RITUALZ

RITUALZ (†‡†) is the project of Mexico City producer and vocalist JC Lobo, and one of the pioneers of witch house. He launched it in 2010, and within days of posting his first dark, slowed tracks online he was signed to Houston's Disaro label. His debut EP, †‡†, came out on CD-R at the end of that year and became one of the most influential records of the early witch house scene.

Ghetto Ass Witch followed in February 2011, with guest vocals from GVCCI HVCCI on the title track. That year also brought a split with Fostercare on Robot Elephant Records, and in 2012 the New York streetwear brand Mishka released his third EP, Hypermotion X, along with a split with Funerals. Pulling from hip hop, pop, horror films and David Lynch, RITUALZ built a sound that was darker than the club scene and heavier than most of his peers.

Lobo toured heavily across North America and Europe, including dates with HEALTH and Prayers. His debut full length album, DOOM, came out on Artoffact Records, recorded and mixed by Lobo in apartments in Mexico City and Paris and mastered by Martin Bowes. Over time RITUALZ moved further into darkwave and industrial, a shift that hit hardest on 2022's RADICAL MACABRO. Lobo also runs MALIGNA, a cassette label for experimental electronic music.

Re:Mission booked RITUALZ before he joined the label. In 2021 Re:Mission Entertainment released a remastered †‡† on 180g vinyl for its 10th anniversary, followed by the 10th anniversary reissue of Ghetto Ass Witch. In 2025 the label released MIMIC and the new album FOREVER.

FOREVER