Great song! The atmosphere is still there while sounding unique compared to the other PdH albums. It sounded somewhat like Moloch up until 12 minutes and then onward sounded like something off of Nacht. It's obviously not the same though considering the different production, and the fact the composition seems to be more "developed" on this song. I can't wait for the full album to be released. Wintherr does make it sound like its his last project with PdH though 😔.
To be fair, Paysage D'Hiver had songs in 1998 that sounded similar to Darkspace, like the song Moloch for example. I think the "former magic" you are talking about is the fact that the demos had rawer production and more synth usage. I personally found magic in this song, so I hope you find it when the album is released.
There is NOTHING comparable that is able to conjure such an atmosphere than PdH in my opinion. I cannot describe how much I admire the art that resides within this music. Thanks Winterherr - What a Genius!!