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Post by adversarius on Apr 18, 2009 22:53:27 GMT
What's 'Deep Freeze' like by SRF? Should I buy it. I have 'Nostromo' which is pretty good. You definitely should. At least download it to get an opinion, then buy it if you like it. Nostromo is great, but it doesn't stand a chance against Deep Frieze(sic) imo. It's not really dark, only really cold, atmospheric and soothing. Icy winds and swirling ambient textures. Wonderful album to sleep to. |
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Post by Tyranor on Apr 21, 2009 7:55:57 GMT
I found interesting and quite unusual album by some unknown project called Angla yesterday. The work is largely inspired by classic Asian horror (Ringu, Ju-On, The Eye and the likes). Unnerving death ambient. You can freely download the entire album here. Give it a try. |
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Post by Darkcrawl on Apr 22, 2009 22:49:15 GMT
A new-ish project involving Heimoth (Seth), Kvohst and Aort (<Code>). They're called Decrepit Spectre and make full use of Kvohst's 'spectral' vocals (he's one of my favourite vocalists, I have to say!). Go here now: www.myspace.com/decrepitspectre |
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Post by VonMimus on May 3, 2009 20:57:25 GMT
I agree. Wonderful record. I haven't really gotten into the "fort" disc yet, even after all this time, but "hin" remains a masterpiece. It can especially be recommended to fans of Darkspace(vonmimus, if you haven't heard them, go check them out NOW). They have a lot in common; long, hypnotizing songs with blurry and entrancing production, spacious sound, and lots of space-related themes and feelings in general. Trist just released a new full-length, Willenskraft, on Cold Dimensions. It's not nearly as good as hin-fort in my opinion, but I could listen to the song Wandlung over and over for hours. Beautiful track. On topic, for those who haven't already heard it, I just wanted to recommend what is probably the greatest minimalist ambient album ever: Like A Slow River by Lull. He's a quite well-known veteran in the dark ambient scene, but the latest record surpasses almost everything I've ever heard within the genre. It's part of a label/project called Glacial Dimensions, which releases exclusively ambient/drone albums with arctic and glacial themes(too bad that Deep Frieze by SleepResearch_Facility wasn't released by them, that would've made the whole thing complete). Anyway, every self-respecting ambient fan needs to have heard this, it's as simple as that. Slow, cold and icy drones in the distance, like huge ice sheets slowly moving across the freezing oceans. Oh bliss... I'm a huge fan of Darkspace, too, and also, even with all the bad things people say about it, Paysage d'Hiver (by a member of Darkspace). I got Willenskraft a month before it's official release, send by Cold Dimensions (??) and i must admit, this band surprised me again. I was expecting something quite in the mood of Hin, or maybe Fort, given the first album, but the tracks like Wagemut, Wandlung, even if it's hard for me to quote these tracks among the others, are definitely MASTERPIECES. If you have other bands like these don't hesitate to tell me wich. |
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Post by Dalihrob on May 6, 2009 16:31:40 GMT
Most of you probably knows Gnaw their tongues. Well, the guy behind it has a new concert project Aderlating. But he has released a debut album called The nectar of perversity springs from the well of repression. It¨s similar to ambient/drone/industrial side of GTT and sometimes I hear similar aspects to Urfe. But this is MUCH more sicker and uglier. Damn I actually feel cold and nausea when listening to it. www.myspace.com/aderlating |
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Post by VonMimus on May 6, 2009 20:39:40 GMT
To stay in the sickness, anybody knows Stalaggh, Karjalan Sissit, Diagnose: Lebensgefahr? I assume almost everybody at least has heard of the last one, since it's Nattramn "solo project"... If you don't know these, you're probably missing something. Diagnose: Lebensgefahr is by far one of my favourite "bands" ever, the more i listen to the Transformalin album, the more i manage to immerse deeply into it, even with everybody spitting on it.
Oh, and there is Underjordiska, too, less sick, but still very interesting.
