Charalambides, Increase (side C)

I find Charalambides special because of their uplifting quality and emotional richness. While it was not released until 2003, Increase was recorded at a time (2000-2001) when the group was exploring their darkest material (for example, Internal Eternal, from the same era, mines a similar vein). While they're beautiful and haunting records, they're a bit less distinctive, as dark and earthy drone-based music is a more common approach, and perhaps a slightly less palatable one (depending on my mood).