Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Dark-Ambient.

Format: Digital, CD.

Background/Info: Anile Dahl strikes back with the ninth full length album of his sonic moniker Dahlia’s Tear.

Content: From the very first notes the artist invites us to join him on a mysterious, dreamy, sound trip. The work has been accomplished with numerous field recordings on top of delicate sound treatments. The dark mood recovers the work with a feeling of desolation.

+ + + : The last song entitled “Solitude” perfectly symbolizes by its title what the music is all about. This is a work with a very strong visual strength created by the perfect mix of field recordings, dark strings and delicate sound treatments -like the piano-like part running through “Infinite Dreamer”. The songs have been progressively built up creating an elevating effect which is mainly coming through during the final part of the album.

– – – : The work is maybe missing an absolute master track to consider the work as ‘outstanding’.

Conclusion: Dahlia’s Tear has already accomplished albums with great concepts and fascinating music but this one appears to be the magnum opus.

Best Songs: “Infinite Dreamer”, “Ravendark”, “Solitude”, “Iridescent Path”, “The Summon”.

Rate: 8½.

Artist: www.dahliastearband / www.facebook.com/dahliastear

Label: www.cryochamberlabel.com /  www.facebook.com/CryoChamber

Inferno Sound Diaries

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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

Inferno Sound Diaries

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.

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Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, Dark-Ambient.

Format: Digital, CD.

Background/Info: Stockholm (Sweden) based Anile D. is now active for several years and has released different productions. His new opus is inspired by the Mesopotamian mythology and the epic poem about Gilgamesh, struggling to find the secret of immortality.

Content: Gilgalmesh quest has been exposed in 6 tracks. Dahlia’s Tear takes off with a rather mysterious cut, which brings the listener directly into the mood of this mythological adventure. Some piano parts are refining the track. Quite progressively the work starts to reflect a feeling of desolation. Dark strings create a haunting atmosphere, which is interfering with delicate sound treatments. The last cut features some whispering, ghost-like vocals.

+ + + : I like the progression of the songs, which are meticulously achieved with subtle noises and other sound treatments. Some passages reflect a strong visual appeal, which creates this sensation of despair. Even if the concept of the album brings us back 4000 years ago, this album also sounds like an echo of the world of today… the desolation and fear of people confronted with the pandemic. I think the secret of immortality is still pretty contemporary and that’s why this album filled with darkness and prosperity sounds accurate and fascinating.

– – – : The album has a strong potential and yet I get the feeling that Dahlia’s Tear could have achieved a few more passages with a true apotheosis.

Conclusion: Dahlia’s Tear brings a fascinating work dealing with a strong concept.

Best songs: “The Valley Of Unrest”, “Descendants Of The Moon”, “Thirteen Temples”.

Rate: (7½).

Artist: www.dahliastearband.com / www.facebook.com/dahliastear

Label: www.cryochamberlabel.com /  www.facebook.com/CryoChamber

Inferno Sound Diaries

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.

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Genre/Influences:  Dark-cinematographic, dark-ambient. 

Format: Digital, CD.

Background/Info: Swedish ambient musician Anile D. is striking back with the sixth full length album of his Dahlia’s Tear project. It’s the second work released by Cryo Chamber while some of you might remember his “Dreamsphere” album released in 2012 by the now defunct Cold Meat Industry. This opus embarks the listener on an imaginary trip ‘from the abyss to the portal of the stars. Come drown in ancient knowledge and technology at the end of humanity’s beginning…’.

Content: The album features 9 cuts taking off with an overwhelming mix of drones, cinematic atmospheres, dark sound waves and some delicate electronic treatments. It in a way perfectly symbolizes the entire album. There’s an anguishing, but dreamy sensation emerging from the tracks, which from time to time –but definitely for the last track, are moving crescendo to an apocalyptic vision. Even if you feel there’s a danger nearby the album has something relaxing, like revealing a dark prosperity.

+ + + : I feel a strong sensitive aspect emerging at the surface of this album. It feels a bit like the composer wants to share his most inner thoughts and visions with his audience. The secret lies in little details adding refinement and elegance to the work. There are numerous beautiful passages running through the work, but especially the very last cut (cf. “A Pale Shroud Of Time”) is a brilliant exposure of this artist’s composing skills. This track is also more elaborate than the others so there’s no better final.

– – – : Dahlia’s Tear is not exactly innovating and that’s maybe a bit symbolic for Cryo Chamber, but on the other side “Across The Shifting Abyss” is a meaningful work.

Conclusion: It’s intriguing to realize that dark, frightening music production can also illustrate grace and beauty! This is an album I highly recommend to all lovers of cinematic experiences.

Best songs: “A Pale Shroud Of Time”, “The Wreck Of The Forgotten”, “Sidereal Gardens”, “Celestial Bodies”.

Rate: (8).

Artist: www.dahliastearband.com /  www.facebook.com/dahliastear

Label: www.cryochamberlabel.com /  www.facebook.com/CryoChamber

Inferno Sound Diaries

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.

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Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, dark-ambient.

Background/Info: Swedish musician Anile D.has already been active for several years now. Dahlia’s Tear previously released four albums on four different labels. The previous work “Dreamsphere” was already released in 2012 on the now gone Cold Meat Industry.

Content: This opus is a perfect mix between dark-ambient- and cinematographic music. Both together create an intimate atmosphere, which however dark has something dreamy-like. But quite progressively the tracks are becoming more overwhelming and more anguishing. Some spoken samplings are empowering the paranoiac atmosphere supporting some passages.

+ + + : “Through The Nightfall Grandeur” has something inhibited. It feels like opposite elements are coming together in a freaky, tormented sonic trip. The tracks have been accomplished with a real finesse illustrated by piano treatments and other subtle noises you better can hear when using headphones. The melancholia of the piano-like parts also injects something authentic to this album.

– – – : The work is a pleasant voyage throughout dark territories, but it all sounds a bit similar after a while.

Conclusion: What I especially will keep in mind from this album is the refined sound treatments. Dark-ambient music can be not only tormented, but also refined in its composition.

Best songs: “Drowning In Delusions Of Grandeur”, “The Keeper Of Broken Dreams And Tattered Spirits”, “The Frozen echoes Of The Endless Moor”.

Rate: (7½).

Artist: www.dahliastearband.com / www.facebook.com/dahliastear

Label: www.cryochamberlabel.com /  www.facebook.com/CryoChamber

Inferno Sound Diaries

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.

www.side-line.com