Hidden Landscape and Middle Earth
Two recently released compilations of interest:
Hidden Landscape : Lake Vostok: Eight artists join together to present their aural impression of Lake Vostok. The subglacial Antarctic lake lies under nearly 4000 meters (approximately two and a half miles deep) of solid ice, but is warm enough to remain liquid. It measures 250 kilometers long by 40 wide and is 400 meters deep. Analysis of cores samples drilled close to the top of the lake has shown them to be as old as 420,000 years, suggesting that the lake has been sealed under the icecap for between 500,000 and more than a million years. The eight tracks on this compilation come from Aidan Baker, Bokor, Ellende, Gydja, Liquid Sphere, Siren, Undecisive God, and Wilt. In a review in the Vital Weekly newsletter, Frans de Waard writes: All eight of these musicians operate in the field of dark ambient music, some with a touch industrial music, such as Wilt. Particular standout track is by Gydja, who offer a nice smooth, maybe somewhat slick ambient piece, but actually there is no weak brother around here.
For more information and ordering details, see: Dreamland Recordings
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Sonic Visions of Middle Earth: An exploration of Tolkien's world of Middle Earth by six dark ambient and experimental artists. This compilation begins the journey on the Barrow-Downs and ends within the fires of Mount Doom, meeting Treebeard and Shelob on the way. Comes packaged in a DVD case with an inlay card, designed by Abby Helasdottir, accompanying each track.
1. LEVIATHAN- Fog on the Barrow-Downs
2. AIDAN BAKER- Mines of Moria
3. JÄÄPORTIT- Sydänyön samooja Syvällä unten mailla ja metsien soilla
4. AS ALL DIE- Treebeard of Fangorn
5. GYDJA- Torech Ungol
6. TRANSCENDENT DEVICE- Fires of Mount Doom
For more information and ordering details, see: Foreshadow Productions
Hidden Landscape : Lake Vostok: Eight artists join together to present their aural impression of Lake Vostok. The subglacial Antarctic lake lies under nearly 4000 meters (approximately two and a half miles deep) of solid ice, but is warm enough to remain liquid. It measures 250 kilometers long by 40 wide and is 400 meters deep. Analysis of cores samples drilled close to the top of the lake has shown them to be as old as 420,000 years, suggesting that the lake has been sealed under the icecap for between 500,000 and more than a million years. The eight tracks on this compilation come from Aidan Baker, Bokor, Ellende, Gydja, Liquid Sphere, Siren, Undecisive God, and Wilt. In a review in the Vital Weekly newsletter, Frans de Waard writes: All eight of these musicians operate in the field of dark ambient music, some with a touch industrial music, such as Wilt. Particular standout track is by Gydja, who offer a nice smooth, maybe somewhat slick ambient piece, but actually there is no weak brother around here.
For more information and ordering details, see: Dreamland Recordings
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Sonic Visions of Middle Earth: An exploration of Tolkien's world of Middle Earth by six dark ambient and experimental artists. This compilation begins the journey on the Barrow-Downs and ends within the fires of Mount Doom, meeting Treebeard and Shelob on the way. Comes packaged in a DVD case with an inlay card, designed by Abby Helasdottir, accompanying each track.
1. LEVIATHAN- Fog on the Barrow-Downs
2. AIDAN BAKER- Mines of Moria
3. JÄÄPORTIT- Sydänyön samooja Syvällä unten mailla ja metsien soilla
4. AS ALL DIE- Treebeard of Fangorn
5. GYDJA- Torech Ungol
6. TRANSCENDENT DEVICE- Fires of Mount Doom
For more information and ordering details, see: Foreshadow Productions