Newcastle-based electronic artist Bartholomew returns this summer with Subterranea, his most personal and cinematic release to date. Arriving July 25th, 2025 on Lunar Module, a new CD imprint from Castles in Space, the album delves deep into emotional terrain-fusing generative electronics, orchestral flourishes, and raw sonic textures into a poignant meditation on instability and resilience. Following 2023's Moorbound-a love letter to the Newcastle Town Moor that sold out it's physical release in under 24 hours-Subterranea marks a turning inward. While Moorbound found grounding in the natural world, this new record confronts internal architecture: the disquiet of mental health struggles, personal upheaval, and the ever-shifting nature of equilibrium. "I knew when I started Subterranea it was going to be about the value I assign to consistency and predictability in my life," says Bartholomew. "But as the album took shape, my life was unraveling. What emerged was a more honest record-not just about balance, but about accepting it's impermanence." Across nine tracks, Bartholomew-real name Chris Bartholomew-draws on his background in theatrical composition (Barbican, National Theatre Studio), marrying cinematic storytelling with a palette that recalls the emotional resonance of Hans Zimmer, the granular textures of Tim Hecker, and the stark minimalism of Ben Frost. The result is a body of work that's as vulnerable as it is technically accomplished. The seeds of Subterranea were p ATTENTION: please remember that all Blu-Rays are Region A USA and all DVDs Region 1 USA and you will need a multi region Blu-Ray/DVD player to play them.