The History Of Dark Ambient

[@cryochamberlabel]

This is great deep dive, wonderful research. Thanks for the mention!

[@laajos300]

following both channels, does that make me weird?

[@jaixiviii]

WOW! Got the Cryo/Atrium approval, that really says a whole lot! 💪🏼

[@RD-lo9pn]

Cryo absolutely killing it, amazing releases, honestly some of the best I've ever heard

[@stuartchapman5171]

There's a great internet radio station, called Grey Cley Radio. Based in the Frome area of SW UK, a hot bed of experimental audio. 24hrs a day, mostly no djs talking, experimental "music" also exclusively ambient using field recordings, synths, field recordings, mostly dark, brooding, virtually no vocals, occasional verging on noise. Have a listen, get in touch, Bruce is always on the lookout for material to add to the rotating schedule, very friendly and approachable.

[@Gekneveld]

Thanks for the link. I found the website and the play button but I don't find the streaming url (to paste in my radio app). Any hints?

[@TheTastefulThickness]

​@@Gekneveld You can usually find it in the waterfall section when you dig into the website itself. Stream the music after you get to the waterfall section and you should find it standing out among the rest. I do this to grab URLs for foobar.

[@ljp711]

New to me. Will check it out... Thanks.

[@SSPGwemlin]

Personal fav Lustmord album is “The Place Where The Black Stars Hang.”

[@superiormusic]

"Metastatic Resonance" is a personal fave❤

[@KingSabbath105]

100% agreed .

[@JeffSartain_atx]

Check out his collab with Robert Rich "Stalker". Also, Coil, Peter Christopherson and John Balance. ❤

[@Don_Inkshot]

Genuinely a masterpiece, one of my favourite albums in this genre.

[@Demention94]

Found him only a couple of months back and I thought I'd heard it all but that dudes music is on another level. Dark especially...

[@adaisychain4azathoth]

something that i dont often see talked about in the context of dark ambient music and industrial music proper is that the original score for 1974's texas chain saw massacre has textbook dark ambient and early industrial sounds. like it actually surprised me when i first heard it

[@notsure1135]

Head cheese…

[@metalheadgamer80]

Legit though. That soundtrack is very ahead of its time yet not too many people talk about its significance.

[@theworldaccordingto4555]

Early Tangerine Dream albums certainly played their part in the development of Dark Ambient:- Zeit, Atem, Alpha Centauri...

[@atyantabhava345]

Tangerine Dream is basically my definition of early dark ambient, especially Rubycon and the soundtrack to "Sorcerer"

[@kevinputry5655]

Especially Zeit!

[@edgarbaumann6002]

@@kevinputry5655 Zeit is the original!

[@AVB91]

Try Irllicht by Klaus Schulze

[@jasonbeatty831]

I would add the first two Cluster albums as well.

[@OmegaSwitch]

Robert Rich needs to be mentioned here- both in connection to Lustmord and of himself, some of Rich's early work provided some groundwork for the genre

[@ToriZealot]

Fissures is a favourite besides of Stalker

[@kevinputry5655]

Great call on that Eraserhead soundtrack however if you dig even deeper, there's soundtracks predating that with early examples of dark ambient. Going back to the early 1960's you've got the BBC Radiophonic Workshop whose staff created some fantastic creepy/eerie dark ambient electronic stuff. These folks had assisted composer Tristram Cary in creating his nightmarish score for a couple of the Daleks stories in early episodes of the TV show Doctor Who. And a few of the Workshops' brilliant artists Delia Derbyshire, David Vorhaus and Brian Hodgson recorded an experimental album called Electronic Sound in 1969, pressed by the production library music label Standard Music, the bulk of which was used as soundtrack material for the 70's TV show The Tomorrow People. And there's also Barry Gray who mostly did more orchestral music but occasionally created some great scary ambient tracks used in TV shows like UFO and Space: 1999. Sadly you don't hear much about them but they are pioneers that should get more recognition.

[@riffcrypt8438]

Great video man! Surprised Coil didn't get name dropped at any point but happy to see you shouted out the dark jazz branch of things.Definitely wrote a few album titles down to check out.

