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San Francisco, United States (1996 – present)

Amber Asylum is a highly-variable San Francisco-based music group that serves as a platform for composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Kris Force. Other members and performers have included Steve Von Till (Neurosis), Annabel Lee (Blood Axis), Martha Burns, long-time collaborator Jackie Perez Gratz (Grayceon/Giant Squid/Asunder), Erica Stoltz (Lost Goat), Wendy Farina, Lorraine Rath (The Gault), Sarah Schaffer (Weakling), John Cobbet (Hammers of Misfortune/Ludicra), Eric Wood (Man Is The Bastard, Bastard Noise, Leila Abdul Rauf (Saros).

Amber Asylum’s music is generally within the neoclassical or Dark ambient genres, and it tends towards the romantic, introspective, and brooding. Violin and cello are the dominant instruments.

Their first album, Frozen in Amber, was released in 1996.

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neoclassical, ambient, dark ambient, ethereal, neofolk
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Still Point
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The Natural Philosophy of Love
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Songs of Sex and Death
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Top Tracks

1	Black Waltz full track	86
2	Riviera full track	76
3	Volcano Suite full track	62
4	Aurora full track	57
5	Cardinal Sin	55
6	Journey to the Sleepy Water full track	54
7	Heckle and Jeckle full track	45
8	Romantic Theme	19
8	Garden Of Love	19
8	I Saw You Fall full track	19
11	Je suis le chat, la lune	18
11	Black Phoebe	18
11	In The Still Point He Remains	18
14	Ave' Maria	17
15	Outer Dark	16

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SelenaSweety wrote:
8 hours ago

just got this Artist's ringtones at www.itsflycell.com. Black Waltz is my favorite, love it!

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garynotrashcoug wrote:
last month

Seen 'em live twice! "The Natural Philosophy of Love" is my all-time favorite album. I also have a picture disc 7" of "Looking Glass" that I got at a show.

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p3rs3phone23 wrote:
last month

I love this!!!!

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Expresso_Noir wrote:
last month

Bitter River is Kris Force's masterpiece.

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nimbora_nava wrote:
last month

Je Suis Le Chat, La Lune

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Disunity wrote:
last month

*---*!

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Mambazo wrote:
last month

New album completely slays. It's a shame no one seems to be listening to it .

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boneleaf wrote:
last month

Wish I could have made it to portland.

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ganzallein wrote:
October 2009

nowa płyta jest bardzo kiepska-takie mam zdanie,tym razem paniom nie wyszło.Nudne, podobne do siebie i nie potrafiące sobą zainteresować nijakie kompozycje:(( rzeczywiscie gorzka ta rzeka z tytułu

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Svetlik1 wrote:
October 2009

AA is a definition for "music".

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humanabattoir wrote:
October 2009

(Y)

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IsisFary wrote:
October 2009

*o*

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simillarian wrote:
September 2009

Frozen in Amber is a classic!

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sambiblio wrote:
August 2009

Perfectly melancholic and brooding

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TeenageCreep wrote:
August 2009

avtvmn

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WilburWhateley wrote:
June 2009

The new album is incredible.

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HWMtomservo wrote:
May 2009

So good.

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double76gemini wrote:
May 2009

twisted

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Uahim wrote:
May 2009

new photo added

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fantasydream91 wrote:
April 2009

i love black waltz

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