The Empty Hollow Unfolds
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Streaming + DownloadIncludes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Purchasable with gift cardDownload available in 24-bit/44.1kHz.
€8 EUR or more
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumDeluxe double vinyl pressed on black vinyl with a gatefold jacket
Includes unlimited streaming of The Empty Hollow Unfolds via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Download available in 24-bit/44.1kHz.ships out within 2 daysPurchasable with gift card€28 EUR or more
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumDeluxe double vinyl pressed on marbled vinyl with a gatefold jacket
Includes unlimited streaming of The Empty Hollow Unfolds via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Download available in 24-bit/44.1kHz.ships out within 2 daysPurchasable with gift card€32 EUR
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The Hidden Hallows
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End Of A Cycle
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The Wasteland
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Wasteland II
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The Eternal Return
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about
“The Empty Hollow Unfolds” is not merely an album, it is a descent into the void. Widely hailed as one of the most haunting and emotionally resonant works in the dark ambient genre, it transforms isolation into an art form. Andersson constructs a sonic environment of desolate beauty, where metallic echoes, subterranean drones, and Gregorian-like chants collide in a ritual of decay and transcendence.
From the slow, meditative swell of “The Slow Ascent” to the sprawling, twenty-minute dirge “The Eternal Return and the Infinity Horizon”, this record remains a singular achievement, a sound world of spectral ruins and elegant desolation. This new Double LP edition has been remastered specifically for vinyl, restoring the album’s cavernous depth and atmospheric range in unprecedented detail and includes 3 bonus tracks not available on the original release.
Critics have long praised The Empty Hollow Unfolds as a milestone in the genre, once voted the greatest release in Cold Meat Industry’s storied history. Described as “elegantly crafted ruin” and “a travelogue from a land where the sun never rises,” the album continues to evoke awe and unease in equal measure. Its sound, monumental yet intimate, cold yet achingly human, remains as relevant and unsettling today as it was 25 years ago.
Limited Edition 2LP of 400 copies. 200 copies on Marbled vinyl and 200 on Black vinyl. Gatefold Sleeve, matte varnish and black paper inner sleeves. 8 Tracks. Running Time 73:13
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