Atrium Carceri is typically described as dark ambient and industrial ambient music. Similar to projects like Lull and Lustmord, Atrium Carceri uses synthesizers, sound effects, samples from films and anime, piano and other instrumentation to create "slow rhythms, bitter melodies and complex textures" generally based on themes of desolation, loneliness (especially solitary confinement) and environmental decay.
Atrium Carceri has been praised by music critics and embraced by a cult audience for its depth of atmosphere. As described by one reviewer, "Heath creates a world where time collapses, where the ancient world of conjured spirits, the physical limitations of being all too human, and the infinite outreach of potential futuretech, all coexist."
The project name, "Atrium Carceri", means "prison hall" in Latin - however, "carceri" is in the wrong case. The proper name would've been "Atrium Carceris".
Discography:
Cellblock (2003)
Seishinbyouin (2004)
Kapnobatai (2005)
Ptahil (2007)
Souyuan (2008)
Phrenitis (2009)
Reliquiae (2012)
Void (2012)
The Untold (2013)
The Old City - Leviathan (Official Soundtrack) (2015)
Metropolis (2015)
Archives 1-2 (2016)
Codex (2018)
Mortal Shell Soundtrack (2020)
Forgotten Gods (2023)
Quarantine
Atrium Carceri Lyrics
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pripjevaću rumenu jabuku
što se goji u dvoru babajka.
Lijepu ti je porodila majka,
al' zaludu sva joj je ljepota
i uresa njezina života.
Kad nemilost provodiće danke
radi svoga i baba i majke.
a babo je i bije i kara
da se uda u veliko blago,
a što služi kad joj nije drago.
Zato moja, rumena jabuko
Vilo moja, moja desna ruko
pozdravi mi starca, baba tvoga
od starine prijatelja moga.
Da t'ne bije i ne kara više,
jer da za mnon tvoje srce diše.
Nego da te goji lijepo hrani,
samo za me cvijete izabrani.
These lyrics are from a traditional Croatian folk song, which Atrium Carceri has incorporated into their own song entitled "Quarantine." The lyrics are in Croatian and tell the story of a young woman who is being forced into a marriage that she does not want. She sings that she will not endure this suffering and that instead, she will sing and pick a ripe apple that grows in her grandmother's yard. The song talks about the beauty of the young woman who has been born into a good family, but who must endure the misfortunes that come her way. Her mother encourages her to marry into wealth, while her father punishes her when she resists. She is left with no choice but to marry for money and to endure a life that she does not want.
Line by Line Meaning
Pjevati ću neću stat u muku,
I will sing, not succumb to misery
pripjevaću rumenu jabuku
I will sing a song about a red apple
što se goji u dvoru babajka.
Which grows in Babajka's garden
Lijepu ti je porodila majka,
Your mother gave birth to a beautiful daughter
al' zaludu sva joj je ljepota
But her beauty is useless
i uresa njezina života.
And is a burden on her life
Kad nemilost provodiće danke
When misfortune comes knocking
radi svoga i baba i majke.
It affects everyone, including her parents
Majka kćerku svoju nagovara,
The mother is trying to persuade her daughter
a babo je i bije i kara
While the father beats and punishes her
da se uda u veliko blago,
To marry into wealth
a što služi kad joj nije drago.
But what good is it if she's unhappy?
Zato moja, rumena jabuko
That's why, my red apple
Vilo moja, moja desna ruko
My fairy, my right hand
pozdravi mi starca, baba tvoga
Say hello to your parents for me
od starine prijatelja moga.
From an old friend of mine
Da t'ne bije i ne kara više,
So they don't beat or punish you anymore
jer da za mnon tvoje srce diše.
Because your heart beats for me
Nego da te goji lijepo hrani,
Instead, let them feed and take care of you
samo za me cvijete izabrani.
And save the best flowers for me
Contributed by Ruby P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@yoi2013
I'll sing and not think of troubles,
I'll sing about the red apple
that's growing in the courtyard.
The mother gave birth to a beautiful girl,
but all her beauty and the meaning
of her life are in vain,
because of her daddy and mother.
The mother urges her daughter,
and her daddy beats and scolds her
to marry a rich man,
but what is the point of it
when she doesn't like him.
It is so my rosy apple,
my fairy, my right hand.
Give my greetings to the old man, your daddy,
my long-time old friend.
He is not to beat you any more,
because your heart beats for me.
But let him feed you, and make you pleasingly plump,
just for me, my chosen flower.
@MsPedross
Who are listening to that during the actual quarantine?
@Noctis_et_Lux
Still my favorite Atrium Carceri track. This singing combined with the foreboding ambiance gives me the creeps every time.
@PaposMudos
Whole album is pure masterpiece.
@TheFleshPrevails
Love the singing on this track
@DaroxxFR
Mesmerizing vocals
@predragradovic8051
Sjajno!
@clairebrent8546
Sounds like the opening track to the original F.E.A.R. ost
@horvoje_
Purchased a minute ago. <3
@yoi2013
I'll sing and not think of troubles,
I'll sing about the red apple
that's growing in the courtyard.
The mother gave birth to a beautiful girl,
but all her beauty and the meaning
of her life are in vain,
because of her daddy and mother.
The mother urges her daughter,
and her daddy beats and scolds her
to marry a rich man,
but what is the point of it
when she doesn't like him.
It is so my rosy apple,
my fairy, my right hand.
Give my greetings to the old man, your daddy,
my long-time old friend.
He is not to beat you any more,
because your heart beats for me.
But let him feed you, and make you pleasingly plump,
just for me, my chosen flower.
@VinceVanZan
Are those the translated lyrics?