[@wyattxhim]

I’ll probably bring them up A LOT if I do a video about industrial

[@austonsmith536]

Yeah... Coil deserve their own video. As they're neofolk/industrial/dark ambient.

[@paulbisanti1535]

Mick Harris' work as Lull is incredible. He also did a trilogy with Martin Bates on vocals called Murder Ballads that everyone should chrck out. Also check out Yen Pox and Blood Box.

[@cswanson4476]

My gateway to dark ambient, in the early 90s, was Zoviet France, though I’m not sure if it counts as such. But there are some pieces on their albums “Mohnomishe” (which was actually from the 80s), or “Shadow, Thief of the Sun”, that I am pretty sure enter the orbit.

[@Thus-Spoke-Zarathustra]

The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud is dark ambient with killer medieval samples

[@Thus-Spoke-Zarathustra]

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[@scum1979]

albin julius made some really great music,,, wish he wasnt such an edgelord lol

[@charleshainsworth8299]

Great video! One of my favorite older pieces of music with dark textures is Daphne Oram’s “Pulse Persephone” from 1955. She was also part of the Radiophonic Workshop that someone else mentioned.

[@aloraliquid]

Man, I used to listen to SO much Raisin D’être back in the early 2000’s. That, super early Mortiis (pre-Stargate), Burzum, etc. lot of great vibey dark ambient back then Great video friend You have a good voice to listen to as well. Very chill

[@austonsmith536]

Yeah. I've been waiting for the CMI video... seems he's drifted to other waters...

[@aloraliquid]

@@austonsmith536 nice tunes on your channel btw :)

[@austonsmith536]

@@aloraliquid thank you! 😊

[@vincentrose9114]

This is super interesting, Dark Ambient has never been a cohesive scene like other more traditional styles of music. There are no dark ambient 'bands' only artists and it makes it somewhat hard to connect the lineage, its super obscure by nature and maybe that makes it even cooler. Its mysterious

[@vincentrose9114]

Also, Kammarheit is some of the best newer Dark Ambient imho. The album Starwheel is amazing. Also Bloodbox and Wolfskin are a couple random artists I think deserve praise.

[@domm138]

excellent video Wyatt there's boatloads of great dark ambient projects out there, i'd like to mention some of them Lull, which was a project of Mick Harris' (ex Napalm Death drummer), put out some claustrophobic and nightmarish dark ambient albums which were extremely atmospheric and minimalist, iirc Mick started the project using only a 4-track, a sampler and a reverb pedal, albums such as Dreamt About Dreaming, Way Through Staring and Cold Summer would be my recs Mick also has (possibly had?) another musical project called Scorn, a lot more industrial/trip hop/experimental project with a healthy dose of dark ambience thrown in Kammarheit is another great example, you can almost think of it as another Atrium Carceri: both are swedish projects, both started off in the early 2000s, both Simon and Par now run their own dark ambient labels and both are very immersive, Asleep and Well Hidden and The Starwheel are amazing dark cold ambient records and great starting points Par's side project Cities Last Broadcast is amazing as well, very minimalist and eerie, especially on The Humming Tapes, that album is a soundtrack to a haunting also, Simon from Atrium Carceri has his own side project called Sable Sun which takes Atrium Carceri's sound and applies some spacy sci-fi and post-apocalyptic aesthetics plus, Simon and Par have collaborated on a couple of occasions, one of which resulted in Miles to Midnight, an amazing atmospheric dark jazz album for the fans of Bohren und der Club of Gore one of the newer dark ambient projects that i love is God Body Disconnect, it's on Cryo Chamber and was formed by Bruce Moallem, former drummer of the band Dripping (which played some weird-ass psychedelic brutal death metal, really wacky shiznit) but GBD is amazing as well, Dredge Portals, Sleeper's Fate, Spiral of Grief, all very cinematic and emotive dark ambient works, he also worked on the Miles to Midnight album, so there's that and kinda to cap it off: SleepResearch_Facility, very minimal, very cold, very drony, yes I have fallen asleep to their albums but that's kinda the point Nostromo and Deep Freeze would be my recs, just make sure you go in expecting a very passive listening experience, even more so than with other dark ambient artists bonus honorable mention: The Unquiet Void, lovecraftian dark ambient project that is kinda hit or miss, but when it hits, it hits The Shadow-Haunted Outside is imo his best work, one of the rare few dark ambient albums that managed to unnerve me, it's a bit harder to find, but totally worth it so there you go, even more dank ambient to check out P.S.: please stop telling me to drink water, I'm overhydrated as fuck, Imma bout to burst like that Wii lady

[@stuartchapman5171]

I'll have a listen to Lull. I like the minimalist approach. I perform Dark Ambient, using a smallish mixer, tape, tape loops and pedals. It's very therapeutic.

