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Post by thevociferator on Jul 30, 2016 20:04:28 GMT -6
Let's make this the thread for all of our abm/blackgaze/ambient finds, beyond WITTR and other subcategories! I typically find something awesome every other week! I'll start a list going on the next post.
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Post by thevociferator on Jul 30, 2016 20:29:25 GMT -6
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Post by barabbas on Aug 1, 2016 22:27:14 GMT -6
Thanks for this. Some good new finds in here!
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Post by thevociferator on Aug 2, 2016 0:30:33 GMT -6
Honestly I'm hoping for some more new stuff. Nothing good has come out in like a month.
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Post by Kerrick on Aug 2, 2016 10:19:42 GMT -6
I was listening to some Antlers As Roots this morning on my way to work. Features one of our newer members (Ethan from Hesychast).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2016 13:57:53 GMT -6
Edit: Decided to cut out the link I put in this post. I was getting a really depressed feeling from it...I'm one of those people who does think that music can influence you spiritually, and this just didn't feel right.
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Aug 3, 2016 14:11:44 GMT -6
You got a depressed feeling from some black metal? OK, now I really want to hear it.
As weird as it sounds, this is an audio punching bag for me. In other words, I'd rather go there willingly with the music, than darkness dragging me to wherever the hell it wants.
...and yes, sometimes you have to choose one or the other.
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Post by thevociferator on Aug 3, 2016 15:35:30 GMT -6
Depressive music? Hell yeah what was the link?
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Post by nocturnaliridescence on Aug 3, 2016 18:15:41 GMT -6
I agree with CW's decision. I don't know what song he posted but I know 100% exactly what feeling he's talking about, and it's not something you want to experience.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2016 18:23:27 GMT -6
I don't think it's really meant to be depressive. The lyrics have a very sad tone to them, but this certainly wasn't DSBM. It just gave me the wrong feeling.
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Post by thevociferator on Aug 5, 2016 1:58:10 GMT -6
Okay this is a little older (2013) release. This is Arkhtinn, basically a Darkspace ripoff, which means I fell in love with it instantly when I heard it on Fallen Empire's bandcamp. I immediately had to snag a tape and the only one I could find was from Kaotoxin. atavism-records.bandcamp.com/album/i
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Post by graavvee on Aug 5, 2016 21:52:30 GMT -6
Everything in OP is worth checking out. Especially the blackgaze, which is the tone of music I'm needing at a difficult time.
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Post by thevociferator on Aug 6, 2016 0:52:57 GMT -6
What is OP?
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Post by graavvee on Aug 6, 2016 7:22:52 GMT -6
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Post by thevociferator on Aug 6, 2016 9:28:30 GMT -6
Oh cool thank you! I've been wanting to share all the cool stuff I've been finding. Definitely check out Sylvaine. Her stuff is amazing!
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Post by thevociferator on Aug 6, 2016 9:31:56 GMT -6
Everyone seems to know Wolves in the Throne Room, but do you know Fauna? I actually like Fauna more than WITTR and have been dying to play in a similar style band.
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Post by thevociferator on Aug 7, 2016 13:17:19 GMT -6
Vaiya - Ambient Black Metal this is a band I liked when I first started getting into black metal. This guy still holds up. This is excellent for delving into that special place or walking through the woods. The real music doesn't really start until 2/3rd's of the way in though.
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Post by thevociferator on Aug 9, 2016 14:20:13 GMT -6
Brand new band from Montana playing some real quality atmospheric black metal with some doom infused in it. Christophe Szpajdel did an amazing job with their logo
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Post by thevociferator on Aug 9, 2016 14:37:59 GMT -6
Whoa this is cool post-rock/chil/ambient/shoegaze stuff. It may be too soft for your xtreme 2trve4u palettes, but it is some awesome stuff!
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Post by thevociferator on Aug 11, 2016 14:32:12 GMT -6
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Post by archdukeofmetal on Aug 12, 2016 10:35:51 GMT -6
Sojourner and Antlers sound pretty rad. Downloaded III a while back, didn't love it but didn't hate it.
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Post by thevociferator on Aug 12, 2016 10:54:40 GMT -6
||| is decent stuff. It's a side project of Choral which is really good and also on Pest Productions.
