Atrium Carceri is a Swedish musical project by
Simon Heath
Simon Heath (born 1977 in Stockholm) is a Swedish composer known for his work with Za Frûmi, Atrium Carceri
Atrium Carceri is a Swedish musical project by Simon Heath, initially released by industrial record label Cold Meat Industry. Fourteen ...
, initially released by industrial record label
Cold Meat Industry
Cold Meat Industry was a Swedish independent record label established in 1987 by Roger Karmanik, which specialized in niche music genres such as dark ambient, death industrial, and neoclassical dark wave.
History
From its inception, Cold M ...
. Fourteen full-length albums have been released so far, as well as fourteen collaboration albums together with other artists of the genre. In 2011 Atrium Carceri left
Cold Meat Industry
Cold Meat Industry was a Swedish independent record label established in 1987 by Roger Karmanik, which specialized in niche music genres such as dark ambient, death industrial, and neoclassical dark wave.
History
From its inception, Cold M ...
and started the Dark Ambient label Cryo Chamber. Simon Heath also released eleven albums under the name of his side project Sabled Sun.
Style and themes
Atrium Carceri is typically described as
dark ambient,
black ambient and
ambient industrial
Ambient music is a genre of music that emphasizes tone and atmosphere over traditional musical structure or rhythm. It may lack net composition, beat, or structured melody.The Ambient Century by Mark Prendergast, Bloomsbury, London, 2003. It u ...
music. Similar to projects like
Lull and
Lustmord
Brian Williams is a Welsh industrial musician, sound designer and film score composer. He is often credited for creating the dark ambient genre with albums recorded under the name Lustmord. His experimental work has been described as "not tra ...
, Atrium Carceri uses synthesizers, sound effects, samples from films and
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
, piano and other instrumentation to create slow rhythms, bitter melodies and complex textures generally based on themes of desolation, loneliness (
solitary confinement
Solitary confinement is a form of imprisonment in which the inmate lives in a single cell with little or no meaningful contact with other people. A prison may enforce stricter measures to control contraband on a solitary prisoner and use additi ...
) and environmental decay. Atrium Carceri has been praised by music critics and embraced by a cult audience for its depth of atmosphere. According to Heath himself, each of Atrium Carceri's solo releases are centered around specific 'story arcs' within a 'grand story,'
and following the releases of Reliquiae and Void in 2012, has made a flowchart detailing the story progression up to that point. The exact nature of the concept behind this 'grand story' has been intentionally left ambiguous by Heath, who's said it's "up to the listener and his/her interpretation" to piece together this story.
The most popular video on ''Cryochamber'' is ''Songs for an empty world'' with over 3 million views.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1tYe3TkhTc] The Channel is mostly notable for its Winter Ambient Videos.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b52DAaER9EI]
Discography
;Studio albums (as Atrium Carceri)
;Collaborations with other artists
;As Sabled Sun
See also
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List of dark ambient artists
The following is a list of notable artists who compose, or have composed, dark ambient music at some point in their careers.
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* 0010x0010
* 1476
* 156
* Θ (Theta)
*Abruptum
*Abu Lahab
*Adonxs
* AeTopus
*Agalloch
* Ajattara
*Alio Die
* ...
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List of ambient music artists
This is a list of ambient music artists. This includes artists who have either been very important to the genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as those who have been on a major label). This list does not include little-known ...
References
External links
Official SiteOfficial Site at Cold Meat IndustriesOfficial Site of Cryo ChamberAtrium Carceri at MySpace
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Dark ambient music groups
Swedish electronic music groups
Swedish industrial music groups