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Post by Tyranor on May 27, 2009 8:55:25 GMT
Deathspell Omega- Chaining the Katechon- very good production, discordant mindfuck riffs as usual. A bit more stop-start which I have yet to make my mind up on as to whether it's a good thing. It is improving with repeated listens though. I had few attentive spins for this new track as well. They often come up with stunning musical leitmotifs but as much as i like their works i have feeling that further they go the less they are able to maintain their compositions. For example Si Monvmentum... and Kenose had really well balanced songs and good flow. Nothing distracted listening experience. But it looks like that on Fas - Ite... their maximalist approach resulted in becoming really messed up entity. Songs seem very fractured most of the time and have quite random musical progression (at least in my ears). Even the last work of Mayhem sounds a lot more organic in that sense. Sure, it could otherwise be excuse that i'm ignorant in their matter but again it is a slippery and thin border they still try to walk on. I had little friendly dispute with colleague of mine comparing BAN (MoRT) and DSO regarding this topic. I supported BAN's side for i view them as more accomplished in their compositional approach. I think no matter how philosophical and complicate music and concept may appear it should flow otherwise it fails to deliver message and vibe. |
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Post by St. Mark on May 28, 2009 20:56:21 GMT
The thing with Deathspell Omega (SMRC onwards) is that they create as many inessential tracks as they do immensely brilliant ones. For example I'll put Fas on just to listen The Shrine of Mad Laughter about ten times in a row but I'll rarely spin the whole thing. I love the concept and design and simply the effort that went into SMRC but, again, there's only a handful of tracks I'll be excited about listening to. I think my problem is that I only enjoy them in top gear - their slower riffs rarely engage me (First Prayer is a bit special, though). The constant timing shifts and irregularity doesn't bother me at all, I actually applaud and encourage it (the first part of 'The Shrine...' is truly chaotic but absolute genius), I just want the music to stack up. I think Chaining The Katechon is the best track they've come up with so far. The twenty odd minutes really do fly by, and it continues to improve with each new cycle.
Additionally, MORT is better than anything DsO have ever done - it is a visionary thing of appalling beauty from end to end - and I still find Ordo Ad Chao impenetrable.
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Post by Mike on May 29, 2009 16:28:03 GMT
I think there's an exact science in finding the most powerful tensions between chords and dischords, and it certainly pays to restrain yourself from becoming too chaotic. I really enjoy "Fas" in many ways, but it also teeters on the brink of becoming a dissociated squall of notes at times. Scott Walker's become the absolute master of finding the perfect configurations on the edges of what could be called chords. My favourite DSO is Kenose, to my ears Si Monumentum didn't go close to far enough, which I suspect is why it's overwhelmingly the most popular of the later works among kvlt types.
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Post by Darkcrawl on Jun 1, 2009 1:15:56 GMT
Kénôse is also (by far) my favourite DSO. The 40-odd page booklet is incredible too! A real labour of love (that's probably a bad term to use).
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Post by VonMimus on Jun 12, 2009 17:04:16 GMT
Check out "Sun of the Blind": www.myspace.com/sunoftheblindIt's a project of Zhaaral, from Darkspace, and i love it. I ordered their limited box edition for Skullreader, his first (and upcoming) album. Halfway between Underjordiska and Zdzisław Beksiński... |
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Post by Darkcrawl on Jun 14, 2009 22:08:14 GMT
I'll be getting the new Sistrenatus and Inade albums next month which should be good.
Skare- Solstice City (Mathias of Moljebka Pvlse and another guy) is quite decent. More glacial ambient type stuff.
The 2 songs by Sun of the Blind sounded quite good VonMimus! I'll have to give them a go. More promising than Darkspace III which was a bit over-long and rambling.
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Post by VonMimus on Jun 15, 2009 17:53:29 GMT
The preorder box of Sun of the Blind knocked on my door yesterday... The artwork is really neat, and the digipack is shipped with a little bag of... Obsidian dust, with an obsidian stone. Not really useful, but neat (Yay, i have one of the 150 limited edition, HAHA). I must say, listening to the two songs on the myspace, i was expecting something really BIG. The whole album is great, that's no doubt, but not the storm i expected. Bah, that's a debut album, a really, really good debut album. I still recommend it, the preorder box may not be sold out yet...
I'm listening to Skare now, awesome! I like this kind of ambient, it's, fresh, hehe. I think i'll be buying it.
Last, some news, not really a recommendation, since no song is up yet, but two guys from Negură Bunget (if you don't know this band, THAT'S a recommendation), Hupogrammos and Sol Faur, leaved the band to found another one, Dordeduh. It's likely to be another ambient/pagan mystical black metal band, i guess, but, no quick assumptions. The myspace page is not really generous on informations, the pictures section just showing the band members. And surprise: Two guys from Secrets of the Moon, and the drummer of Ephel Duath (that's two more recommendations).
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Post by Dalihrob on Jul 2, 2009 20:02:57 GMT
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Post by Chammadai on Jul 3, 2009 13:53:20 GMT
Why am I thinking of the phrase "Take off, nuke the site from orbit, only way to be sure"?
Damn that's creepy. Imagine what the [guy] said to his [wife] when [he][/gender presumption] got home... "How was work today dear?" "Well honey there was a giant pulsing scrote oozing unknown secretions in the sewer. What's for dinner?"
[Seems it was taken with a remote camera, lucky for the toilet which would probably be blocked after dinner]
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