Photo by Daniel von Appen, obtained from Unsplash

10 years ago today, we lost David Bowie.

Ten years and two days ago, I bought a copy of his final album Blackstar. Having been immersed in it for two days, when the sad news broke the album suddenly made a different kind of sense.

Two days after that, I was in the crowd when Tony Visconti and some other ex-Bowie band members performed their tribute show in Toronto – their first following his death, it felt like a very special public wake for the man. As a fan I felt extremely honoured to be present, mourning the loss of this great artist together with his closest collaborators.

A few days ago I mentioned on social media that I’m about to release a Bowie cover. I’d hoped to have it out January 10, but it’s still being polished — recording is finished, the mix is nearly there, and it’s worth letting it settle.

Since you’re here, I’ll share a little about it ahead of release.

It’s a deep cut: “No Control,” from Bowie’s 1995 album Outside, a period when he was pushing away from pop stardom and back toward experimentation. It’s not one of his ‘big ones’ but for a lot of musicians in the goth/industrial orbit, that record is a touchstone. The bass-driven tension of “No Control” transfers naturally to a more modern darkwave sound, and the lyric’s sense of unease feels especially resonant right now. A collaborator once said it already sounded like a Double Eyelid song, which stayed with me – this finally feels like the right time to make it happen.

Normally this is where a pre-release link would go, but not quite yet. Keep an eye out — it’s close.

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If you’ve been following Double Eyelid for a while, you may have noticed a shift in the energy of the project over the last six months.

Double Eyelid is, and always has been, an art-first endeavour — guided by what I’m compelled to make rather than by trends. The work moves at its own pace, and releases have been irregular by design. Lately, though, the project has entered a studio-focused phase: the Edgar Allan Poe album came out in October, this single is about to land, and there’s an EP plus several new tracks in development for later in 2026.

Sustained studio work — along with professional mixing, mastering, and eventually physical releases — requires more predictable support than streaming or one-off sales can provide. For the first time, I’m seriously considering a Double Eyelid membership or Patreon as a way to make that kind of continuity possible.

If this sounds interesting, I’d love to hear what would make a Double Eyelid membership valuable to you. Comments are open below.

Ian (Double Eyelid)

It’s been awhile, folks – but it’s good to be back.

This project went very quiet for some time due to some major events in my personal life. I suffered from multiple bereavements, losing several of the people who were closest to me in the space of less than a year. 2024 and the beginning of 2025 were very rough indeed.

Once I finally got back to work on music, I decided to take on an idea that I’d had on the back burner for a long time – a musical audiobook adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’.

I am incredibly pleased with the way this has come together. It’s only been out for 6 days as of now and it’s been doing incredibly well. At one point it hit #1 on Bandcamp’s audiobook chart – not sure if it’s still there as they move around every day, but pretty cool regardless! This is truly a one-of-a-kind piece – it’s an audiobook that is driven by the music, and has to be heard to be believed, if I may say so myself.

On that note, I’ll stop talking. Here’s the link to the Bandcamp page. Go and listen, and buy a download if you feel so inclined.

And stay tuned – Double Eyelid is back in business.

I recently gave an interview to Mike Pougounas of the Greek band ‘New Zero God’ for his Blackout Radio program. It’s a great session in which we cover a lot of topics – what music I’m listening now, what’s new in the Toronto goth scene, my friendship with The Scarlet Fever‘s Jay Draper, and what I really think about record companies – and we listen to a bunch of great music in between. Give it a listen here!

I’m super excited to announce that we have released a brand-new music video!

This is for our new track ‘World In Ashes‘ – which is a collaboration with the UK-based artist and producer AzumiG.

The video is our second one made with director Vinayak Bhardwaj and I’m really pleased with how it has turned out. In some ways it’s the most ambitious shoot we’ve ever done.

Check it out and share with your friends, add it to your playlists etc!

Hope you enjoy!

I’m super-excited to share our new video with you.

Technically it’s a lyric video, but it’s a super-high-effort one with all new footage of me revisiting the ‘undertaker’ character from the Dead is Better video, as I wander lost through a variety of landscapes.

Hope you enjoy! We launched this September 29 on Twitch, preceded by an interview with me conducted by DJ Kris Hex. It wound up being more of a casual conversation than an interview, but some of you may enjoy it nonetheless.

Feel free to let us know what you think in the comments!