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Dark Winter is a net.label dedicated to releasing dark ambient, atmospheric, and unconventional music from around the world. All Dark Winter releases are available for free download in 192kpbs MP3 format.


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12.31.08
New Release - Wavespan - Tilling the Soul
New Review - Stephen Philips - The Air Up There
New Reviews - Formication - Ghosts (Omnia Exeunt in Mysterium)

11.29.08
New Release - Stephen Philips - The Air Up There

It's that time of year again, so don't forget to check our previously released holiday themed projects:

Archive - Silent Night (Shepherds Quake)
Dark Winter Holiday Compilation - A Candle's Golden Glow

11.14.08
New Reviews - Ka-baalim & Bunk Data - Insomniati Two: 'when you forget you're dreaming and never wake up'
New Review - Mystified - Ophir
New Reviews - Formication - Ghosts (Omnia Exeunt in Mysterium)

10.29.08
New Release - Ka-baalim & Bunk Data - Insomniati Two: 'when you forget you're dreaming and never wake up'
New Video - Horchata - Bedroom (from Isolated House)
New Reviews - Formication - Ghosts (Omnia Exeunt in Mysterium)

09.30.08
New Review - Exuviae & Kenji Siratori - The Drug Embryo

09.28.08
DARK WINTER 50th RELEASE!
We are proud to bring you a very special 50th release, a collaboration between Exuviae & Kenji Siratori! "The Drug Embryo" is a dark and strange musical excursion that comes complete with a full-color PDF booklet designed by Exuviae, and a bonus remix of the entire album in one track by Bunk Data!

New Review - Edge of October - Collapse
New Review - Mystified - Altered Signals
New Link - Kenji Siratori
New Link - Geronymakis

09.10.08
New Review - Formication - Ghosts (Omnia Exeunt in Mysterium)

09.09.08
New Review - Geronymakis - Baked Eggs
New Review - Formication - Ghosts (Omnia Exeunt in Mysterium)

Endless Ascent - New Sister Label
www.endlessascent.com

Endless Ascent is the new sister label of Dark Winter.  Endless Ascent is geared towards more light ambient (vs. dark), atmospheric and space music.  This label will operate just as Dark Winter has by releasing the majority of its music in FREE mp3 format under a Creative Commons license.  The first release is now available for download:



ea001 - Exuviae - Jamais Vu
http://www.endlessascent.com/ea001.html

Endless Ascent is also actively looking for new and established artists to release in 2008 and 2009. Please send all inquires to info@endlessascent.com

08.31.08
New Release - Edge of October - Collapse
New Reviews - Horchata - Isolated House

08.07.08
Upcoming Formication release & free advance listen on Dark Winter!



Formication - Ghosts (Omnia Exeunt in Mysterium)
MP3/ Deluxe Hardback Book Edition of 9
Harmful Records
Release Date: August 16, 2008

On the 16th August 2008, Formication release ‘Ghosts (Omnia Exeunt in Mysterium)’ as a DRM free, high quality MP3 download and deluxe hardback book edition of 9 signed copies at www.theformicarium.com. The book will also be available to purchase separately here, though only the first 9 copies will be signed and feature an original print, taken from the book.

Dark Winter is proud to present an advance listen to two tracks from the release right now!

Download Advance Listen:
Formication -Ghosts (Omnia Exeunt in Mysterium) Dark Winter Advance (35.2 MB)

Download Songs:
Track 03: It Will Be As If You'd Never Existed (11.7 MB)
Track 06: All Hell and Despair (23.0 MB)

Download Press Release:
Formication - Ghosts (Omnia Exeunt in Mysterium) Press Release (0.6 MB)

Another track from Ghosts (Omnia Exeunt in Mysterium) will appear on the forthcoming Wire Tapper 20 CD. Go to The Wire website to find out where you can get your copy!

07.30.08
New Release - Geronymakis - Baked Eggs
New Review - Horchata - Isolated House
New Review - Mystified - Altered Signals

06.30.08
New Release - Horchata - Isolated House
New Review - Mystified - Altered Signals
New Review - Ryu - The Depressed

05.29.08
New Release - Mystified - Altered Signals
New Reviews - Quiet Covenant - Underneath

04.26.08
New Release - Quiet Covenant - Underneath

04.17.08
New Review - Cordell Klier & Datura 1.0 Repeal Compulsion

03.21.08
New Release - Cordell Klier & Datura 1.0 Repeal Compulsion

New Link - Rotten Crab Rotten Crab is a new net.label co-founded by Nathan Larson (darkwinter/wanderingear) and Cordell Klier (doctsect, gracious). The first release by Waterbear is now available!

03.09.08
New Reviews - Aegri Somnia - Nothingness
New Reviews - ANGELswing - To Blanket Ourselves
New Review - Horchata - Heterocera
New Review - Formication - Agnosia

02.20.08
New Review - Formication - Agnosia
New Link - Tokafi

02.18.08
New Release - Aegri Somnia - Nothingness
New Review - Cordell Klier - arch lexicon (phi) / myth surpassing love surpassing myth
New Review - Formication - Agnosia

01.25.08
New Release - ANGELswing - To Blanket Ourselves
New Videos - ANGELswing - To Blanket Ourselves
New Reviews - Formication - Agnosia
New Links - Heathen Harvest & Gridface

01.14.08
New Reviews - Formication - Agnosia
New Link - Side-line

01.07.08
Dark Winter has had the misfortune of having it's main page attacked by hackers. They entered through a trojan or one of the scripts running on the site and injected hidden, nasty ads to profit off of visitors. Fixes have been made to further strengthen and secure the site. Special thanks to Olliver at Nodepet.com for initially catching this and a sincere apology to anyone these ads may have offended.

01.01.08
Happy New Year!
We have already had our first taker on the free Formication CD for a review!

New Review - Samsa - Return of the Sofa King

There's still 4 more releases left so don't miss out on this great opportunity!

12.30.07
New Review - Ryu - The Depressed
New Links - Usyukuro Sound Space & StillStream

Reviews Wanted!
Our goal for 2008 is to have a review for every Dark Winter release. To help achieve this, we are offering a free CD copy of Formication - Agnosia to the first reviewers of the following releases:

dw035 - Adaptcore - Child's Play
dw015 - Mystified - Ophir
dw014 - Exit - Sleep
dw007 - ANGELswing - demonswing: with a stomach full of newborn

Please send your reviews to us via email at info@darkwinter.com

Dark Winter has been selected as the featured label on StillStream.com!

12.27.07
The special anniversary project is now available! "01-41 - 5 Years of Night Music" is a retrospective look at the 5 years of Dark Winter releases in about one hours time.  Enjoy!

New Release - Dark Winter Compilation - 01-41 - 5 Years of Night Music
New Reviews - Formication - Agnosia
New Link: Textura.org

12.20.07
Happy Holidays from Dark Winter!
We are proud to release a new dark ambient compilation just in time for the holidays!

New Release - Dark Winter Holiday Compilation - A Candle's Golden Glow










Dark Winter releases are free to download under a Creative Commons License.