Mortal Prophets turn neon dreams into gravity on new collection 'Lost In Space'

There’s something thrilling about watching an artist abandon the ground beneath their feet and fully commit to the void. With 'Lost in Space', Mortal Prophets disappear into the stars, returning with a collection that hums, glows, and aches in equal measure.

This release feels like a deliberate transmission rather than a casual drop. John Beckmann’s project has always carried a cinematic instinct, but here it’s sharpened into something sleek and electric. These seven pieces drift between intimacy and enormity, pulling classic electronic sentiment into a modern nocturnal frame. It’s music built for empty highways, blinking city lights, and the quiet solitude of late hours when everything feels slightly unreal.

The partnership with William Declan Lucey proves inspired. Together, they sculpt a sound that’s both meticulously structured and emotionally loose, allowing each track to breathe while maintaining a sense of forward motion. The rhythmic foundations are lean and deliberate, while melodic lines shimmer with longing, giving the whole record a sense of perpetual movement.

Vocals float rather than dominate, treated as another instrument in the atmosphere. They arrive blurred, distant, sometimes ghostlike, reinforcing the feeling that these songs exist just out of reach. There’s romance here, but it’s refracted through glass and circuitry, equal parts warmth and detachment.

What makes 'Lost in Space' so compelling is its restraint. Instead of chasing maximalism, Mortal Prophets lean into mood, patience, and repetition, trusting subtle shifts to do the heavy lifting. Hooks reveal themselves slowly, rhythms pulse quietly under the skin, and emotional weight builds without ever announcing itself.

'Lost In Space' feels informed by the past but unconcerned with recreating it, choosing instead to extract feeling, texture, and atmosphere, then send them forward into something unfamiliar.

By the final moments, 'Lost in Space' feels like a place you linger rather than leave. Mortal Prophets have crafted a release that hovers throughout. And once you’re caught in its orbit, it’s hard not to stay there a while longer.