Creative humans have a knack for turning intense pain into works of great beauty. The recordings that make up the Knell EP (here) and the full album Dead Dimension (releasing this Autumn) are an exceptional example of just this brilliant skill. The artist known as Spacelab has turned darkness and personal loss into music that is both original and universal, utterly compelling and sincere, at times challenging, always mesmerizing.

Music by Spacelab (Carl M Knott)
Mastered by Anthony Morrow
Artwork by Adrian Cain
Additional layout & design by Darren Holloway

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"Centered mostly around dark textures and soundscapes, this forthcoming release from experimental ambient artist Spacelab on Hream Recordings is a creative experiment in channelling painful experiences. The tracks all seem to have a kind of "heaviness" about them as some tend more towards a somewhat mournful ambience while others use some highly processed textures to create sounds that are percussive and harsher, but still absent of any rhythm. Whatever pain is being channelled here, it is impossible to ignore as the album pushes the listener through. Currently available for pre-order on digital and cassette with two tracks available for listening now."

Fringes of Sound
www.onthefringesofsound.com/post/the-fringes-on-the-radar-july-11

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"The latest release from Hreám Recordings is this impressive album of experimental electronic / drone from Spacelab. Each of the six tracks here offers something a little different and range from pure drone through to full-on experimental. It’s breathtaking stuff that rewards multiple listens and seeps its way into your subconscious when you least expect it. With Knell, Spacelab has created an album that is refreshingly different, and if you’re a fan of drone and experimental ambient then this is very much worth checking out!"

This is Darkness
www.thisisdarkness.com/2021/07/31/frozen-in-time-this-is-darkness-playlist-july-2021/

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"BIG music from Spacelab that pins together lashings of raw terror and Giger-esque sci-fi surreality with a title track that may or may not be the very sound of sunrise on Venus. That Knell is space-bound is scarcely without doubt – think Paul Jebanasam and Roly Porter as far as scope and scale goes – but there’s an aura of gloom to tracks like “Attack” and “Strange Lights” that chimes more with the blackened ambience of Lustmord or Sleep Research Facility. It makes for an occasionally unsettling ride – I understand an LP by the name of Dead Dimension is to follow soon, the title of which should give you more than enough info as to which unforgiving corners of the universe it’s heading."

Underscore Magazine
underscoremusicmagazine.com/inbox-04-winters-bony-grip/?

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"Shady stuff from Spacelab, a.k.a. Kaleidomission. Knell continues his multifarious sci-fi themed adventures, here finding something unexpectedly organic – monastical reverb seethes around the listener and dramatic, mountainous drones of unclear origin conjure shades of MBV and early Cocteau Twins. Forged during a period of personal loss, Knell packs an understated, but powerful emotional punch. There’s a full album, Dead Dimension, to follow in November. I have encountered Dead Dimension already and can completely confirm that it is similarly brilliant. An ancient evil awakens."

God Is In The TV
www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2021/09/03/lost-in-musique-ah-giittv-recommends-for-bandcamp-friday-4/

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Released on Hreám Recordings, where the album is available on Cassette.
hream.bandcamp.com/album/knell