For the Innermost

Artist: Undirheimar Album: Utisetur I Label: Cyclic Law/Zazen Sounds Release date: May 2026 One of the uncomfortable truths about the ritual dark ambient genre is that the level of innovation in it has dropped sharply since its inception. Whereas it was once the absolute bleeding edge of dark ambient (at least to those attuned enough to understand it), over the past two decades it has become somewhat stale and predictable, bar a few select exceptions. One of the reasons, perh

Artist: Nortfalke Album: Kauntloft Label: Heidens Hart Release date: May 2026 Any regular reader of this website will not be new to my love for Nortfalke, the mystical Dutch one-man project that's been releasing quality dungeon synth (or thereabouts) for more than a decade now. I simply love everything about it: the artistic approach, the use of near-extinct Dutch dialects for album and track titles, but most importantly, the willingness to experiment and go beyond the narrow