I actually didn't get much into Sojourner, but Ashbringer is where it's at!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2016 21:11:22 GMT -6
mypurestheartforyou.bandcamp.com/releasesI thought this was excellent. I don't think the lyrics are online, but I doubt they're too questionable. According to the artist, this album "was inspired by the thoughts and feelings that come with having terrible anxiety". Thankfully, I don't get a super anxious feeling listening to the music. It is very dissonant, but I like it. Be careful with it. It doesn't mess with my head, but it might affect others. The title of the second track does make me a little concerned though.
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Aug 13, 2016 8:44:48 GMT -6
That sounds pretty good. Not sure why the title of the second track would be of concern.
I get lyrical conviction, but not speculating them to be negative when they're not known...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2016 8:52:28 GMT -6
"Being is Desire/Desire is Suffering" basically means "Being is Suffering" when you use the transitive property. This gives me a feeling that the artist's worldview is very nihilistic, but I don't know if that is represented in the lyrics or not. I certainly don't feel it from the music though, so that's good.
I get that the song title can be taken in different contexts though. Someone could go through a period of time in which living basically equals suffering, such as the whole cancer ordeal for you. But the idea that desire is the cause of this suffering makes me stop and think for a bit. I desire to be closer to God. I desire to be happy. I have a desire for a lot of things in this world, and personally, I think life is great. And that's because of my worldview. In a nihilistic view, where everything is absolutely meaningless and of no consequence, desire is obviously a cause of suffering, because even fulfilling that desire won't give you meaning. Nothing will (except God, of course, but they don't realize/acknowledge that).
I hope that made sense.
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Post by barabbas on Aug 13, 2016 9:02:56 GMT -6
That sounds pretty good. Not sure why the title of the second track would be of concern. I get lyrical conviction, but not speculating them to be negative when they're not known... I don't know the source of concern, but I'd guess that it stems from the title of the track expressing the noble truths of Buddhism. The title itself expresses a contrary worldview, independently of the lyrics. Just a guess. Edit: Look - there's CW's rationale. No need to guess. Didn't see his post. Sorry. Computer is sluggish this morning . . .
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Aug 13, 2016 9:27:18 GMT -6
"Being is Suffering" isn't too far off course of what you'd read in Ecclesiasties. (I flubbed the spelling on that, I know)
I get artist intention vs listener interpretation, but if I myself had a lyrical conviction, I would need more information before I made a decision. Filling in the blanks with a gut feeling just seems like a great way to miss out on awesome music for no real reason.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2016 9:29:06 GMT -6
I'm not gonna not listen to this just because of that song title. If I had made that decision, I probably wouldn't have posted it or mentioned it here. I like the music and will probably download it. I was just expressing my concern.
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Post by barabbas on Aug 13, 2016 10:34:34 GMT -6
I don't want to derail this thread further, but I've been thinking about this since my previous post. The Buddhist view that the world is suffering is very nihilistic as CW mentioned. From a Christian point of view, condemnation of the entirety of the world God created as unreal/the source of suffering seems to be exactly the attitude of ingratitude and dishonor toward God expressed in Rom. 1. There's a long tradition in Christian thought of assigning a demonic source to non-Christian religions. (Which would make this "black metal" in the Satanic sense, if true.)
In response to Thomas, it's true that Ecclesiastes expresses a similar thought ("all is vanity"). But that book is very difficult to interpret. It would seem that the view being expressed through the majority of the book has to do with what is true from the standpoint of "under the sun," that is, without taking God into account.
So there are various ways to take the viewpoint being expressed by the title of the track. My general view is that for lots of these kinds of things, each person needs to determine what is a concern, depending on their backgrounds.
Now, to get the thread back on track after my long-winded detour (sorry!): I listened to it and enjoyed it! I'll probably download it, too.
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Aug 13, 2016 11:00:25 GMT -6
I'd honestly rather see a thread go off topic to further the conversation, than being a purist to the point and no one has anything else to say about that.
Within reason.
What came to my mind was desire being a synonym to temptation. I could see a level of suffering there... but I digress.
I want to listen to a few other bands listed in this thread once I get to a PC or my earbuds. (After work)
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