Psychedelic-dark ambient project Psyclopean released their 19th album. Get ready to embark on a smoky, introspective, Lovecraftian sonic odyssey that gets variably awestruck, emotive and meditative. The record is self-described as Pink Floyd getting lost in the world of science fiction, which certainly conjures imagery of shadowy fantasies and the other-worldly ethereal. Keep an eye out for more Psyclopean and
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Dungeon-drone synth project Psyclopean’s latest record is inspired by the fantasy fiction of Lord Dunsany. The story entails a classified government program that develops technology to record the dreams of a test subject. As such, these compositions represent the unfathomable realms of the subconscious. To make it all the more eerie, we don’t know where these paths all lead to,
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Milwaukee dark ambient projects Noctilucant and Psyclopean teamed up with Germany-based Visions of Ulnahar for a record where they each do two tracks. They conceptually focus on the texts of Lovecraft and Cthulhu Mythos through droning dungeon synths and industrial movements. The three artists build off one another as the gothic narratives expand. It’s mysterious, apocalyptic, and bleak like stumbling
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Psychedelic-ambient project Psyclopean is out with a new record, based upon the H.P Lovecraft story. Building on the visceral desolation Psyclopean has sonically conjured before, the music here feels like loneliness in space at times but stumbling on a desert civilization at others. About halfway through there’s horse samples, as well as someone smoking a bong. Neat, right? It’s certainly
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Dark ambient project Psyclopean (side project of doom band Sleestak) is out with one of the most haunting sonic odysseys you will embark on this year. Done in two parts, the record ventures from the most distant desert planets to the deepest dungeons to the most desolate realms. Dynamic drones, symphonic triumphs, occult tensions, and atmospheric soundscapes all encompass what
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