Cult Member

Cult Member is the recording name of Liam Hayden, a Canadian electronic music producer based in Victoria, British Columbia. Working in house and acid techno, he has also been associated with lo-fi house. He previously released music under the name GHOSTE.

Hayden’s output under the Cult Member name has included full-length albums and EPs. One of the best-known titles connected to the project is Ethernet, described as an underground “cult” release that later circulated widely online. According to an existing biography, Ethernet was released in June 2019 and became a focal point for the project’s internet reputation.

Releases by Cult Member have appeared on labels including Courage Holdings, BELOW0, and Occult Media Group. The project’s catalog is generally situated within contemporary club-oriented electronic music, drawing on house structures and acid techno textures while also intersecting with lo-fi house aesthetics.

Hayden’s work as Cult Member is often discussed in relation to the shift from his earlier GHOSTE alias and the attention drawn to Ethernet. Beyond that, publicly available summaries emphasize the project’s relatively limited documented discography and the prominence of online circulation in how the music has been encountered.