM 88.5 – Edmonton
Loud – #6 Juliet Ruin, #8 Devolver, #9 Ancient Thrones
https://earshot-online.com/charts/cjsr.cfm?intChartTypeID=6&dWeekOfID=2025-12-16
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CFBX 92.5FM – Kamloops
Top 30 – #20 Merfolk, #30 Woodhawk
https://earshot-online.com/charts/cfbx.cfm?dWeekOfID=2025-12-16
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CFRU 93.3 FM – Guelph
Top 30 – #20 Merfolk
https://earshot-online.com/charts/cfru.cfm?dWeekOfID=2025-12-16
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Smithers Community Radio CICK 93.9 – Smithers
Top 30 – #15 Z-Cocoon
https://earshot-online.com/charts/cick.cfm?dWeekOfID=2025-12-16
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CIVL 101.7 FM – Abbotsford
Top 30 – #9 Triskelyon
https://earshot-online.com/charts/civl.cfm?dWeekOfID=2025-12-16
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – October 2, 2025
MERFOLK (One Man Band From Patrick Loisel of AUGURY) Unleashes Video “Sundaland”
A Psychedelic Metal Odyssey Rooted in Myth, Madness, and Mastery
Solo artist builds puppets, plays every instrument, and dives into the abyss, literally!
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The mysterious solo endeavor known as Merfolk resurfaces with “Sundaland,” a boundary-pushing album that fuses emotional intensity with mythic storytelling and sonic experimentation. Spearheaded by Patrick Loisel of AUGURY, a multi-instrumentalist, Native-descended artist, and former physics teacher, Merfolk is far more than a band. It’s a singular vision brought to life by one mind and many hands. Every step of the creative process, from composing and crafting instruments to engineering the sound and directing the visuals, is handled entirely by Loisel himself. No session players. No pre-recorded crutches. Just pure, unfiltered artistry.
Merfolk channels the spirit of Emperor, Mayhem, Hollenthon, Mercyful Fate, and a trove of obscure ’70s experimental sounds, forging a unique blend of post-black metal, classical instrumentation, and narrative-rich, sociological lyricism. The songwriting draws from ancient migratory myths and uncanny architectural echoes across the Pacific, all filtered through the artist’s wildly eclectic life, one that began with a childhood literature award and later included the care of over 300 tarantulas.
The newest offering, “Sundaland,” is named after a submerged continent in Southeast Asia and explores the mythic aftermath of a prehistoric flood. From the haunting warnings of floating entrail-ghosts (Krasue) to the desperate offerings to misunderstood sea monsters, the album weaves a narrative that’s as unsettling as it is cinematic.
Musically, “Sundaland” is a leap from Merfolk’s earlier work “Demersal,” trading whistling and early synths for miked classical instruments, violin, cello, double bass, and piano, played by the artist himself. The fretless bass was custom-built, and electronic drums were introduced for a cleaner yet still furious sound. The result? A sound described in five words: eclectic, psychedelic, spooky, unusual, furious.
The album’s flagship single, “Castaways,” is a melancholic, ambient piece born from emotional turmoil. Its music video is a surreal spectacle of psychedelic practical effects, reminiscent of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Filmed in near-total darkness with handmade puppets and props, some collapsing mid-shoot, the video captures the eerie beauty of survivors scavenging sunken ruins and encountering a newly revealed civilization.
Watch the full visual experience in “Castaways”, where Merfolk’s DIY ethos and cinematic ambition collide via its premiere on NoCleanSinging HERE.
Unveiled on May 26th, 2025, “Sundaland” by Merfolk transcends the boundaries of a traditional album; it’s a plunge into a myth-soaked realm where metal meets mysticism. This sonic excavation unearths ancient lore and raw emotional terrain, offering a listening experience that’s as intense as it is unpredictable. For those drawn to the arcane and the avant-garde, Sundaland is a must. And for the fearless few ready to descend deeper, the abyss awaits.
“Sundaland” is available at https://artists.landr.com/990591564626
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Track Listing:
1. The Plowing Sea – 3:04
2. Krasue Came Warning – 4:15
3. The Ghost Fleet – 6:59
4. Castaways – 6:05
5. Sundaland – 1:54
6. Time Warp – 2:49
7. MOUSEHUNT !!! – 4:22
Album Credits:
All words, vocal, music, arrangements, and performances by Patrick Loisel
Keyboards, violins, cellos, and contrabasses recorded in Laval-Ouest in 2023
Drums, guitars, bass, and vocals recorded in St-Henri (Montréal,) summer/fall 2024.
Mixed by Patrick Loisel in St-Henri, January and February 2025.
