Can anyone give insight into Phelios and that crew? I like that he uses big tribal drums, but I don't think he uses them nearly enough. Also think he has a good sense of timing and movement, but his tones aren't as dark, or maybe as deep or complex, as I'd like. There's a thinness, or plasticity, to them that is more new age than dark ambient, and this stuff is clearly not new age. For me, it's a hurdle. I like what he's doing, but I could very easily love it with a tweak that way or this way. He's so close. Almost dark ambient. Feel the same about Sphäre Sechs.
