Ithaqua by Cryo Chamber Collaboration

A 2 hour dark soundscape album recorded by 19 ambient artists to pay tribute to H.P. Lovecrafts Mythos

Ithaqua is one of the Great Old Ones, a horrifying giant with a roughly human shape and glowing red eyes. He has been reported from as far north as the Arctic to the Sub-Arctic, where Native Americans first encountered him. He is believed to prowl the Arctic waste, hunting down unwary travelers and slaying them in a gruesome fashion. He is believed to have inspired the Native American legend of the Wendigo and possibly the Yeti.

Ithaqua's cult is small, but he is greatly feared in the far north. Fearful denizens of Siberia, Canada and Alaska often leave sacrifices for Ithaqua; not as worship but as appeasement. Those who join his cult are granted immunity to extremely cold temperatures

"They followed a trail heading north towards the abandoned ruin of Fort Maurepas. Bélanger's team had come this way in the morning, 15 men with half a dozen horses. The trail wound its way alongside the Winnipeg River through the deep woods of the Manitoban south-east. Under the canopy of trees, their faces glowed red and grey in the mottled light of dusk. The gush of the river was accompanied by the clashing debris of the ice floe. Slabs of ice slid and span in slow circles, groaning and clacking like the grinding teeth of sleeping monsters."
- excerpt from Ithaqua Booklet

So is this a compilation?
No, this is a collaboration and huge undertaking. 19 artists linked studios and sound for over a year so that they could work with each other. This led to a deep collaborative exploration of the Mythos and Rhan-Tegoth

2 CD album comes in a Deluxe 16 page Hard cover DigiBook. Artwork is served on Matte Laminated pages that makes the colors deep and preserved. Journal written by Alistair Rennie, art by Simon Heath. Digital booklet included with download.

Lovecraft Discography:
Cthulhu [2014] : cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/cthulhu
Azathoth [2015] : cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/azathoth
Nyarlathotep [2016] : cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/nyarlathotep
Yog-Sothoth [2017] : cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/yog-sothoth
Shub-Niggurath [2018] : cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/shub-niggurath
Hastur [2019] : cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/hastur
Yig[2020] : cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/yig
Dagon[2021]: cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/dagon
Tsathoggua[2022]: cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/tsathoggua
Rhan-Tegoth[2023]: cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/rhan-tegoth
Juk-Shabb[2024]: cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/juk-shabb
Ithaqua[2025]: cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/ithaqua

Cryo Chamber is a record label with a collaborative focus run by Simon Heath (Atrium Carceri) focusing on high quality dark ambient with a cinematic edge.

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