[@svetlovska]

@@domm138 massive plus 1 for Kammerheit. They were my intro to the genre, superbly minimal brooding magnificence

[@Evan-900]

I love these deep dives. These videos really help cement the foundations of what I already know about these geners since I do not get to discuss these genres with basically anyone IRL. And because our musical journey is obviously different, you always end up name dropping a band or two that I didn't know of, even when I thought I had heard it all. So thanks for taking the time to do these videos man.

[@colecarstarphen8743]

Ive been looking for dark ambient guides, thx

[@TM-bd7nf]

Me too. This is the video that I have been waiting a long time for!

[@akillen77]

Lustmord rules, taking field recordings in crypts is genius

[@timothymeadows8326]

Lustmord "Stalker" makes for great ambiance while reading sci-fi novels.

[@ToriZealot]

collaborator Robert Rich created many cool ambient albums

[@bruhthe3rd436]

As a huge death-doom fan and in general death metal that's very atmospheric and puts you in a dark mood (as well as black metal) this video and your recs have been a huge help for me to find new artists/albums/labels to check out

[@enri_mucca]

Man, I love this kind of videos: whether it is about neoclassical darkwave or about dark ambient, I think this is some of the best content on your channel (and I'd love something about dungeon synth). Keep it up! Anyway, putting Irrlicht as background music was a wise choice: that album and Zeit by Tangerine Dream might be some of the best examples of proto-dark ambient. Just listen to "After Cease to Exist" from "The Second Annual Report of Throbbing Gristle" and I argue you can immediately hear the Tangerine Dream influence (well, they were into that project anyway). One more thing: I had the luck to see both Raison D'être and Brighter Death Now (whom I got to know through your videos about industrial) live last March in Bologna (Italy), and they put on an amazing performance. The fun thing is that I was wearing an "All the Dread Magnificence of Perversity" t-shirt similar to the one you are wearing now :)

[@BumbaClo-bh8xp]

Coil and nurse with wound

[@Malegys]

One of my fave early DARK AMBIENT examples is Gille Mellé's 1971 "THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN" soundtrack. superb album that.

[@palespirit]

Well done! That was deep and detailed. Really enjoyed it. The Quake soundtrack is the best Industrial Dark Ambient release of all time and I’ll fight anyone who disagrees.

[@OrganicShadows-ec9rr]

Nice to hear Klaus Schulze’s Irrlicht. Thanks for this video about the development of this style music, I didn’t know all of the artists mentioned, I’ll check them out. I would add Harry Bertoia, his recordings are some of the first examples of dark ambient music. I think some early Kluster / Cluster stuff is pretty close to this genre too.

[@yoshimansxl]

Ritual ambient is my favorite dark ambient style.

[@ToriZealot]

Thanks for the Overview! Looking forward for checking some stuff I have missed. For me the Journey started with SPK's Zamia Lehmanni. I'm a bit surprised nobody noticed vidnaObmana as the musical output was immense with dozens of albums ...ranges from clinically cold to meditative warm.

[@TimeAttendant]

Nicely done, Thomas Koner would be up there for me

[@THICCTHICCTHICC]

Awesome video. I recently met Keiji Haino who is honestly the god of experimental music, and dark ambient is one of the many genres he is ridiculously good at. It's such a unique style of music - you really cant listen to it passively.

[@charliepotter100]

I didn't know he did any Dark Ambient, which albums would you reccomend?