Mastered by Alain Londero in Laval, March 2025.
Booklet by Patrick Loisel & Jean-Rémi Marceau
Guitar: Merfolk 2018 ( Mini RR V in walnut with EMG pickup)
Bass: Merfolk 2023: Fretless 5 strings in purpleheart with Bond pickup.
More info: https://www.melogy.ca/merfolk | https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553443841461
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – September 3, 2025
One Man Band From Patrick Loisel (AUGURY) – MERFOLK Unveils Remastered EP “Demersal” with Haunting New Video “Mind Hive”
Solo artist builds puppets, plays every instrument, and dives into the abyss, literally!
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The enigmatic solo project Merfolk, helmed by Patrick Loisel (Augury), returns with a remastered edition of the cult 2012 EP “Demersal,” accompanied by a surreal new music video for the track “Mind Hive.” Entirely conceived, performed, filmed, and edited by one man, known for his work with Augury, Kralized, and Foreshadow, Merfolk is a sonic and visual odyssey unlike anything else in the metal underground.
“Mind Hive” is the third and final video from “Demersal,” a record that blends whistled melodies, vintage keyboards, and furious metal instrumentation into a ghoulish, genre-defying experience. The video, like its predecessors, features handcrafted puppets, practical effects, and a visual style that evokes the psychedelic climax of 2001: A Space Odyssey, all built and filmed solo in total darkness, often with props collapsing mid-shot.
“I built the studio, the instruments, the puppets, about 50 of them, and filmed everything myself. It was easier than trying to coordinate with someone at 3 AM when inspiration strikes,” says Patrick Loisel, aka Merfolk.
“Demersal” is a sonic dive into the abyss, inspired by supernatural aquatic phenomena, UFOs, and lost civilizations. The interlude “Doggerland” features a harp once owned by singer/historian Peter Pringle, while the EP’s eerie textures range from 70s manga soundtracks to black metal and free jazz. The remaster brings new clarity to its murky depths, while preserving the unsettling ambiance fans have come to love.
Merfolk’s creator, an adopted child of Native ancestry, former physics teacher, patent historian, and lifelong ecologist, has overcome degenerative arthritis through physiotherapy and weight loss, and now channels his eclectic life into music that’s as furious as it is thoughtful.
“Some people thought my drums were programmed. “I’m in my 50s, it’s not my main instrument, but I played every note,” adds Loisel.
The “Demersal” remaster is available now on all major platforms – https://artists.landr.com/990591563315
Watch and listen to the video for “Mind Hive” at https://youtu.be/Cgv_x5EMJyA
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Merfolk’s 2025 album “Sundaland” (released May 26th) promises even more ambitious storytelling, classical instrumentation, and psychedelic visuals, including a video filmed in the depths of Montreal’s Lachine Canal set for release in the coming weeks.
“Sundaland” available at https://artists.landr.com/990591564626
For fans of Emperor, Mayhem, Hollenthon, Mercyful Fate, and the weirdest corners of 70s music, Merfolk offers a blastier blast and a spookier spook—no backup tracks, no compromises, just one man and his abyss.
More info: https://www.melogy.ca/merfolk | https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553443841461
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EPK – Merfolk
For fans of Hollenthon, Arcturus, Akercocke, Emperor, Abigor
Melogy.ca/merfolk | Facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553443841461
Merfolk.bandcamp.com | Spotify
Digital – Sundaland (2025) – https://artists.landr.com/990591564626
Digital – Demersal (Remastered) – https://artists.landr.com/990591563315
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About The Album Artwork:
The album artwork is actually an old, cheap Aztec shield that my ex-wife bought in a Mexican market and gave me. I found it cool, and I also wanted people to react because Sundaland was in Asia, and that piece is from Mexico, so I wanted to see if anyone would notice.
About the album as a whole (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
Sundaland is eclectic, and goes between Therion and Cryptopsy-like ambiance.
The concept is about an Atlantis-like cataclysm that sinks the land, but the people then mistook it for a sea monster, whom they try to appease with offerings (The Plowing Sea), which was a bit late since they were notified in advance by witches (Krasue came warning)
Krasues are ghosts that are basically a hovering head with entrails dangling underneath, and that’s METAL !!!
Parts of the population move to mainland Asia, the Americas (The Ghost Fleet), and some stay and try to retrieve artifacts from their sunken homes (Castaways).
While doing so, they encounter another civilization that the cataclysm had revealed (most of the clip).
The title track is a short instrumental, and the last two are bonus tracks. Time Warp is about the Alt-Right moral panics (that mimic similar 40 years ago) while MOUSEHUNT !!! It is total cartoonish delirium.
