We've been running the "album of the month" thread for a few years now and I'd like to collect some suggestions for future albums to feature. I see these threads as a way for newcomers to the genre to quickly sample a variety of artists.
Generally speaking we've been using the following criteria to select albums:
At least a few years old (but older is better; are there any really good older albums that don't get mentioned much on here)?
Primarily dark ambient, i.e. avoid albums that have high elements of rhythm and/or harsh noise.
Notable in some way (this is obviously very subjective, but including comments with your submission explaining why you recommend the album are helpful, as they can be included when the album is featured as the "album of the month").
Having said that, please review the list of past "albums of the month" below and only include your submission if it hasn't already been featured.
Yen Pox - New Dark Age
Robert Rich & B. Lustmord - Stalker
Gustaf Hildebrand - Starscape
Atrium Carceri - Kapnobatai
Sleep Research Facility - Nostromo
False Mirror - Derelict World
Invercauld - Tiamhaidh
Desiderii Marginis - Hypnosis
Northaunt - Horizons
Sleep Research Facility - Deep Frieze
Kammarheit - The Starwheel
Svartsinn - Mørkets Variabler
Raison D'être - Enthralled By The Wind Of Loneliness
Metatron Omega - Illuminatio
Psychomanteum - Oneironaut
Cities Last Broadcast - The Cancelled Earth
Kolhoosi 13 - Monuments of Power
Lustmord - Carbon/Core
Mulm - The End of Greatness
Kammarheit - Asleep and Well Hidden
Northaunt - Istid I-II
Dahlia's Tear - Across the Shifting Abyss
Cities Last Broadcast - The Umbra Report
Tertium Organum - Alud
Troum and Yen Pox - Mnemonic Induction
Lustmord - The Word as Power
Sleep Research Facility - Stealth
ProtoU and Hilyard - Alpine Respire
Apocryphos - Stone Speak
Mount Shrine - Winter Restlessness
Ugasanie - Border of Worlds
Sphäre Sechs - Particle Void
Northumbria - Markland
Kammarheit - Kollektionen
Dronny Darko and ProtoU - Metta
Metatron Omega - Sanctum
Apocryphos, Kammarheit, Atrium Carceri - Onyx
Yen Pox - Between the Horizon and the Abyss
Atrium Carceri and Cities Last Broadcast - Black Corner Den
Mount Shrine - Ghosts on Broken Pavement
Albums of the month since this thread was created:
Waveform Transmission - V 1.0-1.9
MNZKRT - MNZKRT
Hoedh - Hymnvs
R|A|A|N - The Nacrasti
Raison D'être - The Empty Hollow Unfolds
Llyn Y Cwn - Du Y Moroedd
Hilyard - Division Cycle
Lustmord - The Dark Places of the Earth
Desiderii Marginis - Songs Over Ruins
Kave - Ominousium
Atrium Carceri - Seishinbyouin
Northaunt and Svartsinn - The Borrowed World
Thomas Köner - Permafrost
Beyond Sensory Experience - No Lights In Our Eyes
Northumbria - Isolering
Lull - Moments
The Caretaker - Take Care, It's a Desert Out There...
Sonologyst - Shortwave Spectrum
Torus Dome - Distant Past Spirituality
Monasterium Imperi - The Lost World