Showing posts with label Cold Dimensions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cold Dimensions. Show all posts

Tuesday, 1 June 2010

Skin Chamber


The single most impressive "Industrial-Metal"(so much more than this though) albums of all time.
Hardly surprising if one is to take into consideration that both Paul Lemos and Chris Moriarty are the USA´s equivalent to,say,Einsturzende Neubauten in Europe - in other words,pioneers/innovators in the US´s ambient-noise-industrial etc scene (if there ever was one at all) ... so, basically people who´ve been experimenting with sound in general since as early as the late 70s
,having released countless albums as Controlled Bleeding prior to this "project"... and speak of longevity paying off - the way sound is used in here in order to evoke mood - space denotes exactly that imo (listen to a song like "in the sewer of dreams" to name but one) -
... and yeah ,we also have the "Metal" part to it (not that I´m in some way disassociating it from the above or anything), well , it´s 91, those of you who were around and into metal (not necessarily metal-metal,more like all that exciting new extreme music that was being released by labels like Earache for instance) can fairly easy attest that 91 was a peak of sorts(in creativity,extremity,you name it) for taht style of music thus making perfect sense that "outsiders" such as CB opted to dabble with it while doing these two albums which were quite clearly an outlet for a Darker vision.




Sunday, 16 May 2010

Dinner Auf Uranos - 50 Sommer - 50 Winter


I'd been keeping a close eye on the release of this album, simply because it was being released on Cold Dimensions(Lunar Aurora, Graupel, Trist).
We have an album that is split into two sections. The first three songs being '50 Sommer' and the last three being '50 Winter'.
Mature, German speaking progressive modern Rock is the order of the day, which at times can wear you down, slumped in your chair with no consideration for tomorrow, or the passing minutes...just cigarette stains on your lips and empty bottles at your feet.
There is a darkness to all of this, which is subtle and will show itself only to the seasoned listener, so sit back, download and wallow in your own black mood.



Sunday, 17 January 2010

Trist




Aran of Lunar Aurora.
Ambient/Black Metal. Mostly Ambient and not bad at that. Also an artist, Aran has created all this projects covers as well as the logo(Not to mention alot of the Lunar Aurora covers, as well as some bands over the last few years like Horna and TotalSelfHatred).
Now the music, you'll either really enjoy and "get" or you won't, so those who don't fukk off and go make a chairty donation, you feeble twat.
Start with Hin-Fort which is a double disc album, Hin featuring a single song of over 70's minutes, which includes uninspiried hypnotic Black Metal guitars, and Fort is the ambient side of things.
Move onto Willenskraft next which is the 2009 album and is more of a complete work in the sense that the whole album is a mix of the two styles.

Saturday, 14 November 2009

Coldworld


This band, or solo-work, which ever you prefer...has some of the greatest synth use I've heard(Maybe-But Xul knows I adore it).
Perfect for the coming winter months ahead, try not to get too depressed.

Monday, 14 September 2009

Battle Dagorath - Eternal Throne


Tolkien inspired USBM from the Cold Dimensions lable.
Quite a good release, icy Black Metal played here, doesn't typically sound like USBM either.


1. Dõmmerstunde (Einklang) 1:38
2. Dead Eyes of the Moon 5:08
3. Ruin Upon the Mountainside 8:45
4. The Dark Fire, the Black Gate 7:43
5. The Marching Shadows of Eternal Death 6:54
6. Under the Warlord Spell 6:42
7. Carn Dum 6:53
8. In the Forest of Frozen Darkness 10:45
9. Archetyp Des Schicksals (Ausklang) 3:35


http://www.mediafire.com/?b1yznjoj5r4

Sunday, 13 September 2009

Graupel - Auf Alten Wegen

Cold Dimensions band, members of Wod-Van brotherhood.
01. Heimkehr
02. Saat Zieht Zeit
03. Die Notglocke
04. Der Alte Weg
05. Requies Fili
06. Soll und Sein
07. Von Der Gunst Der Schelte
08. Glück Der Söhne
09. Ein Sterbelied Auf Metall
10. Blutend Weiß
Total playing time 49:00