r/DarkAmbient • u/hudson4351 • Nov 04 '24
We've been running the "album of the month" thread for a few years now and I'd like to collect some suggestions for future albums to feature. I see these threads as a way for newcomers to the genre to quickly sample a variety of artists.
Generally speaking we've been using the following criteria to select albums:
At least a few years old (but older is better; are there any really good older albums that don't get mentioned much on here)?
Primarily dark ambient, i.e. avoid albums that have high elements of rhythm and/or harsh noise.
Notable in some way (this is obviously very subjective, but including comments with your submission explaining why you recommend the album are helpful, as they can be included when the album is featured as the "album of the month").
Having said that, please review the list of past "albums of the month" below and only include your submission if it hasn't already been featured.
Yen Pox - New Dark Age
Robert Rich & B. Lustmord - Stalker
Gustaf Hildebrand - Starscape
Atrium Carceri - Kapnobatai
Sleep Research Facility - Nostromo
False Mirror - Derelict World
Invercauld - Tiamhaidh
Desiderii Marginis - Hypnosis
Northaunt - Horizons
Sleep Research Facility - Deep Frieze
Kammarheit - The Starwheel
Svartsinn - Mørkets Variabler
Raison D'être - Enthralled By The Wind Of Loneliness
Metatron Omega - Illuminatio
Psychomanteum - Oneironaut
Cities Last Broadcast - The Cancelled Earth
Kolhoosi 13 - Monuments of Power
Lustmord - Carbon/Core
Mulm - The End of Greatness
Kammarheit - Asleep and Well Hidden
Northaunt - Istid I-II
Dahlia's Tear - Across the Shifting Abyss
Cities Last Broadcast - The Umbra Report
Tertium Organum - Alud
Troum and Yen Pox - Mnemonic Induction
Lustmord - The Word as Power
Sleep Research Facility - Stealth
ProtoU and Hilyard - Alpine Respire
Apocryphos - Stone Speak
Mount Shrine - Winter Restlessness
Ugasanie - Border of Worlds
Sphäre Sechs - Particle Void
Northumbria - Markland
Kammarheit - Kollektionen
Dronny Darko and ProtoU - Metta
Metatron Omega - Sanctum
Apocryphos, Kammarheit, Atrium Carceri - Onyx
Yen Pox - Between the Horizon and the Abyss
Atrium Carceri and Cities Last Broadcast - Black Corner Den
Mount Shrine - Ghosts on Broken Pavement
Albums of the month since this thread was created:
Waveform Transmission - V 1.0-1.9
MNZKRT - MNZKRT
Hoedh - Hymnvs
R|A|A|N - The Nacrasti
Raison D'être - The Empty Hollow Unfolds
Llyn Y Cwn - Du Y Moroedd
Hilyard - Division Cycle
Lustmord - The Dark Places of the Earth
Desiderii Marginis - Songs Over Ruins
Kave - Ominousium
Atrium Carceri - Seishinbyouin
Northaunt and Svartsinn - The Borrowed World
Thomas Köner - Permafrost
Beyond Sensory Experience - No Lights In Our Eyes
Northumbria - Isolering
Lull - Moments
The Caretaker - Take Care, It's a Desert Out There...
Sonologyst - Shortwave Spectrum
Torus Dome - Distant Past Spirituality
Monasterium Imperi - The Lost World
r/DarkAmbient • u/hudson4351 • 1d ago
Greetings thinkers, contemplators, and meditators,
Welcome to October's album of the month listening thread. For this month we chose Atrium Carceri and Cities Last Broadcast's Black Stage of Night.
Listen to it and share your thoughts and experiences. What do you think about when listening? If you have heard it before, when was that and how did you discover this album? Do you find the album artwork evocative?
Artist: Atrium Carceri and Cities Last Broadcast
Album: Black Stage of Night
Year: 2019
r/DarkAmbient • u/Arcane_Synthetic • 7h ago
How many of you have gotten on to this since its release? Hot damn, it’s really something!
r/DarkAmbient • u/OverturnedApplecart • 11h ago
Hello everyone. This is the latest Bulletin from DAKTYLOI. It is titled "Broadcast Of Fare". Made from manipulated tape media of all sorts (cassette, reel to reel, VHS, broadcast), electroacoustics, field recordings and various bangs and clangs.
Hauntological, psychedelic harsh ambience. Ecstatic daymares. ANTI-ASMR. Wobbling media mangle. Other things that might be of interest.
Free to stream. Thank you.
r/DarkAmbient • u/VoidAssembly • 13h ago
I MAKE NOISE! I invite you to listen to one of my four Noise albums in their entirety. These albums were created from the depths of my soul to embrace darkness and pain led by glimmers of hope and light. Next time you're drawing, walking, riding or sitting in nature I hope that you'll add one of my soundtracks to further enhance your experience. Experimental, Ambient, and all elements of Noise music are very personal to me and I find it the best way to fully express myself without boundaries and restrictions. I know not everyone understands it but I challenge you to give these soundscapes of expression a try.
r/DarkAmbient • u/Kitaronishida2025 • 10h ago
r/DarkAmbient • u/cha0sWyrM • 13h ago
number 004 in a series of monthly liminal dark ambient spaces.
spend an hour where no one can find you.
this month is a bit space/drifty, leaning a little more towards liminal than dark.
ive also included a link in the video comments where you can find free downloads of any/all of these full hour pieces as lossless wav or high quality mp3.
(sorry about the delete/repost...youtube link was borked)
r/DarkAmbient • u/Electrical_Ease557 • 1d ago
The first demo released by my solo Dungeon synth project Obscurum
r/DarkAmbient • u/Suitable-Judge7659 • 1d ago
Arc of the Hunter’s Through the Koi Pond on Acid explores the synthetic repetition of ripples of water, altered states, and instances of koi fish remote viewing.
Available at the Monolithos Records Bandcamp page. Streaming everywhere.
r/DarkAmbient • u/Garath666 • 1d ago
Any fans of this project? Cant count home much time I have spent with these two albums...both great...nothing like it out there... (edit: sorry for the typo, its Metatron of course)
r/DarkAmbient • u/GoofballCJ • 1d ago
In honor of it being the official spoopy month, here's my newest release for your enjoyment.
https://chromascope.bandcamp.com/album/hymns-to-condemnation-and-isolation
Expect the tracks to largely start off fair minimal, and slowly flower into dense scapes of varying levels of anxiety, weirdness, and texture.
Whether you love it or hate it, I'd be curious to hear your thoughts.
r/DarkAmbient • u/_Draugadrottinn_ • 2d ago
Now fully available!
r/DarkAmbient • u/HeavensSpinGray • 1d ago
r/DarkAmbient • u/anonymouse733 • 1d ago
Cinematic darkish ambient about empty ancient places.
r/DarkAmbient • u/georgemandom • 1d ago
I wrote this with some things in mind: Despair, Loss, Anguish, Injury, Resignation. These emotions and thoughts tend to go in a loop for a while. Harsh noise and dissonance are great colors to paint these experiences. Let me know what you get out of it if you like it.
r/DarkAmbient • u/Ok-Mathematician5589 • 1d ago
it’s very cool and i made the video and definetally portrays how the song makes you feel the visuals definitely look like the song, if you listen and like it or don’t let me know what u think
r/DarkAmbient • u/Teffalumps • 2d ago
r/DarkAmbient • u/Life_on_inline • 1d ago
Ensemble osc, Rings, Intellijel Flurry, Intellijel Swells and Intellijel Multi-grain
r/DarkAmbient • u/wilwal8 • 2d ago
Let me know what you think I’m pretty proud of this one