[@jmzorko]

Also, Brian Eno's "Ambient 4:OnLand" is at the very least orthogonal to dark ambient. It sounds like your in Eno's backyard, at night, with all of the insects, worms and other slimy / gurgly things 🙂 Well done video, though! I recognized a lot of the artists mentioned, but learned about a few new ones as well. I had the great fortune of seeing Scorn, DVOA and Not Breathing in the mid 90s on the Invisible Records tour they did. I've _so_ many fond memories of that show :-)

[@rachelar]

Beat me to it

[@rachelar]

In a swamp, on land. Norfolk actually ..... So, kind of beyond his backyard all the way to the submerged village of Dunwich

[@Hugroroth]

My favorite Ambient albums are often drony, minimal, and on the edge with Dark Ambient: Lustmord - The Place Where The Black Stars Hang (cosmic infinity) , Biosphere - Shenzhou (neoclassical sampling masterpiece), Thomas Köner discography / Sleep Research Facility - Deep Freeze (artic soundscapes), Atheus - Soundscapes and Drones

[@gigteevee6118]

No mention of Sun O))), sure drone metal but definitely pulling in dark ambience. Great video, got a lot to go find now, thanks!

[@goosemasters]

earth

[@Poisonthroat]

No guitars allowed

[@gigteevee6118]

@@Poisonthroat Awwwww…..but OK, point taken, synth till the end 🎹

[@duprie37]

I was introduced to "dark ambient" loosely in the late 80s, via Lustmord's _Paradise Disowned_ Pauline Oliveros's _Deep Listening_ SPK's _Zamia Lehmmani_ & COIL's _How to destroy Angels_ . But the pieces all came together when _Heresy_ by Lustmord came out in 1990. Man, that album was _dark_ . It scared the absolute crap out of us (especially those of us tripping on LSD) when we had a listening party for _Heresy_ . We all thought we might have actually called Satan up from the very pit itself playing that lol. Good times!

[@RD-lo9pn]

Heresy on acid haha omg that would be utterly terrifying. Amazing record.

[@GRIMxGREEN]

Cryo Chamber is certainly a place to go to in search for good Dark Ambient/ Drone etc.

[@mikeofdoom]

All of the Lovecraft themed albums are fantastic.

[@RD-lo9pn]

The best!!

[@iaingeddes4288]

Enjoyed this presentation immensely. Almost as much as I loved the ‘ devil may care ‘ attitude towards facial hair. Good work fella

[@bmljenny]

My first exposure to this type of sound was Ligeti’s Atmospheres in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Not a synthesizer in sight but the same penetrating tension.

[@kevinputry5655]

Yes! That's brilliant stuff. Thanks to Stanley Kubrick, if he hadn't chosen Ligeti's works, I'd have never heard of him.

[@sergionavarrete3081]

Fenriz also had a dark ambient project called Neptune Towers.

[@krowochron]

All this talk of Cold Meat Industry, Lustmord and other early 90s classics reminded me of Neil Young's "Arc" EP from 1991, which almost fits with all the rest of it.

[@RD-lo9pn]

Dude you nailed this! Been into dark ambient since Filosofem was released. Lustmord, D'Etre, CMI and Cryo all top top class 👌 And big respect for Rome LP, another amazing act. If anyone isn't onto Cryo Chamber yet, their releases and mixes are on KZbin and are amazing.

[@dr.maples]

These videos feel like we are hanging out in your living room on a Tuesday night eating Taco Bell and just having a great conversation. Then I look down at my watch and it’s somehow 9am Wednesday and I’m late for work. It’s perfect. Don’t change a thing.

[@Elbedritsch]

Thank you for making this video. I didn't know that many of these albums existed and now I'm listening to them on repeat.

[@Composery]

excellent work, amazing video from the information, research to the background music, thank you!!

[@7XX211TDTSWSAO]

Painkiller’s drummer (Mitch Harris) has an excellent dark ambient project called Lull

[@TheWanderer1000000]

Keosz is a very underrated Dark Ambient producer. Their albums "Be left to oneself" and "AVA" are masterpieces. Give them a listen when you have the time.

[@KINZOisHERE]

Hey man, thanks for this video, really good research. As someone who've been listening to dark ambient since the early 90's I'm humbly surprised on how little I knew about it.

[@tompazderka2342]

Hell yes, the shoutout to Raison D'etre is awesome! I was musically raised on RD in the 90s and his other side projects. It's music that speaks to the deepest most existential emotions. Cold Meat ruled when it was around.

