#Civ full discography zip series#

A most gruesome murder, and the killer is still on the loose. For it is grave news this ere night, grave news indeed.īe it known to all ye, that there has been another murder. Instead of placing my own interpretation/spin on the themes being explored here, it is probably best to share the blurb from their release page:Īll good citizens draw near and harken unto these words. We are greeted by the sound of horses whinnying and hooves scuffing as a carriage slowly rolls through the city. From the very opening seconds of Crier’s Bane, Dead Melodies and Beyond the Ghost hurl us directly into the scene. A few of the heavy-hitters in this category to this point have been Flowers For Bodysnatchers and God Body Disconnect, both including sounds of lush landscapes and story-lines which move forward in a tangible way.Įnter Crier’s Bane. But, as the years go by and the label’s catalog continues to increase at a feverish pace, we are seeing more and more releases that fit squarely into the cinematic category. Yet, some other projects on Cryo Chamber in the past have only nominally moved into the cinematic direction. (But since re-issued through Heath’s own Cryo Chamber label.)

Heath’s main project, Atrium Carceri, has been the absolute go-to for cinematic dark ambient since his debut, Cellblock, back in 2003 on the legendary Cold Meat Industry label. west coast, One shouldn’t be surprised that the label would lean in such a direction. Of course, if there were a label out there that is able to fully embrace such a level of perfection in this category, that would be Cryo Chamber, without question.Īs Cryo Chamber was founded by Swedish ex-pat Simon Heath, whom now runs the label from the U.S. While there are the occasional releases that feel truly cinematic, with a moving scenery and narrative, many fall short. Absolutely outstanding!Ĭinematic dark ambient is a term that gets thrown around quite loosely, in my estimation, when describing many dark ambient albums. Yig is another exceptional release from Cryo Chamber, and anyone who is a fan of their dark ambient albums shouldn’t hesitate to buy themselves a copy of this album. This is an album that rewards repeated listening – I’ve had it on continuous play for the last week or so, and each and every time I’ve discovered something new and wonderous among the atmospheric field recordings and sonic soundscapes. Inside, the breath-taking artwork of Simon Heath is complimented by journal entries written by Alistair Rennie ( Ruptured World). Yig is available as a digital download, and as a double CD album that comes in a deluxe 20 page hardcover DigiBook.

The production quality, as you would expect from a Cryo Chamber release, is simply gorgeous, providing a cinematically dark listening experience in which every sound and each individual note adds something essential to the mix. Each and every moment of Yig is full of spine-tinglingly, goose-bump inducing dark ambient excellence that draws you under its spell. Not only that, but it all hangs together perfectly, seamlessly moving from dark, brooding soundscape to rhythmic ritualistic ensemble, and from enchanting ethereal layers to raw-edged, discordant drones. The music here has so much depth and is so multi-layered that it’s impossible to describe it all in any detail, but needless to say that each artist has clearly delivered their highest quality work for this album – as evidenced by the fact that there is no filler here whatsoever.

#Civ full discography zip series#

Yig, the seventh in Cryo Chamber‘s series of Lovecraftian releases, was recorded by over 20 of the scene’s biggest names working together in collaboration for over a year to write, produce and perform this incredible 2 hour dark ambient soundscape album.Īnd if that isn’t enough to get you salivating, just wait until you hear the music they’ve created – because this is quite honestly one of the best dark ambient albums I’ve heard in recent times.ĭuring the course of the 2 tracks, each over an hour in length, we are treated to an amazing audio journey that takes us from trepidation, despair and horror at at one end of the scale, to soothing reassurance and hope at the other.