Unearthed #14
New releases
Welcome to the first Unearthed of 2026 to feature albums actually released this year.
Our first selection is Echoes from the Void of Time by Torus Dome. It’s a half-hour dark ambient piece built on slow-moving drones and eerie choirs; the atmosphere is excellent.
No Future by Runes Order is a re-release but it’s definitely worth mentioning here. It’s the reissue of the 1993 cassette which was limited to 30 copies. The theme of the album is nuclear war, specifically a post-apocalyptic landscape. It doesn't sound like your typical modern dark ambient (having been written in the nineties), and I highly recommend it.
BlackWeald (hailing from my home country, Hungary) has released Ahtola, an album running over three hours. It transports you into a sunken world through deep drones and ritualistic percussions. A long and slow journey that is well worth the time.
Insectarium’s new album, With Wings Removed was released on the first day of the year. It features great atmospheric soundscapes, quality work as usual from Joel.
Endless Cold, Endless Darkness by Ugasanie is a “cold and harsh album focusing on snow blasted dark ambient” as the release page says. It’s perfect for the current weather here in the northern hemisphere. If you’re south of the Equator, however, there’s no need to wait for the cold to arrive before listening.
Aconitum Napellus by Wilted Perch is a strange record, filled with distorted noise, glitchy electronics and haunting soundscapes. It demands your attention but it pays off. The Bandcamp page recommends it “for fans of: Megaptera, Inade, Burial Hex, Ain Soph, Zoät-Aon, Black Mountain Transmitter, and Raison d’être”.
Brotherhood of Sleep recently released Enter the Nuummite Cosmos, an experimental, ritual dark ambient album. Nuummite – also called the “Sorcerer’s Stone” – is a rare rock from Greenland, associated with Earth and Fire. It is believed to embody the primordial energies of creation and destruction, birth and renewal, making it a perfect symbol for the music here.
Sewn Into The Infinite Sky by Talst features six menacing tracks sitting right on the edge of deep ambient and horror-infused sci-fi.
Another cold one: Poena Sensus released A Cold Furnace on January 9. Listening feels like a long trip through the frozen North, past decaying metal structures and through vast underground halls where rusting machines still work toward forgotten goals. It’s one of my favorites among the new releases.
By coincidence, we have another album from a Hungarian artist. Premex Solus: Approximation was released by Zenapolae. Slowly moving drones and found sounds comprise these six long, beautiful tracks. The album is available for download at Zenapolae.
Mixtapes
A new mix is up on the Winter Light Mixcloud channel by Nicolas Van Meirhaeghe (the artist behind Empusae and Penumbral Aethyr), featuring tracks by Ajna & Onasander, Atomine Elektrine, Talst, and others.
Ethereal Ambient and more from The Kult of O, featuring Dirk Serries, Aarktica, Substak & LR Friberg, Vessel Spells, Dead Counterpoint Initiative and others.
Another great one from Oneirich: Dark Ritual Ambient mixtape:
Finally, don't miss the latest Nacht Radio Show from Mark O’Shea. Featured artists include Trepaneringsritualen, Dead Melodies, Urschaum, Joel Gilardini, and Atrium Carceri & Kammarheit.