[@kevinmyles6369]

Awesome vid, man!! Loving this. Totally Merzbow took a lot of cues from these early dark ambient creationists

[@Flibbybibby]

Wow! A really great introductory dive into DA. It is seriously a vast subject when it comes to hidden little corners. If this were a Dark Ambient Iceberg you really only touched upon the top two or three tiers of that deathly cold Iceberg. Dark Ambient, Black Ambient, Death Ambient, etc have a very close relationship with the various underground Black Metal scenes of the 90s . I’d love to watch a deeper dive into the really grim obscure stuff from the lower tiers of that Iceberg with the likes the French LLN Black Ambient projects like MOEVOT, SATANICUM TENEBRAE, and the German Gloomy Minimalism of HOEDH “Hymnvs”, FLITTERING “Gloom” and KRANIVM (Italy) “Insanatorivm”. Also when it comes to a truly seminal Dark Ambient release I’d dive into Germany’s NEKROPOLIS 1981 masterpiece “Musik Aus Dem Schattenreich” because it is arguably the first Dark Ambient LP and it predates Lustmord and the CMI label.

[@AndyVonal]

Thanks loads for this video... I thought I knew a lot about this style but you have suggest some artists I had not heard of... Job done! Really looking forward to Finding out more about Raison d'être...

[@kevincowart362]

The Magnificent Void by Steve Roach could be called Cosmic Dark Ambient, the buildup to the closeing track is very rewarding.

[@johnzacharias7928]

RIP Andrea Meyer, Aghast.

[@ManuSDP]

I’ve seen Brighter Death Now and Raison D’Etre a couple months ago in Milan! Also shoutout to mr. Corbelli. Atrax Morgue is pure death

[@enri_mucca]

Li vidi a Bologna a marzo! Grande show. Also yes: shoutout to Atrax Morgue :)

[@MusicMissionary]

Voice of Eye. First dark ambient I ever heard. I still love it.

[@DarKnight0064]

Oh man ! This is awesome interesting subject... just got in to alot more Ambient music as im in to Soundtrack Horror and find a lot of characteristics, the same ... just picked up Last Wave soundtrack, now found your channel and thank you for the great info and some great Albums / Cds to lookout for now. Gonna to love this expensive ride .... Lol👍 Got my Sub

[@elsabernthal]

Atrium Carceri is my most fave dark ambient project along with Desiderii Marginis and Dahlia’s Tear.

[@Izanamimusic]

I love dark ambient music, i make dark ambient like music. Its one of my favorite genres. Im glad someone finally talks about this. Thanks for that.

[@spaceknave]

My biggest surprise is that I know a lot of the artists mentioned. Cinema is directly the best way to go when looking at the history. Before people had any idea that weirdos would buy and listen to this stuff. I still listen daily but not exclusively.

[@deathmetaldalton6766]

great video as always, The Axis of Perdition is a great band. thanks for the recs as always

[@radbradmusicartist]

Dark ambient is a genre I like making 🥰

[@NGC-224-ambient]

Indeed! As soon as someone starts with it the producer get sucked into this eerie world of beautiful dark ambience.

[@FreezingMoon77]

Some of my favs outside of those mentioned in the video: Jagath, Nordvargr, Desiderii Marginis, Halo Manash.

[@noscenenogenres5788]

Great to see this video being made! So many little offshoots that come from industrial and it’s fun to listen to the history .. definitely those early current 93 records were dark ambient .lustmord most definetely the trailblazer .. cold meat industry as a label is so good .my favourite artist on there is in slaughter natives not dark ambient but related

[@oakandiron_]

Huge props for covering this genre! 🤝👌

[@DefendersofMetal]

Good video, I would also recommend Jakob Kirkegards ”4 rooms”. Where he put a recorder into different rooms in chernobyl and lets the rooms ”sing” in it’s emptiness.

[@sczarnecki5887]

I saw the title and couldn't click fast enough! Thank you for making these videos.

