{"id":367,"date":"2026-02-26T20:24:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ambientden.com\/?p=367"},"modified":"2026-02-26T20:24:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:24:58","slug":"2025-07-31-saiten-kult-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ambientden.com\/?p=367","title":{"rendered":"2025-07-31 &#8211; Saiten Kult (Review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-saitenkult wp-block-embed-saitenkult\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"e1JWKBNzLV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saitenkult.de\/2025\/07\/31\/ambient-den-ambient-den\/\">AMBIENT DEN &#8211; Ambient Den<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8222;AMBIENT DEN &#8211; Ambient Den&#8220; &#8211; SaitenKult\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saitenkult.de\/2025\/07\/31\/ambient-den-ambient-den\/embed\/#?secret=QGwv4AklgC#?secret=e1JWKBNzLV\" data-secret=\"e1JWKBNzLV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Translation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AMBIENT DEN is a band name that sounds like it&#8217;s always been there. Yet it emerges from nowhere and unfolds not ambient music, as the name might falsely suggest, but a new world called AMBIENT DEN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trio from Australia came together about half a decade ago: musical loner Ben Craven, who under his own name has already created cinematic soundscapes such as &#8216;Great And Terrible Potions&#8217; or &#8216;Monster From The Id&#8217;, keyboard wizard Tim Bennetts and groove master Dean Povey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their debut album is a true band statement, a concept album with a vision: humanity&#8217;s journey into space, the search for a new home. Then an airlock opens into the unknown, and acoustic guitar and sparse synth textures paint a tentative picture in &#8216;Future History Part 1&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But then, with &#8216;For All Mankind&#8217;, the universe opens up: a hymnal chorus, a brightly glowing keyboard passage, and an emotional guitar solo celebrate classic prog while breathing the present. Then the instrumental gem &#8216;Provenance&#8217; floats through the void, singing and weeping, as a reminiscence of Gilmour, Holmes, and Oldfield. Then, in &#8216;Earthrise&#8217;, layers of acoustic guitar, vocals, and digital flourishes build up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But then, with &#8216;Terraforming&#8217;, sixteen minutes of AMBIENT DEN&#8217;s entire sonic universe unfold, from the majestic piano intro through dazzling guitar tones, almost baroque keyboard runs, and thunderous organ passages. The album then returns with &#8216;Future History Part 2&#8217; as a playful homage to hope, complete with a triumphant guitar solo at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Ambient Den&#8217; isn&#8217;t a loud album, but it&#8217;s an album that lingers. A work for listeners seeking soundscapes in which they can lose themselves. Created by three musicians, perhaps as an escape, perhaps as a new home, for Ben, Tim, and Dean, but also for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(8.5 points)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Original:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AMBIENT DEN ist ein Bandname, der klingt, als w\u00e4re er schon immer da gewesen. Dennoch tritt dieser aus dem Nichts hervor und entfaltet nicht etwa Ambient-Musik, wie der Name f\u00e4lschlich suggerieren k\u00f6nnte, sondern eine neue Welt, die AMBIENT DEN hei\u00dft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Das Trio aus Australien fand sich vor einer guten halben Dekade zusammen: der musikalische Einzelg\u00e4nger Ben Craven, der unter seinem eigenen Namen bereits cineastische Klangwerke wie \u00b4Great And Terrible Potions\u00b4 oder \u00b4Monster From The Id\u00b4 erschaffen hat, Keyboardzauberer Tim Bennetts und Groove-Taktgeber Dean Povey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ihr gemeinsames Deb\u00fctalbum ist ein echtes Bandstatement, ist ein Konzeptalbum mit einer Vision und zwar dem Aufbruch der Menschheit ins All, der Suche nach einer neuen Heimat. Dann \u00f6ffnet sich eine Luftschleuse ins Unbekannte, akustische Gitarre und sparsame Synth-Farbe zeichnen in \u00b4Future History Part 1\u00b4 ein vorsichtiges Bild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doch dann \u00f6ffnet sich mit \u00b4For All Mankind\u00b4 das All, ein hymnischer Refrain, eine hell gl\u00fchenden Keyboardpassage und ein emotionales Gitarrensolo, zelebrieren den klassischen Prog, atmen aber die Gegenwart. Dann schwebt die instrumentale Perle \u00b4Provenance\u00b4 singend und weinend durch das Vakuum, als Reminiszenz an Gilmour, Holmes und Oldfield. Dann bauen sich in \u00b4Earthrise\u00b4 Schichten aus akustischer Gitarre, Gesang und digitalen Tupfern auf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doch dann folgen mit \u00b4Terraforming\u00b4 sechzehn Minuten des gesamte Klangkosmos\u2019 von AMBIENT DEN, vom majest\u00e4tischen Piano-Intro \u00fcber glei\u00dfende Gitarrenstr\u00f6me bis hin zu fast barocken Keyboardl\u00e4ufen sowie donnernden Orgels\u00e4tzen. Dann kehrt das Album mit \u00b4Future History Part 2\u00b4 als verspielte Hommage an die Hoffnung zur\u00fcck, samt einem triumphalen Gitarrensolo am Ende.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b4Ambient Den\u00b4 ist kein lautes Album, aber ein Album, das bleibt. Ein Werk f\u00fcr H\u00f6rer, die Klanglandschaften suchen, in denen man sich verlieren darf. Erschaffen von drei Musikern, vielleicht als Fluchtpunkt, vielleicht als neues Zuhause, f\u00fcr Ben, Tim und Dean, aber auch f\u00fcr dich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(8,5 Punkte)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Translation: AMBIENT DEN is a band name that sounds like it&#8217;s always been there. Yet it emerges from nowhere and unfolds not ambient music, as the name might falsely suggest, but a new world called AMBIENT DEN. 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