I think it's something different entirely, but definitely along similar lines.
Madara can control both his body and his spirit at the same time, something we haven't seen before if I recall.
Their "spirit" looks like a genjutsu entity, and it is definitely at least a type of Yin release. Maybe Madara's technique allows him to separate his Yin energy from his body holding Yang energy (would that make it Yin-Yang release?) so that he can still control his body while attacking with his spirit, which would be the difference between him and these other spirit techniques.
Dunno, Naruto isn't exactly a science, but I'm willing to bet this is somewhat close to it. Maybe this is why Naruto (strong Yang) is beating Madara's body and Sasuke (strong Yin) is able to get the upperhand on Madara's spirit.