Atrium Carceri - Reliquiae & Void (2012)

So needless to say, 2012 has been a pretty outstanding year for music in general, but more specifically for atmospheric music. Because of: Godspeed, Swans, Black Swan (twice), The Silver Mount Zion, Desiderii Marginis, Leech, and Atrium Carceri all releasing new material, I thought I was pretty much set for my ambient & post-rock this year.

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Country: Sweden

Genre: Dark Ambient/Drone/Industrial

Label: Cold Meat Industry

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 Lo & behold, Atrium Carceri snuck another ambient/drone album by me this summer. Including the newest one, AC’s last three albums have been nothing short of fantastic. If you like dark ambient/drone/industrial stuff, do yourself a favor and check both of these new albums out right now. Put on some quality headphones, close your eyes, and let Atrium Carceri take you deeper into the darkness.

Blood of the Black Owl - Light The Fires! (2012)

Country: USA

Genre: Black Metal/Doom/Dark Ambient

Label: Glass Throat Records

Chet Scott is a master at hypnotic, insular esoteric metal. All one has to do is look at his past recordings under the Blood of the Black Owl moniker. His latest release Light The Fires is no different in that it delivers spectacular drones which highlight inward emotions. This is music to get lost in. 

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Scythling - Smokefall (2012)

Country: Canada/USA/Germany

Genre: Drone

Label: Aurora Borealis

Scythling is an interesting collaboration of sorts that features Nadja's Aidan Baker and Bloody Panda's Josh Rothenberger. Originally recorded as just the duo playing off each other in a live studio session, the recordings were then supplemented by a handful of their friends. If you've got the attention span, Smokefall is well worth the trip. 

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