Circle of Ouroborus, Thurisa, United States, Final Agony Records, Final Agony 56, vinyl LP (2022) Astonishingly for a band that
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Tag: ambient
When Vikings Ruled Space
Short percussion works from the team of Ingar Zach (Norway) and Michele Rabbia (Italy) on Musique Pour Deux Corps (SOFA
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Nahanagan Stadial: non-stop blackened death / war metal chaos is a mess but still a lot of fun
Coscradh, Nahanagan Stadial, Ireland, Invictus Productions, IP185, CD digipak / vinyl (2022) A gloriously messy recording of non-stop destruction and chaos,
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Fake: dynamic duo leading the way into a retro space jazz dystopian underworld
Lorenzo Feliciati & Dominique Vantomme, Fake, India, Subcontinental Records, SCR049 CD digipak (2022) Two veteran musicians (and long-time friends) in
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The Gleam: a stark and minimal presentation on human responses to and interactions with light
Park Jiha, The Gleam, tak:til / Glitterbeat, GB119 CD / vinyl ( 2022) As its title suggests, “The Gleam” revolves
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Fever Collapse: harsh noise industrial electronics and dark ambient describing a world in breakdown
Absolute Key, Fever Collapse, France, Asylum Tenebris, cassette (2022) I only discovered Absolute Key and its prolific output very recently
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Occupying The Ruins
New batch from Zoharum of four darksters of which Kontinent’s Stasis (ZOHAR 233-2) has already been reviewed by Jennifer here.
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Celestial Woods: a paradox of rich and lush yet icy and harsh atmospheric / post-black metal / ambient soundscape immersion
Raat, Celestial Woods, Italy, Flowing Downwards, Flow044, CD (2022) Following after second album “Raison d’Etre”, released in late 2020, and
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The Void of Emotion
Thomas Köner’s Aubrite (MILLE PLATEAUX MP34) here in a nifty reissue form, following on from this label’s reissue of his
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The Dystopian World of J. G. Ballard: a dark and sombre sound art compilation with few shocks or surprises
Various Artists, The Dystopian World of J. G. Ballard, Italy, Zero K, limited edition CD (2022) Having read some of
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