For the Innermost

Artist: Brotherhood of Sleep Album: Enter the Nuummite Cosmos Label: Zazen Sounds Release date: January 2026 The only thing better than discovering unknown artists is them discovering me. Such is the case with the ritual ambient project Brotherhood of Sleep, which landed in my inbox almost by chance a couple of weeks ago. Of course, unknown should be taken with a grain of salt here, because first, Brotherhood of Sleep had already released one album in late 2024 on Winter-Lig

Artist: Talst Album: Sewn into the Infinite Sky Label: Winter-Light Release date: January 2026 In a seemingly ever-growing sea of dark ambient projects, it's a surprisingly rare occurrence to hear of new and notable names from the American continent. Luckily, Talst, a relatively recent project of the Chicago-based musician Rob Meldrum, is a welcome exception to this rule, having just released his second full-length album on Winter-Light, a label that has a history of (not to