Within the Depths of Silence and Phormations
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Limited Edition of 200 copies on GREY MARBLED Vinyl
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In a long-awaited unveiling, celebrating it's 25th anniversary, raison d’être’s critically acclaimed dark ambient opus The Empty Hollow Unfolds
will be available for the first time ever on vinyl, released as a
deluxe Double LP edition on Marbled vinyl and standard Black.
Originally issued in 2000 this reissue marks a significant milestone in
the legacy of Swedish composer Peter Andersson, whose immersive
soundscapes helped define an era of industrial ambient music.
The Empty Hollow Unfolds is not merely an album, it is a descent into the void.
Widely hailed as one of the most haunting and emotionally resonant works
in the dark ambient genre, it transforms isolation into an art form.
Andersson constructs a sonic environment of desolate beauty, where
metallic echoes, subterranean drones, and Gregorian-like chants collide
in a ritual of decay and transcendence.
From the slow, meditative swell of “The Slow Ascent” to the sprawling, twenty-minute dirge The Eternal Return and the Infinity Horizon, this record remains a singular achievement, a sound world of spectral ruins and elegant desolation.
This new Double LP edition has been remastered specifically for vinyl,
restoring the album’s cavernous depth and atmospheric range in
unprecedented detail and includes 3 bonus tracks not available on the
original release.
Critics have long praised The Empty Hollow Unfolds as a milestone in the genre, once voted the greatest release in Cold Meat Industry’s storied history.
Described as “elegantly crafted ruin” and “a travelogue from a land
where the sun never rises,” the album continues to evoke awe and unease
in equal measure.
Its sound, monumental yet intimate, cold yet achingly human, remains as relevant and unsettling today as it was 25 years ago.
B1 End Of A Cycle 7:54
B2 The Wasteland 9:27
C1 The Eternal Return And The Infinity Horizon 20:09
D1 The Wasteland II 8:24
D2 The Eternal Return 9:00
D3 The Eternal Horizon - Cut (Live Neerpelt 2000) 2:26
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