Amon - Akh

Amon is the alias of Andrea Marutti, a practitioner of elemental ambient and tape music since the early 1990s. Among his decades of work, his self-titled 1996 album, here retitled as ‘Akh’, stands out for his almost mystical grasp of reverberant acoustics that hark back to prehistoric caves and spaces. Amon really gets inside his thing with literal, non-musical inspiration from the mysteries and rites of ancient Egypt, factored by the esoteric writings of Peter Kolosimo and a movement of so-called “pseudo-archaeology” that guides and elevates his work in the imagination. It’s frankly terrifying gear, tempered by a slow-burning, introspective quality that invites the listener to succumb to its meditative formations.

One of the best albums I've heard this year.

You can get it from Boomkat. They don't allow embedded links here.

Hey, thank you so much for mentioning this old work of mine here, I'm so glad that Nashazphone decided to release it on vinyl after almost 30 years! 

Soundohm in Italy also have copies: https://www.soundohm.com/article/amon-akh

...and Bandcamp aficionados can also find it here: https://andreamarutti.bandcamp.com/album/akh

Amazing release, late year favorite. Forgot about Amon for a very long time so it's a nice rediscovery. I am definitely not a big dark ambient fan but the way this sounds so damp, archaeological and cryptic hits a certain spot. Very into El-Khela/ Al'Akhdar as well again.