About

Ritual Forms formed at the height of the pandemic in 2021 when good friends Anna Marcella, Curtis ElVidge, and Joe Cross decided it was time to combine their distinctive musical backgrounds into a new project with the intention to remove all self-imposed constraints and rediscover themselves in an uninhibited creative process. 
 
With roots in both England and the US, the trio now hail from London, where they’ve been cultivating a unique and often atmospheric sound that balances lyrical intensity, nuanced production, and emotive synth arrangements with creative beats and powerful bass.  Listen closely and you’ll find layers of sound that build and break – crushing and then restrained.  Production flourishes and pitch-shifted harmonies showcase emotion through sound design.
 
Their debut album, Nighttime Economy, shape-shifts between light and dark – Anna uses the song writing process to exorcise depression and anxiety demons, while equally there are moments that recall the euphoria of losing oneself in music and the night.  Their first single, Dreaming, showcases trip hop influences and vocal samples, expressing the hopeful discord of being alive in our strange time.  This is a band creatively recharged and fully dedicated to their craft.