[@superiormusic]

Really liking your recent venture into topic videos, Wyatt! Keep 'em coming. I actually spoke with Brian Williams after a live show in october 2019. Cool guy👍

[@Elpitorres-or8ku]

Surprised not a mention to inade Or loki foundation Congratulations !! Great video by the way

[@Apartment8Records]

One of my personal favorite dark ambient albums is actually a soundtrack which reaches a little beyond synths with some oblique orchestrations, John Carpenter's "The Thing" soundtrack from 1982. The movie is scary, dreadful and chilling but to me the soundtrack album has always stood Awesomely on it's own as one of the best dark ambient albums! Also Stephen King's "The Shining" soundtrack!

[@Cooper-cs6dp]

Depressive silence II is my personal favorite dark ambient album. It’s like you’re in Skyrim.

[@RuneChan-i8j]

Depressive silence is so good, 1 and 2 are classics. Quest master and burzum's two prison albums rule too.

[@TM-bd7nf]

Sometimes I play the Skyrim soundtrack on KZbin for hours!

[@Koldworldblizz]

@@RuneChan-i8jQuestMaster

[@PRATIK1900]

You just made me check it out (I have never properly delved into Dark Ambient/Dungeon Synth) and I'm in awe. This is so beautiful.

[@ConnorGraves-mp7lb]

Umm sir that is Dungeon Synth

[@kolute]

Heard about Lustmord the First time and Love that Kind of Ambient music. It feels Like Soma FM Dronezone. Thx for making this Video. ❤

[@Imjustchris1975]

Awesome video! Please do continue with these “let’s go down the rabbit hole” type videos. I recently discovered UBOA (and freaking love the new album), and I had wondered if it got on your radar

[@DarylBarnett]

I've never officially heard of this genre before but I'm SO glad the algorithm led me to this video. I listen to a lot of stuff the borders on Dark Ambient but had no idea there was SO much deeper variations out there. Gonna relisten and take notes.

[@akillen77]

If you like Bohren check out Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble and Mount Fuji Doom Jazz Corporation if you haven't already

[@wyattxhim]

noted ill add them to the playlist for dark jazz

[@EXTERMINATE-t4w]

Another one id add is dale cooper quartet and the Dictaphones. They are probably my favorite thing to ever come out of jazz.

[@tylerruzich9221]

Mt Fuji Doom Jazz Corp mentioned!!!!!

[@ismaelmoctezuma9927]

​@@EXTERMINATE-t4w Hell yeah I was about to comment about that band too

[@FreezingMoon77]

In the similar vein would be The Lovecraft Sextet and Free Nelson MandoomJazz

[@pdox23]

Most of Husere Grav's work is exceptional in exploring the sonics of 'emptyness' to an astonishing level. Layered black sound with strange and illusory depths.

[@fruitfulcraven]

i admire how much knowledge you have on obscure genres such as this. stuff like this really intrigues me and its great to have some new recommendations now and to have more knowledge of the history of it. another instance that comes to mind of dark ambient mixing with pop would be Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark’s album “Architecture & Morality”. i’m also surprised you didnt mention Derniere Volonte’s album “Le Fue Sacre” though i understand its not a straight up dark ambient album.

[@sbahnlars]

just random found your channel and i love the content. you seem like a cool dude

[@psquare1374]

Honestly, I would say that the first dark ambient piece of music would be the works of Arseny Avraamov, namely “symphony of industrial horns” which was released in the 1920s.

[@darkcommission]

Excellent video, well thought out. I have just uploaded my first KZbin video and it is a short (8 mins) dark ambient piece. Despite being into electronic music since around 1980 I'd not realised that 'dark ambient' was a seperate sub-genre. Ps. Very nice to hear Klaus Schulze (RIP) in your background - one of my favourite artists 😎

[@v.e.8885]

This is a brilliant analysis / introduction. I clicked on this with the haxan cloak in mind. Dark Ambient has a lot with common with hauntology. But there is an extra layer of obscureness to it. Take artists like Pram, Pye Corner Audio, Mount Vernon Arts Lab or Advisory Circle. Electronic Music has this ability to shift and change which never fails to surprise me. From EBMs Front 242 to the musical experiments of Cabaret Voltaire. The history, evolution and intersections with so many other genres is truly fascinating. I guess one can talk for hours and still not cover even a third of the whole topic.

