Ivan Tibos.

Darkened synth music for solitary wanderings through majestic forests, or for the journey into one's own mind with closed eyes and open portals... I think this description is a fitting definition for what the new (?) American project Nightweald stands for. Nightweald is the outfit of some C. Davis, debuting with the demonstrational four-track EP Skogstema. That title comes from Norse and means something like ‘forest theme’, referring to pristine wildlife, Mother Nature, and our affiliation, spiritually, with Earth.

Amaethon is the Austin, Texas based solo-outfit by Jake Wayman, who’s part of the current Calcraft line-up as well (amongst some other great names, as former member, like Nahaya, Vesperian Shadow or Wolvenguard). With this new outfit, he did release two albums in the meantime. The debut, Exclusion Zone, was (quasi) totally written, recorded and performed by Jake himself.

Shorter review on an older release, yet written in dedication to the Noctivagant Collective; this one is for you, Phillip!

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I will have this review brief and concise…

I suppose Alphaxone do not need any introduction anymore. This project, run by Iran-born artist Mehdi Saleh, is an extremely productive act, with tens of releases, both independently released, as well as via long-time partner Cryo Chamber, one of the most notorious labels when it comes to Cinematic Ambient Music in its most open-minded definition.

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Another shorter one, this review, but I feel like this one being a necessary one, because Ishimura and Centipede Abyss recently released a second album (Msster). Therefor…

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Short introduction… After Nightside Valkyries (early 2019; initially independently and digitally released, shortly after also physically issued via Naturmacht Productions) and The Ætheric Pathway (Spring 2022, also available via Naturmacht Productions), Firmament, an outfit by German musician J.K., return with a third full-length album, called Reveries Of A Forgotten Spirit, released via the very same unique label.

I will keep it short and concise, as one uses to call it. So, first a word about the band, the label, the release and stuff, then an impression about the aural content of this second recording.