Illuminated Void released a new album. Whereas the project’s previous output ventured into dark ambient territory, this record finds them shifting direction into more of a progressive-psych stoner doom style – all while still retaining elements of the dense, fantastical soundscapes upon which they’ve built thus far. Bookended by two sixteen and a half minute tracks, “Veriditas” takes us deep
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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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Progressive doom metal band Sleestak are out with their fifth album. Venturing into a psychedelic hell-realm, the band undertakes long and drawn-out songs with soul-crushing riffs, thundering melodies, spookish synths, and lyrics from the helpless abyss. It’s a record that deals with prophecy, love, death, and reclamation through viscerally dark depictions. Sleestak set sail through the void with “Harbinger.”
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Dark ambient project Illuminated Void is out with a new album – and it’s a single 38-minute track that feels like an entire realm. Occult-tinged movements of neoclassical and desolate folk-psychedelia dwell between the ethereal and the abyssal, effectively traversing peaks and valleys of mood. It’s a record designed to bridge fantasy of imagination with realistic wonder, which it accomplishes
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Dark ambient project Illuminated Void (of Sleestak) released an eponymous album. Referred to as a “hypnagogic fever dream,” these six tracks explore liminal spaces of the realms within oneself, appearing both dark and heavenly at the same time. Portals, pathways, and rituals lie ahead with phantasmagorical imagery. It’s a palpably magical experiment from Illuminated Void; we hope to hear more
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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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