[@Emptyca1m]

Excellent video! Would love to hear your opinion on the current wave of videos on here of like "you're a tank driver in a nuclear wasteland" or other dystopian themed maybe cyberpunk ambient. I've been following Cryo Chamber on here a while not realizing their connection to the genre in the past. Really interesting stuff!

[@Emptyca1m]

It's also made me realize my own music is definitely very influenced by Dark Ambient.

[@r.c.kozletsky3313]

Great and insightful video on our beloved genre

[@felixgoodhew7723]

Would love if you did some videos on dungeon synth there are really only two videos about the genre on youtube alongside some album reviews and interviews. There are plenty of blogs talking about the genre (I even have my own) but it would be great to see more KZbin content on it. Great vid as always!

[@vinhxo2k632]

Lustmord is awesome, my favourite project of him is the collaborative album "Stalker", and his latest release "Much Unseen Is Also Here" is quite amazing too

[@ismaelmoctezuma9927]

I recently got in to dark ambient because of covid and watching a video about this topic is really refreshing and makes me smile

[@SphereStack]

Great walkthrough of this sometimes forgotten and underappreciated corner of the music world. For me The Angelic Process - Weighing Souls With Sand comes to mind

[@svetlovska]

If you want a left field early entrant for dark ambient: the British classical composer Harrison Birtwhistle’s only electro-acoustic film score, for the underappreciated grim Sean Connery police thriller 1973 movie The Offence. It’s really something, and does for that movie what the Eraserhead score did for David Lynch.

[@erikopnemer]

Ah yes with the clangy sounds! Really sets the mood.

[@p1sstoph3]

I agree with your take on Lustomord and he’s the first thing that pops into my head when I hear ambient mentioned, but I’d have definitely talked more about controlled bleeding. From a pioneering power electronic to industrial to dark ambient to new age, all while being a high school teacher, Paul Lemos is amazing. Also, Ordo Catharis Templi should have gotten a mention.

[@p1sstoph3]

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[@wolvesandvibrancyrecords3194]

Thanks for getting me back into dark ambient with this video!

[@NevetsTSmith]

I was waiting for this one. Love me some DA.

[@johnbinstead8544]

IMHO Cryo Chamber is one of the best labels in this genre at the moment

[@RD-lo9pn]

💯

[@autumnsphere7581]

Check out muslimgauze from the 90’s… one of my favourites. Tribal dub/ambient/post industrial

[@ICantStopTheNoises]

You always put me onto some awesome music thanks man🙏

[@staticofmasses3166]

Awesome presentation here! some omissions worth mentioning: Inade, Herbst9, Galerie Schallschutz cheers!!

[@fernandopensotti2650]

will be waiting for that dungeon synth video!

[@wyattxhim]

@@fernandopensotti2650 will happen one day

[@CanadianCatholic82]

Excellent video Wyatt, I love dark ambient, I don’t really have a favorite band, i love it all

[@brentmurray5451]

Really great, informative, and interesting video, and I got a ton of new music to listen to out of it. One note @Wyattxhim : the band Raison d'être is pronounced "RAY-zon DET-ruh" . Sorry, that was really distracting me! Thank you for a great video.

[@coltennial9513]

Holy Crap bro I thought you were saying "Emnity Buyan" when you were actually saying "Enemite Wuyuan" I had to reverse image search that shit. Love your channel bro keep it up. Just listened to that, and wow that was fucking eerie and i loved the Chinese influence.

[@dustmemories9937]

Great video! I can strongly recommend Akira Yamaoka's work on the Silent Hill soundtracks though, best dark ambient out there imo. Very minimalist and industrial-leaning.

[@WesBeOne]

I would also recommend Simon Heath’s other project Sabled Sun. His 21XX series of releases under that moniker follow in the same vein as Atrium Carceri’s cinematic approach. The Signals series under Sabled Sun is much more about building cosmic soundscapes

[@lars5174]

One of the earliest examples of what I consider Dark Ambient is the "Symphonies of the Planets Voyager Recordings" by Nasa released in 1992.

[@ZacharyPersic]

Council of Nine and God Body Disconnect is also really good artists I HEAVILY recommend, esp for those ac fans

[@ZacharyPersic]

And dead melodies.

[@RD-lo9pn]

GBD records are absolutely incredible

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