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Band: Merfolk
EP Title: Demersal (Remastered)
Release Date: May 16, 2025 – Original EP – December 3, 2022
Track Listing:
1. Demersal – 5:49
2. Orbs Night Out – 7:00
3. Mind Hive – 4:40
4. Doggerland (Harp solo) – 2:55
5. Inner World (Inst..) – 4:59
EP Credits:
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Merfolk Studio, Laval, 2021 through 2022.
All compositions, performance and engineering by Patrick Loisel
except female vocals on ”Orbs Night Out” by Sylvie Régimbald and additional mastering by Antoine Baril.
Remastered by Patrick Loisel May 2025..
Strings instruments and recording facilities built by Patrick Loisel.
Mind Hive videoclip : Filmed by the same facilities in 2023.
all art, props and operations by Patrick Loisel.
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FUN FACT – STORY ANGLE :
1. What’s unique with Merfolk is that the whole chain of production up to the mastering / the T-shirt printing / the online clip diffusion, is only one person. Nearly all one-man bands I know about actually hire extra musicians and/or engineers.
Funny is that the most accomplished multi-instrumentalist that I know… plays in my band!!!
I also built the instruments used. I built the studio and about 50 puppets and props for the clips. For many, this was a stunt. For me, it was the easiest way to go.
It is sometimes hard to synchronize my creativity with other people and have someone available at 3 AM when inspiration strikes.
Everything was a first and an over-the-top challenge. Filming the clips = maneuvering several props and accessories in total darkness and having everything collapse on me. I actually immersed myself in to film ‘’Castaways’’. Behold the Abyss of the Lachine Canal!
Because I am in my 50s, a bit of a novice, and it’s not my main instrument, some folks actually thought that my drums were programmed !!!
2. I am an adopted kid of Native ancestry. I was born with osteoarthritis problems and recently overcame degenerative arthritis… by losing 50 lbs + and doing a full year of physiotherapy.
-3. I started my public life at … 8, in 1978, by winning a literature contest, then as an ecologist. I also tried as a stand-up comic. I write historical and sociological articles, both on social media and on paper.
4. I am a former physics teacher and patent historian
-5. I like to surround myself with large numbers of exotic animals. I owned up to 300 tarantulas at once.
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Emerging from the depths of imagination and the abyssal trenches of sonic experimentation, Merfolk is the solo brainchild of a Montreal-based multi-instrumentalist known for his work with Augury, Kralized, and Foreshadow. Conceived in name as far back as 1994, Merfolk is the culmination of over three decades of unfiltered musical ideas, too intricate, too peculiar, and too uncompromising to be diluted by collective consensus.
Eclectic, psychedelic, spooky, unusual, and furious, Merfolk’s sound defies genre and expectation. Drawing from post-black metal’s atmospheric extremity, the eerie elegance of symphonic arrangements, and the unpredictable textures of 70s experimental music, Merfolk crafts unsettling sonic narratives that feel like haunted transmissions from submerged civilizations.
Merfolk’s debut, Demersal, was built from whispered melodies, delayed whistling, and vintage keyboard fragments, later encased in metal instrumentation. Its ambiance drifted from 70s anime soundtracks to black metal and free jazz. The follow-up, Sundaland, dives deeper into organic classical textures—violin, cello, double bass, and piano, recorded with raw authenticity. The fretless bass, custom-built for Merfolk, and a shift to electronic drums mark a sonic evolution that remains murky yet meticulously crafted.
Merfolk’s lyrical universe is steeped in aquatic mythology, USOs (Unidentified Submerged Objects), and drowned continents like Sundaland. Inspired by the 1989 film The Abyss and ancient flood myths, the songs explore the idea that the ocean’s depths and underground waters are inhabited by sentient, forgotten beings. It’s a conceptual journey through submerged histories and spectral landscapes.
The music begins in the mind—sometimes surfacing as automatic compositions, other times as deliberate constructions. Tracks are sequenced to form a fluid narrative, with lyrics emerging organically from the ambiance. Collaborations happen internally, between disparate parts of the artist’s psyche.
Though Merfolk is a solo studio project, there’s growing interest in bringing its eerie grandeur to the stage. A live setup would feature a full band, two guitars, bass, keys/violin, and a silent stage built around electronic drums and modelers to preserve the spectral whistling and immersive soundscapes. No backing tracks. No shortcuts. Just raw, live ritual.
Fans of Emperor, Mayhem, Hollenthon, Mercyful Fate, and obscure 70s oddities will find familiar shadows in Merfolk’s music. But don’t expect imitation, Merfolk is a vessel for the blastier blasts and spookier spooks, unconcerned with genre purity and driven by a singular vision.
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