Atrium Carceri
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Atrium Carceri is a Swedish musical project by Simon Heath, released by industrial record label Cold Meat Industry. Six full-length albums have been released so far.
, black ambient and ambient industrial music. Similar to projects like Lull and Lustmord
, Atrium Carceri uses synthesizers, sound effects, samples from films and anime
, piano and other instrumentation to create slow rhythms, bitter melodies and complex textureshttp://www.gothtronic.com/?page=23&reviews=3432 generally based on themes of desolation, loneliness (solitary confinement
) and environmental decay.
Atrium Carceri has been praised by music critics and embraced by a cult audience for its depth of atmospherehttp://www.maelstrom.nu/ezine/review_iss16_1280.phphttp://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/reviews/albums/2-4034_atrium_carceri_kapnobatai.aspx. As described by one reviewer, "Heath creates a world where time collapses, where the ancient world of conjured spirits, the physical limitations of being all too human, and the infinite outreach of potential futuretech, all coexist".
The project name means "prison hall" in Latin; however, "carceri" is in the wrong declension class. The proper name would have been "Atrium Carceris".
Description
Atrium Carceri is typically described as dark ambientDark ambient
Dark ambient is a subgenre of ambient music that features foreboding, ominous, or discordant overtones. Although it had its roots in the 1970s, Dark ambient emerged in the 1980s and 1990s with the introduction of newer, smaller, and more affordable Effects units, synthesizer and sampling technology...
, black ambient and ambient industrial music. Similar to projects like Lull and Lustmord
Lustmord
Brian Williams is a British electronic musician often credited for creating the dark ambient genre with albums recorded under the name Lustmord.- History :Williams started recording as Lustmord in 1980 before joining SPK in 1982...
, Atrium Carceri uses synthesizers, sound effects, samples from films and anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
, piano and other instrumentation to create slow rhythms, bitter melodies and complex textureshttp://www.gothtronic.com/?page=23&reviews=3432 generally based on themes of desolation, loneliness (solitary confinement
Solitary confinement
Solitary confinement is a special form of imprisonment in which a prisoner is isolated from any human contact, though often with the exception of members of prison staff. It is sometimes employed as a form of punishment beyond incarceration for a prisoner, and has been cited as an additional...
) and environmental decay.
Atrium Carceri has been praised by music critics and embraced by a cult audience for its depth of atmospherehttp://www.maelstrom.nu/ezine/review_iss16_1280.phphttp://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/reviews/albums/2-4034_atrium_carceri_kapnobatai.aspx. As described by one reviewer, "Heath creates a world where time collapses, where the ancient world of conjured spirits, the physical limitations of being all too human, and the infinite outreach of potential futuretech, all coexist".
The project name means "prison hall" in Latin; however, "carceri" is in the wrong declension class. The proper name would have been "Atrium Carceris".
Releases
| Year | Title | Format, CMI Listing |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Cellblock | CD LP / CMI125 |
| 2004 | Seishinbyouin | CD LP / CMI133 |
| 2005 | Kapnobatai | CD LP / CMI148 |
| 2007 | Ptahil | CD LP / CMI168 |
| 2008 | Souyuan | CD LP / CMI189 |
| 2009 | Phrenitis | CD LP / CMI203 |