r/DarkAmbient

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I made a Dark Ambient / Concrète album during a post-surgery insomnia night. Only used a phone to record a guitar, ocarina, and hitting my bass with a lighter, then stretched and reversed everything in Premiere.

J$/333 - kkqwtpek (FULL ALBUM)

I wanted to share this 15-minute experimental project I put together during a pretty rough, sleepless night recovering from surgery. The atmosphere in the room was dense, and I decided to channel that weird post-op insomnia energy into sound.

Everything you hear was recorded entirely on my phone using just a few things I had around: a guitar, an ocarina, some whistles, and the sound of me hitting my bass strings with a lighter to get those metallic, heavy thuds.

After recording about two hours of raw audio, I threw it into Premiere, stretched the speed to the extreme, reversed tracks, and layered things both intentionally and completely at random to capture the chaos of that night.

It turns out that slowing down an ocarina or reversing a lighter hitting a bass creates some pretty haunting drone and noise textures. If you're into raw, lo-fi, and deeply atmospheric dark ambient, I’d love to hear what you think.

Thanks for listening!

u/Tiny-Historian-3968 — 2 days ago
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97 Sound Signal - Refraction Choir | Bandcamp Download Codes [Ambient]

This is my second release under 97 Sound Signal. All 10 songs on the album have unique album artwork - photos were taken at a local aquarium by me. I'll be releasing each of the songs as singles on other platforms throughout the next ~12 months. Hope you enjoy!

Listen: https://97soundsignal.bandcamp.com/album/refraction-choir

Redeem Code: https://97soundsignal.bandcamp.com/yum

u/mntngoat9997 — 5 days ago

Cosmic Corals by Cabal of Hap

Cosmic Corals is an excursion into the vastness of empty space.
Let yourself be taken on an astral journey through dark spheres and haunting drones, and explore the world of Utnar Vehi.

On the mountain pass of Peol Jagganoth, which winds through the Hills of Hap, dark figures are regularly sighted. The followers of Cabal of Hap worship the cosmos, the eternal void, and the entities that slumber within it.

Whispers of wonder drift
through alien tides.
A yearning to dissolve,
to become one with the
quiet pulse of the deep cosmos.

Bandcamp: https://utnarvehirecords.bandcamp.com/album/cosmic-corals

u/Velvitus — 5 days ago
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A question for filed recordist

When you listen to an ordinary space, what makes one sound become the center?
Is it volume, rhythm, texture, memory, or something harder to name?

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u/jpdough — 6 days ago
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VOL 2 release of Dark ambient sci-fi album based on film about seven strangers who went missing on July 1,1971 out at Groom Lake. Better known as Area 51

Vol. 2 of the soundtrack for my upcoming film 07.01.71.

In the early hours of July 1, 1971, a signal that shouldn’t have been possible began broadcasting from a station that didn’t exist, drawing seven strangers from seven different states across the country toward the restricted perimeter of Groom Lake...more commonly known as Area 51.

On July 1, 1971, Air Force security at the facility contacted the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department, reporting multiple motion sensors tripped deep within their restricted perimeter. They requested a sweep of the outer perimeter for suspicious vehicles.

When units arrived, they found seven cars bearing license plates from seven different states parked in a precise semi-circle. All seven engines were running; all drivers-side doors were left open. No passengers. No luggage. Just seven handwritten notes on the dashboards:

"One of seven."

Forensic analysis revealed all seven radios were tuned to 701 kHz....a known "dead" spot on the AM dial that had suddenly become active. Local radio enthusiasts nicknamed the signal "The Sierra Echo." It didn't broadcast music or news. Witnesses described a voice reminiscent of an automated weather report or a looped military broadcast, repeating a two word phrase:

"One... Seven... One... Seven..."

The loop was layered over a subsonic resonance that distorted the listeners' sense of time and distance. The seven strangers, synchronized by the broadcast, had simply stepped out of their vehicles and walked into the sweltering thermal haze. They were never seen again.

By sunrise, the Air Force had seized all records. The official log for that night was scrubbed and replaced with a single line:

"False alarm. Cattle interference." 

LISTEN FOR FREE:

https://outerbankx.bandcamp.com/album/070171-vol-2-original-soundtrack

u/strippedlugnut — 7 days ago
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Tengo 13 años trabajando en esto y poco a poco mejore mi calidad de producción

Que onda! les presento mi proyecto de música ASDEREL soy de Coahuila, orgullosamente mexicano.

Llevo 13 años componiendo. Es un proyecto enfocado en el Ambient Black Metal y sonidos atmosféricos.

Hace poco lance mis temas en plataformas de streaming Spotify, Amazon Music, Dezzer Music, Apple Music y Youtube Music. Si les late me encantaría que le dieran una oportunidad.

¡Gracias por el espacio!

Estoy libre para criticas y opiniones buenas o malas!!!

pd: Soy una One Man Band yo me encargo de todo, composición, producción, difusión y arte grafico.

Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/cln9XnJpaR84Y23gzL

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/artist/6cAfxcSkfc2SQtfH6BOmJf?si=Tj3JGNYzTEeZGC-_zhPbRg

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drew_asderel/

Linktree (aqui vienen todas mis redes): https://linktr.ee/drewasderel?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=79f22b0b-de12-4b8e-81af-922fba1ecee7

u/Tight_Persimmon9221 — 10 days ago
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The craziest part about the Twin Peaks soundtrack is that they wrote it in 20 minutes.

Someone in the comments mentioned Twin Peaks recently, and it got me thinking about how Angelo Badalamenti actually wrote that iconic, moody soundtrack. If you want a masterclass in dark, cinematic atmosphere, this is it.

The story goes that David Lynch literally just sat next to Angelo at his Fender Rhodes piano and started describing a scene. Lynch closed his eyes and said, "You're in a dark woods... there's a soft wind blowing through some sycamore trees." Angelo just started playing these slow, heavy chords while Lynch was talking.

Then Lynch said, "Now from the darkness, a lonely teenage girl is walking toward you... it's Laura Palmer. Make it build, make it tear my heart out." And Angelo hit those tragic, climbing notes. Lynch actually started crying and told him, "Don't change a single note. I see Twin Peaks."

The whole thing took about 20 minutes. They didn't even write it down or overthink the music theory.

It just proves that the best dark/noir music is 100% about raw emotion and pacing, not technical complexity. It has this dreamy, surreal sadness that I haven't heard anywhere else.

Does anyone else use this specific soundtrack for late-night reading or creative work? It always puts me in a completely different headspace.

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u/InternationalCap9343 — 14 days ago