Ain Soph is a Rome‑based esoteric post‑industrial collective formed in the early 1980s. Early cassette recordings (I, II, III) were conceived as ritual music; later releases such as Ars Regia and Kshatriya are widely cited as seminal works. The group evolved into more song‑oriented material with albums like Aurora and Oktober. They have a selective cult following and several reissues on underground labels.

Formed in Rome in the early 1980s. Early tape trilogy intended as magical/ritual recordings. Influences and references in reviews include Aleister Crowley, Julius Evola, René Guénon and other traditionalist/esoteric authors. Early tapes and live documents were released on small labels (Misty Circles); later reissues and releases involved labels mentioned in reviews such as Old Europa Cafe, Staalplaat, Nekrophile and Athanor. Noted live document: Live At Piper Club Rome (1986).

Ain Soph is an Italian esoteric post‑industrial collective formed in Rome in the early 1980s. Early works were conceived as sonic rituals (I, II, III) inspired by Crowley and related traditions. Ars Regia and Kshatriya are repeatedly singled out as high points; later albums (Aurora, Oktober) show a stylistic shift toward song forms. Reviews praise their conceptual depth while often noting amateurish production.

For:Fans of ritual/occult industrial, dark ambient, neo‑folk and collectors of underground Italian post‑industrial music.

 “The term Ain Soph defines a group of individuals united by the same Will: the Will to no longer recognize themselves in an artificial collectivity that levels and homogenizes everything; the Will to immediately reclaim their own INDIVIDUALITY, their true PERSONALITY, and subsequently to enhance and grow it increasingly, until reintegrating it with that ultra-human - DIVINE - component that is intimately connected to it.”

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 "ARS REGIA is probably one of the most complete works ever produced by the Roman esoteric circle Ain Soph, transcending the concept of a band by dedicating every moment of their Art to something superior, something that is beyond the reach of those who lose themselves in the spiral created by the implosive vortex of modernity."

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 There is a before - and an after - "Kshatriya" in the career of Ain Soph: "Kshatriya," published in 1988, is the first work printed on vinyl by Ain Soph (when previous works circulated on cassettes) and represents the apex of the esoteric investigation of the capitoline collective before new stylistic paths are undertaken.

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