IMMUNDUS 'Haunted Memories'
Submitted by Anna on Tue, 19/01/2010 - 5:32pm
Norwegian ambient artist IMMUNDUS presents what can only be described as the epitome of the dark ambient genre. From the opening notes of his second offering, "Haunted Memories”, his audience is dragged within another realm, within a sense of solitude and indeed bringing forth our past, and half forgotten, haunted memories.
“Haunted Memories” presents ten tracks, all holding their own part in a larger story. From the uncomfortable tonalities of “The Hall”, using the unease of minor motifs that progress to include beautiful and yet haunting strings, toward the chilling “Dining Beside An Old Corpse”, which for me personally brought up the imagery of Susan Hill’s “The Woman in Black” and Eel Marsh House.
Immundus’ music is meant to be listened to alone; it is a soundtrack to a ghostly story that you create yourself. Immundus is brilliant at what he does; his creativity and imagination all translate throughout this record. From the dark artwork of the album, toward the darkness inside, the themes interrelate and connect.
The chilling winds achieved at the beginning of “Dementia” create imagery of a lone being traveling through the aesthetics presented on the cover art. The creepiness is followed by a melody which reminds one of being a child, followed by that of manipulated children’s laughter, (which is perhaps the most uncomfortable sound of all) always underlined by a constant ambient progression beneath. “Dementia” is indeed the climax of this album’s horror theme.
From entering “Haunted Memories” through the first track, we leave to the finale of “Escape”, a piece that screams melancholy rather than dismay. Immundus has achieved a great depth within this track, a perfect close to a fantastic record, which becomes the soundtrack to what is inside of us.
“Haunted Memories” is available through Hypnotic Dirge Records and is for anyone who enjoys the best of horror in the dark ambient genre.
Album: Haunted Memories
Year: 2009
Label: Hypnotic Dirge Records (Limited edition release)
Track List:
1. Entering the Domain
2. The Hall
3. Whispering Walls
4. Dining Beside and Old Corpse
5. From the Depths
6. Lured Into an Abyssic Maze
7. The Descent
8. Chains of Hate
9. Dementia
10. Escape
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