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Post by Griantor on Mar 6, 2020 3:36:23 GMT -5
Greetings to all the dwellers here.
I'm new to these dungeons ( I got lost from my usual traditional metal path) and now I'm seeking the way... not out but vice versa, deeper.
I have been recently enchanted by the early Jim Kirkwood works, those Berlin school-like vast dreamy (gloomy sometimes) fantasy soundscapes but with distinct (proto-) dungeon synth touch. And I'm not fond much of any black metal skirr or martial rattle, so now I beg for your recommendation of something similar to those magic tapestries.
Thanks in advance.
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Post by Morphic Sun on Mar 6, 2020 5:26:14 GMT -5
Hello Griantor,
I'm a big fan of Jim Kirkwood myself, and I also very much like the sounds you describe. I bet you will enjoy the two albums released by Secret Stairways - Enchantment of the Ring & Turning Point.
I can also recommend a couple of albums by forum contributors - Sidereal Fortress has an album called Vette Inquiete, and there is also the self titled album by Encloaked. Both of these albums have nods towards this style with some great composition and really nice synth work. Both are well worth getting hold of.
Also feel free to check my stuff! Link below.
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Post by Griantor on Mar 6, 2020 7:10:24 GMT -5
Oh, I already acquainted myself to Secret Stairways and to Old Sorcery, they both seem to be what I seek for. They also have that old-school PC gaming tint I like very much (being a fan of good old games).
Thanks for your other suggestions.
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Post by andrewwerdna on Mar 6, 2020 11:54:26 GMT -5
Til Det Bergens Skyggene might be up your alley, definitely takes influence from Berlin school stuff, though more minimalistic and grimy. Vandringen I is my favorite, but there are a lot of good ones, and other good similar projects on the Voldsom label.
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Post by element0s on Mar 6, 2020 11:57:47 GMT -5
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Post by Griantor on Mar 7, 2020 4:06:42 GMT -5
Thanks for your suggestions. I gave them a cursory listening (and I would emphasize cursory!), they all are very deep and thoughtful synth pieces but there seems to be too much Berlin school in all of them, for my taste . What I have liked in Jim Kirkwood early albums (still haven't listened to late ones though) is that dynamics they have, they are very fantasy-natured, while the projects you gave me nod on are more introspective and self-enclosed, if you grasp my rough English.
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