The Supernatural Parlour Collection

AMG Review of The Supernatural Parlour Collection

Tom Schulte
All Music Guide

With Amber Asylum, Kris Force continues to explore the realms of dark, post-classical, post-gothic music. She creates dark, melancholy visions out of cellos, violins, bass, percussion, and her Nico-like, cold-soul vocal delivery. Substituting stringed instruments for the guitar places Amber Asylum at the intersection of high art and underground culture. The word "black" appears in four out of seven song names here, and the disc builds to a powerful, gloomy conclusion with a version of "Black Sabbath" featuring fierce cello.