For those of use whose attention span isn't what it was for ambient and who need something more narrative than noise, there is the sub-genre of atmospheric black metal that I'm inclined to call "monolithic". Paysage d'Hiver might be the archetypal example. But if you just want to be consumed by a relentless wall of beautiful air pressure, this is ideal. Luke
The second half of the closing piece, Howling' resonates the experience of a mountain hike during a sunny autumn day, the shrieking sounds reverberating against limestone pillars that is what i imagine. Marty