Mortiis – The Shadow Of The Tower (2021)

January 8, 2024

Archival, looping ambient drones from multi-faceted electronic genius Mortiis. The Shadow Of The Tower is purely for the die-hard collector, however. There is nothing really of merit here for the new listener, unless you are stumbling into this Mortiis release blind from the drone / ambient world, then by all means tuck in. The Shadow Of The Tower is one single 30+ minute piece of repetitive droning atmosphere. It does not invoke a sense of dread or unease, nor on the other hand does it irritate or provide any real boredom. It kind of “just is”.