Earlier this week I stumbled upon the glorious works of Bulgarian dark ambient maestro Hristo Gospodinov, aka Shrine, and I was captivated. I'm especially enthralled by his latest release, called Ordeal 26.04.86 - which serves as a tribute to the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster of 1986. It's a cinematic album. Atmospheric and chilly, dark, with heavy electronics. … Fortsätt läsa New Discovery: Shrine
Etikett: dark ambient
2016 In Review: The albums
2016. 20. Bon Iver - 22, A Million - Justin Vernons musik blir underligare och underligare, och svårare och svårare att relatera till och förstå, men den blir aldrig ointressant. 19. And Also the Trees - Born Into the Waves - AATT:s 2000-tals-renässans, som inleddes 2003 med Further From the Truth (och peakade med … Fortsätt läsa 2016 In Review: The albums
2016 in Review: The 20 Best Songs
20. True Moon - Voodoo - Svensk postpunk lever och frodas. 19. The Radio Dept. - Swedish Guns - Radioavdelningen visar att det tydligen går att blanda atmosfärisk pop med politisk text. 18. Christian Kjellvander - The Dark Ain't That Dark - Jason Molina nickar uppmuntrande från sin himmel. 17. Iggy Pop - Chocolate Drops … Fortsätt läsa 2016 in Review: The 20 Best Songs
Sällskapet #3 – update
There's been some updates regarding Sällskapets forthcoming third album (slated for release sometime next year). According to an interview with Niklas Hellberg and Pelle Ossler conducted by NWT, it is implied that the band's singer Joakim Thåström is no longer with the group. The singing on the album is instead done by German artist Andrea Schroeder. … Fortsätt läsa Sällskapet #3 – update
My latest purchase: Rome – The Hyperion Machine
In August Jerome Reuter, a.k.a. Rome, released his ninth full length album, and let me tell you, it is his best, so far. Taking its name from a novel by Friedrich Hölderlin, The Hyperion Machine is Reuter at his darkly romantic and windswept best. Unlike his past albums The Hyperion Machine is not based on/tied to a specific theme. … Fortsätt läsa My latest purchase: Rome – The Hyperion Machine
Sällskapet #3
Seminal Swedish post-industrial/dark ambient trio Sällskapet is about to release their third album. In an interview with NWT, published on the 31st of August, one third of Sällskapet, the keyboardist/sampler/creator of ambience, soundscapes and atmospheres, Niklas Hellberg revealed that he is currently in Berlin putting the finishing touches on what is going to be their third album, and their first … Fortsätt läsa Sällskapet #3
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