Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Country: USA
Genre: Electronic, ambient, experimental
Full length: Syzygy
Format: Digital, vinyl, CD
Label: Pnictogen Records
Release date: March 6, 2026
Darsombra’s latest “Syzygy” was released immediately after they hosted the festival “Darsombra Presents: Transmission – A Celebration for Ann Everton,” an event organized to honor their late bandmate who passed away last October, just as they were embarking on a new tour.
Held last February and March, the fest featured Gridfailure, Ala Muerte, Stinking Lizaveta, Acoustic War On Women, Consumer Culture, Moth Broth, 50’ ♀ & The Worms Holy Fingers, Celebration, and several others. Believing Everton would have wanted a gathering that brought together fans of diverse genres during the dead of winter, Darsombra dedicated “Syzygy” to her memory upon its release.
The album is compiled from a wealth of recordings completed during the COVID lockdowns, most of which remain unreleased apart from a couple select outings. While some of this material contributed to their double album “Dumesday Book” and maxi EP “Call The Doctor/Nightgarden,” “Syzygy” features a handful of tracks as experimental as they are minimalist, in some ways reflecting a tumultuous time. In its idea stage it was intended to be the last of a trilogy of releases.
Their 2019 album “Transmission” and their 2023 double album “Dumesday Book” ended up being the first and second of this trilogy, and the band considers this one the trilogy’s loose conclusion “Syzygy” features a handful of tracks as experimental as they are minimalist, reflecting in some ways the tumultuous period preceding its release.
Originally conceived as the final installment of a trilogy, it follows Transmission (2019) and Dumesday Book (2023), which constitute the first and second parts. The band considers “Syzygy” a loose conclusion to this trilogy, bringing it to a reflective close. The six tracks selected for inclusion are rooted in minimalist keyboard and synth rhythms. Though produced to evoke electronic and atmospheric sounds, they are more multilayered and less frigid than you'd expect, especially if you’re accustomed to the colder tendencies of traditional electronic and ambient music.
During their time in lockdown amid COVID, the band conducted live internet streams and practiced incessantly, freely exploring and elaborating on their ideas until they amassed enough material for multiple albums. After this they still had time to refine their recordings and produce videos for several of them. At the time, they believed they were working while the world outside was ending, but in retrospect they realized they were undergoing a magical, transformative process.
Filled with trial and error, this period ultimately revealed the full extent of their creativity. The depth and innovation of their work on this album and their previous releases, clearly reflect that journey. “Syzygy” sounds like Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream and Pink Floyd if they’d spent a year collaborating. It has qualities you could describe as ambient, experimental, avant-garde, space rock, krautrock, prog, psychedelic, soundscape, and even trans-apocalyptic galaxy rock.
While it exhibits elements from all these genres, at its essence it represents a genre all its own, one that remains unnamed and near impossible to define. The true beauty of this album is in its open-ended nature, inviting listeners to decide for themselves what their music is. –Dave Wolff
Track list:
1. Bummer Solstice For Starwalkers
2. Fill Up The Glass (2025 remix)
3. Owttamyed
4. Black Willow (Close To The Edge Of Some Desolate Shit)
5. Bend Overture
6. Brood X
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