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Unearthed – Week 37
Astoreth & Forestaal deliver a nearly forty-minute improvisation, a musical ritual built from drones and vocals.
Stepping outside the usual genre boundaries, this week I’m also highlighting a Swedish neoclassical-darkwave band, Arcana. Their 2012 album “As Bright As A Thousand Suns”, originally released on Cyclic Law, is now available again on CD and vinyl.
Kloob and Onasander’s previous collaboration was already featured in an earlier recommendation, and now they return with a new joint project: Ethnea Nekrōn. Their release Exo-Metempsychosis explores the theme of cosmic rebirth through dark and space ambient textures.
From Helsinki comes Ruusuriimu (Csipkebogyó), offering transcendental apocalyptic folk with a touch of Hungarian connection. Their new album, “Tánc a rothadásért”, features Hungarian vocalists Vály Tekla and Csiszér Réka. Tekla also contributes lyrics and the cover photograph.
Unearthed – Week 36
First up is the debut album from Kristof Bathory (Dawn of Ashes) and his new dark ambient side project, Bleak Haven. Oblivion dives into dark space ambient territory with subtle hints of horror.
Insectarium sets a similarly moody tone with their latest release, Replicant. This one leans toward sci-fi, featuring colder soundscapes and layered drones.
The same artist also released another album back in August, but due to the summer break, Witness This Strange World Unfold is only coming to light now.
Finally, there’s a new Kult of O mixtape, featuring Void Gazer, Steve Roach, and many more artists.
Unearthed – Week 35
In the first Unearthed after the summer break, we’re tuning in to the collaboration between Kloob and Onasander on their album Goês. Its slow, pulsing drones conjure the spirit of the dead in the final chapter of the Witchcraft trilogy.
Sonologyst’s album Planetarium is a musical disovery of the Solar System using recordings from NASA. It’s cosmic ambient in the truest sense of the word.
Finally, we have another space/dark ambient release from Joel Gilardini, who makes experimental sound textures from guitar recordings to create slow, immersive tracks.
Grey Frequency live at Ambient Électronique 3, Nottingham
Unearthed – Week 31-32.
Two weeks’ worth of recommendations are coming out together this time — I’ve slowed down a bit; it’s summer, it’s hot, that’s how it is. In return, I tried to gather enough so that you’ll have something to listen to for an entire vacation.
To start, here’s Oneirich’s new mixtape — less ambient, more pulsing, travel-like rhythmic tracks:
Let’s not forget the usual Nacht either — the July 27 mixtape:
I already recommended Ajna last time, now here’s a new release from them (under another name, as Segment.fault).
Caldon Glover’s Eternal Night Radio album also came out recently — I unfairly forgot about it, but I’m making up for that now.
Also a new release: a compilation inspired by the film Eraserhead, featuring tracks by Grey Frequency and Sonologyst, among others.
And since I mentioned Sonologyst, here’s one of his older albums from 2015 — Ancient Death Cults and Beliefs.
Something special from 2020: a recording of a performance without an audience, a collaboration between Inade and Circular — The Saturnine Broadcasting.
And let’s close with Oneirich again, who recently put together an industrial mixtape as well.
That’s all for this round of recommendations, I wish everyone a great summer holiday! I’ve added all I could. Since I’ll be going on vacation soon too, expect new posts in the last week of August.
Concert recommendation: KMFDM at A38
To finally have something industrial-themed: on March 1, 2026, KMFDM will be at A38!
Unearthed – Week 30
New releases
In Depths Forgotten by Insectarium – slow soundscapes, huge spaces and underground meditations define Joel Hinkle’s new album.
Wreathed in Serpents, Crowned in Thorns by The Black Monolith – after just over half a year, we can once again listen to the master of occult dark ambient from Athens. Expect a ritual atmosphere with heavy bass drones and rhythmic noise.
Older albums
Algol by Ajna – another isolationist ambient album filled with drones and soundscapes, running over an hour and a half.
Naiad by Ashtoreth & Penumbral Aethyr – a new ritual album born from the collaboration of two Belgian artists.
Unearthed – Week 29
New Releases
Vein by Ashtoreth & Forestaal – massive shamanistic drones performed live with a full band; everything that’s good.
Dark Orbit by ProtoU – dark space ambient.
Santa Sangre Magazine presents: The Sixth Configuration – a 100-track compilation from the dark underground, featuring The Black Monolith, Llyn Y Cwn, Vestigial, Ashtoreth, Insectarium, and many more.
Older Albums
Svarteboken by The Black Monolith & Olik Nesnah – dark, ritual ambient.
Drone Day 2025 by Substak – a recording from the unjustly neglected drone genre, created for the international Drone Day.
Fury 161 (CSR342CD) by Bestia Astrum – industrial dark ambient, straight from the Neroid Sector.
Better To Have Never Been by Violent Grief – another drone album to round things off.
Nacht 2025-07-14
Hypogeum mixtape #2
A new dark ambient compilation to make sure you won’t run out of music this weekend. The mixtape features Llyn Y Cwn, Randall Collier-Ford, Mount Shrine, and more.