Immaterialize Present New Single, "Everything But Myself (ft. Fire-Toolz)," From Debut Album Out Friday via Angel Tapes / Fire Talk

Immaterialize is the Chicago-based dream-pop duo of Lipsticism (aka Alana Schachtel) and DJ Immaterial (aka Erik Fure). This Friday, Immaterialize will release their debut album, Perfect, via Fire Talk Records’ emerging artists imprint Angel Tapes, and today they present its final advance single, “Everything But Myself (ft. Fire-Toolz).”

To craft Perfect, Immaterialize eschewed prior conceptions of what entailed writing and recording, opting away from traditional band structures and instead insisting on the strength of the duo and a few key collaborators. Alongside Schachtel and Fure, the duo enlisted studio stalwart Michael Mac for additional vocal processing, and welcomed Angel Marcloid aka Fire-Toolz into their creative process as well. Marcloid mastered Perfect at Angel Hair Audio, and also contributed bass and songwriting to the remarkable album opener “Everything But Myself.” Alongside these two collaborators, who encouraged the duo to abandon a precious recording process, Perfect was recorded at home entirely by Immaterialize themselves.

“Everything But Myself (ft. Fire-Toolz)” sees Immaterialize welcome Fire-Toolz as a collaborator, stepping outside of their role as Perfect’s mastering engineer to craft an entangling and trance-inducing standout. “I shared everything but myself,” Lipsticism sings, transforming the confession into a mantra atop Fire-Toolz’ accompaniment on bass.

Listen to Immaterialize’s “Everything But Myself (ft. Fire-Toolz)”

Perfect recalls the Danish dreamscapes of Fine and Snuggle, but Immaterialize anchor their album with an authentically American abjection. Each track cloaks an inner exhaustion with layers of processed vocals and ethereal production. Some tracks began as dreams, and their phantasmic genesis extends across the album’s haunted, reverb drenched soundscapes. Elsewhere, they examine behavioral patterns and the resistances we all desire in the face of change, loss, and love. It’s a tender exploration that never shies away from the ugly facts of life, instead sitting with these emotions and inspecting what can be gleamed in their wake.

Each artist remains extremely prolific with their respective solo projects — Lipsticism’s latest album, Wanted To Show You, was released last summer via Phantom Limb, and DJ Immateriali’s Post-Op LP was dupped one of Bandcamp’s Best Ambient Albums of 2025 — but Perfect found them both at a time where they were able to hone in and craft their first joint outing as Immaterialize. To celebrate the release of Perfect, Immaterialize will make their long-awaited return to the stage at Schubas on January 30th for an Angel Tapes showcase alongside labelmates Jawdropped, Retail Drugs, Starcharm, and ira glass.