I have, over the years, enjoyed a wide variety of neo-folk music. The gothic anthems of Ataraxia led me to the medieval monumentality of Corvus Corax, which in turn dragged me to the deep, dark pits of Sopor Aeturnus and the Ensemble of Shadows’ nihilism. Current 93 and Sol Invictus made themselves known along the journey, avant-garde punctuation marks along the way towards the contemporary revival of ancient tradition spearheaded by the likes of Wardruna or Heilung. But it’s through Dead Space Chamber Music and their latest record, The Black Hours, that my initial forays rear their nostalgic heads, as Ataraxia’s neoclassical, minimal compositions best bear resemblance to this Bristol-based outfit. The Black Hours a difficult creature to master, and this is fueled as much by the weird ambi...