Cold Meat Industry may have released dodgy Mortiis CDs in their salad days, but as of late those CDs that fall roughly under the ambient umbrella tend to verge towards the mouth droppingly brilliant. Atrium Carceri, Desiderii Marginis, Raison d'Être, Beyond Sensory Perception... a considerable and intimidating pantheon, which now has a new member.Although Letum can be considered as ambient, they incorporate harsh white noise to a far greater extent than any of the others mentioned above, perhaps comparable in that respect to Mz.412's latest. As if the mere presence of white noise weren't sufficiently abrasive, it is frequently distorted further to maximise aural stress. Yet the overall effect is merely to increase the creeping sense of unease that Letum excel at. There are naturally more serene moments, where strong use of organs, chants and church bells provides a spiritual edge and a paradoxically cathartic dimension. A truly disturbing yet amazing album, surpassed only and barely by Atrium Carceri's _Kapnobatai_.