If you can overlook the packaging, which looks like a bootleg B-horror film you’d get offered in an alley in Chinatown, you’ll find that Hamre delivers with some of the best dark ambient soundscapes I’ve heard this year.
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First Fallen Star: an interview with Mr. C.
The dichotomy of light and darkness, of good and evil, that exists in the universe is not a representation of opposition but of a relationship, as neither can be defined without the other. Indeed, the two are often so closely intertwined as to be indistinguishable, and incapable of surviving without one another. Our purpose here is no celebration of evil but instead an embrace of the darkness as an integral part of our souls. Where would Heaven be without Hell?
Mystified – Passing Through The Outer Gates
On first listen, this isn’t as boring as I expected from someone who has the tendency to release over twenty albums a year. There are some genuinely interesting elements at play here: calm, dark, minimal drones, various melodic elements, and even some well-crafted tribal-esque percussion.
Aspectee – Morben
CD, First Fallen Star, 2009 www.myspace.com/aspectee German dark ambient takes a variety of forms, but rarely does it feel as organic as “Morben”, the first full-length album from Aspectee. However [ … ]
Innfallen – Three Days of Darkness
CD, First Fallen Star, 2009 http://www.myspace.com/innfallen “Three Days of Darkness” is the soundtrack to a Catholic prophecy in which the Earth is held in a cold starless night for three [ … ]
Dense Vision Shrine – Time Lost In Oblivion
CD+DVD, First Fallen Star, 2009 www.myspace.com/densevisionshrine The Norwegian artist Karsten Hamre has been reasonably prolific for a number of years, with projects such as Penitent and Arcane Art, gaining a [ … ]