Does P. J. Harvey's Let England Shake fit the bill?
Dark, and warmer than cold I personally think. But maybe we're understanding the temperature adjectives differently?
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Moby - long ambients.
Nine inch nails - ghosts.
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient works 85-92.
There's a whole genre called dark ambient.
I would consider portishead to fit the request. Nope still can’t think of anything better.
I wouldn't call some of what you give as samples 'warm' but here are some things that have some element in common with them, to my ear.
Arvo Part for sure
Big Thief, especially the song Change, and you might like the whole album, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, though much of it is quite noisy, does not fit your "the same straight through" requirement it is very warm and human sounding. She is such a great guitar player.
Michael Kiwukana
Tomorrow I can ask my friend who listens to more of the stuff in your list.
Try the Jar of Flies EP from Alice in Chains
Early Pink Floyd, especially the albums A Saucerful of Secrets and Meddle
Emphasis on the dark bit, but The Downward Spiral has a track called A Warm Place.
Apparat - Equals Sessions, Stay Still, Dämonen, Capri-Revolution
*Is it correct to summarize your description as "It's really awful and horrible, but there's nothing you an do about it and that's okay."?
Re: "cocoon" and "space but warmly heated but at least some light," I strongly recommend HVOB, particularly arguably their best record, Trialog
Here's the first track as a taster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsBGIhaRBoc plus importantly for me, their music is so good to dance to
Love it
I'm glad :) More along the lines of "buzziness," another rec along very different lines is this Ethel Cain track, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvIURYg4qY4 which is off one of my favourite records of 2025 so far, Perverts.
If you like that, the natural follow up is Midwife... Check this track off her album from last year, No Depression in Heaven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT0uFGSKQQU Going even further back along similar lines is early Grouper, like this from her 2007 record Cover the Windows and the Walls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39nQSD0a97A
i think a few songs from "ohGr"s album "sunnypsyop" fit this... atleast to me....
Not sure if I'm getting this, but maybe Boards of Canada and then (early) Jääportit for dark?
Not sure if many will agree, but for me warmly dark/darkly warm is most closely linked to doom metal. Avatarium would be an accessible choice to start exploring the genre.
Pj Harvey, Nick Cave and Portishead come to mind
I find Mac Demarco to be quite warm and chill. He writes very mellow singer-songwriter type indie music. A good example might be the song Moonlight on the River. If you like that, you’ll probably like most of his stuff.
Bahamas, too. Same vibe.
I'm not in a place where I can compare it to the artists you've mentioned, but maybe check out Ben Prunty? He's got a bunch of stuff in his catalogue (including an album that's meant to be on the darker side), but I think he's most known for the FTL soundtrack, which I'd probably describe as space, but pensive and curious.
The album Good by Morphine is like being wrapped in a blanket next to a fire on a rainy evening
Is their overall oeuvre similar?
Reminds me of Riders of the Storm a Little. Would I probably like The Doors?
Yea this is a bit darker than other albums overall but still the same general vibe. If you enjoy it Cure For Pain is the next album from them to check out.
And yea if your into this definitely check out The Doors.
Also check out Metaphorical Music by Nujabes. Totally different genre and a bit less warm than Morphine or The Doors but I think the vibe will be right
If you like Harold Budd, then you might like Jon Hassell, maybe? I’m thinking of albums like Aka Darbari Java or Dream Theory in Malaya, there are many more with a similar sound.
The album Mer de Noms by A Perfect Circle.
Morcheeba - The Big Calm album
Sly and the Family Stone's "There's a Riot Goin On" was the first thing that came to my mind
Stereolab's "Mars Audiac Quintet" was a close second