Triode – Karma (Album – Aliens Production)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Ambient, Cinematic.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: “Karma” is the debut album by Aliens Production owner Peter ‘Ryby’ Rybar -who’s also involved with Disharmony.
Content: “Karma” is an album which brings good-old Dark-Ambient influences together with pure cinematic music. It’s a dark sonic walk mixed with Gregorian chants; these passages create an obscure, sacred, dimension. Low sound resolutions accentuate the tormenting effect of the production.
+ + + : Triode is a new and interesting project for enlarging the sonic horizon of Aliens Production but also for its high, qualitative, level. It’s a perfect osmosis between earlier Dark-Ambient productions and obscure Cinematic music. It’s an overwhelming production where the global atmosphere is holding you in its grip while the mystical chants are adding a sacred and in a way also ritual touch.
– – – : I regret there are only 8 tracks featured while the tracks remain pretty short as well.
Conclusion: Triode will come and tickle your darkest thoughts to bring you into a dark world of fantasy and horror.
Best songs: “Nightmare”, “Karma”, “Human Detox”, “Dream”.
Rate: 7½.
Artist: www.facebook.com/triodeatmos
Label: www.label.aliens.sk / www.facebook.com/pages/Aliens-production-label/200028820052578
About Triode
Triode is the solo dark-ambient project of Peter Rybar, also known for his work in Disharmony and as the owner of the Slovak label Aliens Production. Triode debuted with the EPs “Into The Deep” and “Atrium” in 2021, followed by the debut album “Karma” in 2023.
“Karma,” reviewed here, brings Dark-Ambient influences together with cinematic music and Gregorian chants across eight tracks. Triode continued with the albums “NullVector” (2024) and “Demolition” (2025), both also released via Aliens Production.
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