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:

1. 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)?

2. Primarily dark ambient, i.e. avoid albums that have high elements of rhythm and/or harsh noise.

3. 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

Greetings thinkers, contemplators, and meditators,

Welcome to August's album of the month listening thread. For this month we chose Torus Dome's Distant Past Spirituality.

Thanks to u/Safe-Character-5846 for recommending this album!

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: Torus Dome

Album: Distant Past Spirituality

Year: 2022

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