Greece's solo project Dark Awake has returned with a new recording which shows the music bringing in a mixture of dark ambient, ritual, neo-folk, neo-classical, martial and industrial and the album was released in 2021 by Pesttanz Klangschmiede and called "Der Edle Ritter".
Martial style beats start off the album while also adding in some epic sounding synths which also bring in elements of dark ambient and neo-classical. Choir style vocals can also be heard briefly along with some tracks also adding in dark soundscapes and w hen electric guitars are utilized they also add in an influence of extreme metal.
When spoken word parts are utilized they also give the music more of a ritualistic feeling while some of the programmed beats also add in touches of industrial. Each song also sounds very different from each other along with the tracks also capturing the atmosphere of either a fantasy or historical movie soundtrack at times.
Some of the songs are also instrumentals and a later track is also very long and epic in length and as the album progresses a brief use of female vocals and acoustic guitars which also add in touches of folk music can also be heard. The production sounds very dark while the song themes cover the ascent to the world of ideas and then the descent to the cave of oblivion aligns earthly kings with the divine order and bridges the gap between matter and spirit.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Dark Awake and if you are a fan of dark ambient, ritual, noe-folk,neo-classical,martial and industrial, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Seyfriends Runen" "Der Edle Ritter" and "Halgarita Charms". 8 out of 10.
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