Svarte Greiner is a dark ambient project by Erik K Skodvin (full name, Erik Knive Skodvin), half of the Norwegian duo Deaf Center, formed in 2005 in Oslo, Norway. Currently lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He labels his music as "acoustic doom". He utilizes both field recordings and computer generated sounds when producing his music. The debut album, Knive, was released in 2006. His second album, Kappe, in 2009. Svarte Greiner is a founder of Miasmah Recordings http://www.deafcenter.net/sg