Dahlia’s Tear – Adrift On The Edge Of Infinity (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, Dark-Ambient.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: This new work by Dahlia’s Tear must be the eight full length by the Swedish artist Anile D. The work is inspired by the disastrous situation of our planet. The theme has been adapted into six tracks.
Content: The opening cut reveals an Eastern-sounding atmosphere, which is rapidly surrounded by dark sound atmospheres and chants resonating in the background. The compositions reveal overwhelming sound atmospheres mixed with field recordings. It’s a Cinematographic experience, which is easily passing by and coming to an end with a kind of apocalyptic finale.
+ + + : I’m always fascinated by the prosperity running through the work of this artist. It feels once more as an intimate recording, which progressively tickles your imagination. I like the visual strength of the work, which to me sounds like the expression of sadness. It’s perfectly exposed by “Edge Of Infinity” and “Ocean Of Emptiness”. I also recommend listening to the debut cut “Tomb Of Forgotten Times”.
– – – : Listening to Dahlia’s Tear is always pure joy, but has been never total ecstasy. It always feels again like a few details are missing to reach the level of excellence.
Conclusion: Dahlia’s Tear brings us a somber, but realistic sonic perception of the planet.
Best songs: “Edge Of Infinity”, “Ocean Of Emptiness”, “Tomb Of Forgotten Times”.
Rate: 7.
Artist: www.dahliastearband.com / www.facebook.com/dahliastear
Label: www.cryochamberlabel.com / www.facebook.com/CryoChamber
About Dahlia’s Tear
Dahlia’s Tear is the dark ambient project of Anile D., formed in Stockholm, Sweden. The project works with drone-based soundscapes, spatial atmospheres and occasional industrial and experimental elements.
The discography opens with “Harmonious Euphonies For Supernatural Traumas Mesmerising Our Existences In Radient Corpuscle Galaxies” in 2005, followed by “My Rotten Spirit Of Black” and “Under Seven Skies” in 2007, “Dreamsphere” in 2012, “Through The Nightfall Grandeur” in 2018, “Across The Shifting Abyss” in 2019 and “Descendants Of The Moon” in 2020.
Cryo Chamber issued “Adrift On The Edge Of Infinity” in 2021 on CD and in digital formats. Anile D. has continued at a steady pace since, with “Tomb Of Primordials” in 2022, “Tales From A Feeble Dream” and “Tomb Of Witches” in 2023, “Apeiron” in 2024 and “The Ashen Glow Of Absence” in 2025.
Support Side-Line
More people read Side-Line than ever, and there is still no paywall and no advertising. Readers pay for it instead - from $5 a month.
Why we ask
Advertising revenues across the media are falling fast. Unlike many news organisations we have not put up a paywall, and we refuse to add annoying advertising, so we need to ask for your help. Side-Line’s independent journalism takes time, money and hard work to produce, and we do it to push the artists we like, who are equally fighting to survive.
Handled by PayPal.
I have been working for over 30 years with Side-line as the main reviewer. My taste is eclectic, uncoventional and I prefer to look for the pearls, even if the bands are completely unknown, thus staying loyal to the Side-Line philosophy of nurturing new talents.
