Atrium Carceri & Kammarheit

Atrium Carceri, the dark ambient project of Swede Simon Heath, is one of the most recognizable names in the genre, with superbly atmospheric sound design and a rich, involving mythology that has sustained him through a dozen releases over 15 years. Heath was born in Stockholm in 1977 and began experimenting with field recordings as a child, creating looped audio soundscapes that he would play in his bedroom. He began making what could be thought of as dark ambient music as a teenager, before he even knew the genre existed. Upon discovering he was part of a scene, he hooked up...