Birds Drink My Blood is the second full-length album from Born Erased, the latest solo venture of Bulgarian musician Angel Simitchiev. Conceived as a meditation on nature’s brutal beauty, the album channels the relentless flow of the natural world, its internal hierarchies, and the unseen forces that shape it. Electronic instrumentation forms the foundation of the record, marking this as the closest Born Erased has come to the final works released under Simitchiev’s now-retired Mytrip alias.
Where I Am The End Of The World (BLWBCK, 2023) relied on the tension between acoustic drums, distorted guitars and ambient electronics, Birds Drink My Blood turns inward, placing its focus firmly on electronic expression. Across six pieces, the music moves between stillness and intensity, occupying a space where fragile motifs and submerged power coexist.
Born Erased once again opens the door to collaboration. French electronic artist Mondkopf contributes his intricate synth work to the track “Unmade,” while Denmark’s Vanity Productions brings his signature melancholy-drenched feedback and noise experiments to the abrasive “Dead Sun Emblem.” These collaborative tracks enhance the album’s contrasts, highlighting moments of interplay between guest interventions and Born Erased’s core sound.
Birds Drink My Blood stands as a vivid reflection of a world where grace and violence remain inseparably entwined, and where collaboration amplifies the tension between beauty and brutality.
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released December 4, 2025
Press quotes:
'...Born Erased’s new album is concerned far more with non-existence than with being.' ~ Blessed Altar Zine
'Overwhelming waves of sound descend upon the listener, drawing them into a true nightmare experience.' ~ Side-Line
'...a leading example of contemporary underground experimental electronics.' ~ Noise Receptor Magazine
'Birds Drink My Blood ist kein Album, das du nebenbei laufen lässt. Es ist ein schwarzer Raum, in den du hineinfällst.' ~ Fantasy Kosmos
'There is a freshness and integrity to these shimmering walls of sound that are as engaging as they are unsettling.' ~ Avant Music News
'Κάποιες μικρές ακτίνες φωτός διαπερνούν το μεταλλικό σκελετό που υφαίνει με την ηλεκτρονική του βάση, αλλά κι αυτές κινούνται αργά σαν καπνοί μιας αόρατης βιομηχανικής φωτιάς.' ~ Against the Silence
'... although still in the realm of ambient soundscapes, the tracks here are structured in a cinematic way, making them way more approachable to fans of other kinds of music.' ~ Łabandzi Śpiew
Written & produced by Angel Simitchiev in 2024
Synths on track 2 by Paul Régimbeau (Mondkopf)
Noise & textures on track 4 by Christian Stadsgaard (Vanity Productions)
Mastered by Marius Costache (Studio 148)
Artwork by Silvana Ilieva
Layout by Georgi Sharov