A Fan’s Tumblr Post Sparked It All — And Now Japan Is Listening: The Curious Case of Incantabiss

Five rehearsal tracks. No official release. And yet, the Italian jam band Incantabiss is already making waves — even overseas — with bootleg recordings and spontaneous fan-made merch.

No album. No official accounts. No shows announced.
Still, the name Incantabiss — an Italian band with zero public presence — is starting to circulate among fans of alternative music and international jam bands.

It all began with a Tumblr post written by a music lover who, along with a few others, received a folder containing five raw recordings, all captured live in a rehearsal room with just a phone.
No mixing, no production. Just stripped-down sound — and yet, unexpectedly powerful.

One track, labeled AUDIO 3, is a 35-minute jam that quickly drew attention:

“At first it feels like they’re just exploring, but then you realize — they know exactly where they’re going.”

The blogger compares the band to an imaginary crossroads between The Lounge Lizards and Grateful Dead, infused with the raw energy of Goose, and filtered through a uniquely Italian, noir-ish, decadent aesthetic.

The Sound Reaches Japan

This isn't an isolated buzz.
Posts in Japanese on blogs and social media suggest that Incantabiss is resonating across the globe. Their blend of jazz, psychedelia, and live-driven spontaneity seems to strike a chord with listeners hungry for authenticity, groove, and musical risk.

Bootlegs and DIY Merch

A small scene of unofficial bootlegs is already emerging: edited and re-shared anonymously, often stripped of tags and metadata. The tracks feel like relics from a band that’s already mythologized — even though they technically haven’t debuted.

Meanwhile, a small group of fans has started crafting and selling handmade merchandise: screen-printed patches, stickers, posters.
There’s no formal backing — just a shared urgency to spread the music.

“It sounds like fragments of a Woodstock performance — if Woodstock had taken place in a dark, smoky New York club.”
— from the original Tumblr post

Some are already dreaming of future physical formats: cassette tapes, vinyl, DIY-burned CD-Rs. There’s talk of Incantabiss becoming the next viral underground phenomenon.

For now, Incantabiss remains a mystery. But it’s a living one.
No marketing plans. No strategies. Just music that refuses to be contained, and finds its way regardless.