Aegri Somnia - Nothingness mp3 album

I have not much to say about this release. This is just one of many others which are making music of this style copying such artists as Inade, Lull, Troum, etc. Yes, the quality is excellent, the music is solid and the atmospheres are deep... but I heard it many many times already... Not bad for beginning, but I hope that Aegri Somnia will develop in something much more interesting - there is obviously a potential for it. Good album to listen on a background while working/relaxing and to forget about it.

Aegri Somnia is a new name on the net label Dark Winter. This Croatian artist already released an album on the Polish net label Kaos Ex Machina Promotions in 2007. Aegri Somnia represents dark ambient in its purest form. The music rumbles and growls and a whole plethora of more, or less, "characteristic" dark ambient sounds is being employed. In a good way, mind you. The third track, "Nothingness", reminded me of "Inner Turmoil" of Sophia's album "Herbstwerk", mostly because of the chimes samples used. Well, that name, minus the bombastic tendencies, gives an idea of the sound. Another association I got with this music was the first level of the computer game Unreal. A crashed transporter, huge, dark, resounding and empty. Especially track three, and later tracks as well, feature a particular sound which makes me think of a terminal which occasionally beeps. The album's title, "Nothingness", is well chosen. And this album would be perfect background music to creepy shooters like Doom 3 or Unreal. Aegri Somnia might not be breaking any boundaries in the genre, but it's a damn solid record. Recommended for all dark ambient enthusiasts, and another fine addition to Dark Winter's backcatalogue. - Originally written in Dutch, English translation by the author.