Journey to the Edge of Infinity with Dahlia's Tear

Our previous journey with Dahlia’s Tear took us on a lunar excavation in Descendants of the Moon, and now, one year later, we are left Adrift on the Edge of Infinity. Methodical and precise, languorous in its presentation, this new album unfolds a dire future for mankind in the far distant future, of barren lands and dilapidation, of wither and starvation - and of the possible horrifying consequences of technology. It is the story of a dying planet, and one modified survivor who journeys upon the surface searching for survivors.

Dahlia’s Tear shows masterful use of reverb technique in every album, but this is some of the best reverb taming and mixing I have heard in an album. Haunting choirs drift in and out of the listener’s conscious awareness, layered with almost melancholy pads who drone listlessly into the void beyond our periphery. There are tracks within the album that infuse the sounds of breathing apparati and machineries, while the narrative extols the end of an empire - a planet - and its dying landscape, a lone wanderer journeys along the surface, looking for any remnant of life; faint footsteps upon rock and dirt, meandering behind the veil of layered woodwinds and droning pads give this album a mysterious and alluring connotation. It is not horror, nor is it melancholy (at least, not in the direct sense), however the mystique of the album presents the listener with these faint concepts, while the masterful interplay between choirs and pads waft over your ears. 

This is another fine example of the exemplary dark ambient that Cryo Chamber has to offer and you can pick up Adrift on the Edge of Infinity in CD digipak and digital format on the Cryo Chamber Bandcamp page.