mystagogus Drone symphonies unfolding, solemn, dramatic yet peaceful. Awe-inspiring album, the best from Troum in a long time. Accordion one is a masterpiece. Favorite track: UR-BLAU (accordion).

username164 oh gosh, didn't quite expect to hear something like Oxblood Red from Troum. this gem will offically be archived directly in the Joy of Disease folder! Favorite track: OXBLOOD RED (zither).

Cody Drasser Unsettling and atmospheric dark ambience akin to watching your favorite found footage horror film with your eyes closed. Disembodied voices, mysterious groans, distant noises and other unexplainable sounds all masterfully layered and arranged into a dark, suffocating whole. FFO: WILT, Black Mountain Transmitter, Gruntsplatter, Kristian Olsson.

David Loveless ‘The Barren Gospel’ is a flawless spectacle of Dark Ambient excellence. This may very well be the defining moment of Caldon Glover’s impressive career (up to this point) and a Top 5 entry into the entire Cryo Chamber catalog. These songs are immersive, spooky, retrospective and ethereal and combined, form a rich texture of atmospherically consistent soundscapes. This is a definite Dark Ambient album of the year contender! Favorite track: The Gray Tapes.

Mike / Avant Music News What Eighth Tower Records has quietly achieved with this series is a reliable method for making abstraction visceral. The result is thirteen different perspectives on subterranean dread, unified roughly by style but more by a shared commitment to finding meaning in atmosphere. This is another strong entry in a strong series.

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