strom noir comes from Slovakia and was formed in the beginning of 2007 by E. Mako. Emil has been composing music since 2000 when he founded down-tempo / trip hop band called mindMap.
in 1998 he also established tape/cd-r label called black orchid productions focused on ambient, industrial and experimental music with more than 60 releases out today.
music of strom noir sits somewhere between ambient electronics and post-rock minimalism. tracks are primarily relying on synths and guitar loops integrated with field recordings and various abstract sounds. result can be probably best described as the minimalistic melancholic atmospheric soundscapes.