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Post by raoh on Sept 4, 2022 21:18:03 GMT -5
for me it's being truly free in each composition, it's knowing that something you created will last much longer than you.... you will be dead and your music will still be heard by someone in some of this world.
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engraven
Squire
No heroes / No lords
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Post by engraven on Sept 5, 2022 10:02:15 GMT -5
Ah yes, the search for permanence in this impermanent world ... I think that's definitely a big part of the compulsion for me. To turn fleeting thoughts, sounds, and images into physical pieces of existence. That concept is actually what led me to call my new label 'Engraven,' as that's what I'm trying to do with this otherwise quite ethereal music -- engrave it into the world, make it physical.
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Post by Darkmoon on Sept 30, 2022 14:02:27 GMT -5
My main inspiration is... The mysteries of life (in the broadest sense), the human psyche, psychology and the processes of belief and cognitive bias, universal archetypes and the different forms they can take according to the times and cultures, etc. History is an eternal restarting, because man is ephemeral, everything is always to be redone for each individual human (as an inner struggle~fight, errors and learning), because experience cannot be bought despite the "corpus" of knowledge that is enriched, evolves and is transmitted from generation to generation. In short, man does not evolve one iota for nearly three hundred thousand years! It’s a myth, a belief to believe the contrary. Only customs, morals and cultures change, as well as the corpus of knowledge which is enriched, which modifies the forms of expression of the same eternal mental processes, emotion and archetypes, which are always the same (since the brain of Homo sapiens has been the same for more than 300 thousand years). This is why, regardless of the times and cultures, we all experience, we all live more or less the same things (according to our type of "archetypal character") and why the arts (including music, among others) are universal and touch us all (some styles according to some types of character)! In The Matrix Reloaded, Morpheus says: " …that the reason most of us are here is because of our affinity for disobedience." In this forum, I say : " we are all here because of our boring life, inner demons and dreams of other places and worlds."  |
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Post by Old Moth Dreams on Oct 31, 2022 14:37:04 GMT -5
The addictive creative process, especially being a solo artist who's 100% in control of the outcome. Sometimes I surprise myself. After spending years in bands and having to make countless compromises, it's exhilarating to have everything under my control. And I like to endlessly fiddle and tinker with things to see what they sound like. I couldn't in good conscience impose the wills of my whims on my bandmates. Being left to my own devices frees up my creativity so much more than I thought it would. |
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Post by archivist on Nov 1, 2022 7:48:20 GMT -5
For my dungeon synth project I am inspired primarily by religion, nature, and a desire to illustrate a world of my own creation. It's very liberating to have a medium like dungeon synth through which I can not only express my interests but also further them in a very creative way.
I want to share my feelings and a knowledge of the things that I love with other people by showing them an artistic manifestation of my interpretation of this world and my creation of another world.
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arcig
Peasant
https://arcig.bandcamp.com/
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Post by arcig on Dec 5, 2022 2:15:16 GMT -5
Alienation, anger, the desire to send a message or escape into another world where things are happening exactly the way I want them to
I listen to other musicians' work and get the sense that they are expressing the same feelings I am experiencing and that's nice, but music I've made myself always cures the loneliness better somehow...
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Post by skreter on Dec 12, 2022 7:42:14 GMT -5
Nostalgia, Nature, Sadness and almost Child-like Escapism.
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Post by talvisynth on Dec 15, 2022 1:56:26 GMT -5
In the past I had a tendency to bind my sources of inspiration to rather abstract concepts, but nowadays it's more difficult to pinpoint any particular themes, ideas or topics behind my creations. I generally try to reach out for certain atmospheres, moods and mental images through (hopefully) interesting and catchy melodies, but the more I age, the less there are any deeper or more profound ideologies involved. It may sound shallow and simple-minded at first, but to give some background, I've suffered from depression, anxiety and multiple PTSD's practically my whole adult life, so at this point in my existence, I do my all to let go from anything that causes unnecessary stress, load, burden or worry; my ultimate goal is to find peace of mind, calmness, zen, hygge, whatever one likes to call it. For too long in my life I was a complete human wreck. Along time, when I managed to get back on my feet again, I found myself in a state where a lot from what was before was now dead and gone, irrelevant, redundant and/or just mundane. A kind of awakening in what really matters, what is important for me, what I should concentrate on, what is worth the time and energy, what are my limits, how much I have resources and what keeps me on the path towards happiness, peace and enjoyment. Ofc, there are always wounds, fragments, traces and marks left, there will always be certain suffering, fears, uncertainty and probably even unrealistic hopes and weird expectations that follow me, but it's the simple things in life that I value more than anything after all these years. It seems I'm drifting away a bit. Sec, gotta grab my dried frog pills... There we go.  So, inspirations. I could say that certain kind of music (especially from 2-3 decades ago) is what forms the basis in the way I think music and upon which I build my own expression. However, nowadays the ideas tend to pop up in moments least expected; in the sauna, shower or even toilet seat, or when trying to fall asleep, or getting lost in my head when thinking something completely different while doing something very routine-like, or just picking up a piece of melody somewhere which then starts to live a life of its own deep in my mind. These are generally moments where thoughts wander more freely outside of actual creative process. Then ofc, once the creative flow skyrockets, the process starts feeding itself; the harmony melodies usually develop there and then when trying out different stuff on the tunes that form the grounds of a new song. Also, discovering a new sample or instrument leads into wild exploration, jamming and improvisation, which often leads into a song or two right away. A right kind of feeling always goes before any kind of technical finesse. TL;DR: Seasonal cycle, solitude, nothingness and nostalgia, I guess. EDIT_1: What then drives me into artistic endeavours in the 1st place is something I feel is naturally deep-coded within me; my mind simply functions through creation, self-development and endless search for something new. These are also the main factors that have generally helped me survive through lows and blues in life; creating is my purpose in this universe. EDIT_2: This topic always brings in mind this timeless classic.  |
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engraven
Squire
No heroes / No lords
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Post by engraven on Dec 15, 2022 16:18:12 GMT -5
In the past I had a tendency to bind my sources of inspiration to rather abstract concepts, but nowadays it's more difficult to pinpoint any particular themes, ideas or topics behind my creations. I generally try to reach out for certain atmospheres, moods and mental images through (hopefully) interesting and catchy melodies, but the more I age, the less there are any deeper or more profound ideologies involved. It may sound shallow and simple-minded at first, but to give some background, I've suffered from depression, anxiety and multiple PTSD's practically my whole adult life, so at this point in my existence, I do my all to let go from anything that causes unnecessary stress, load, burden or worry; my ultimate goal is to find peace of mind, calmness, zen, hygge, whatever one likes to call it. For too long in my life I was a complete human wreck. Along time, when I managed to get back on my feet again, I found myself in a state where a lot from what was before was now dead and gone, irrelevant, redundant and/or just mundane. A kind of awakening in what really matters, what is important for me, what I should concentrate on, what is worth the time and energy, what are my limits, how much I have resources and what keeps me on the path towards happiness, peace and enjoyment. Ofc, there are always wounds, fragments, traces and marks left, there will always be certain suffering, fears, uncertainty and probably even unrealistic hopes and weird expectations that follow me, but it's the simple things in life that I value more than anything after all these years. It seems I'm drifting away a bit. Sec, gotta grab my dried frog pills... There we go. So, inspirations. I could say that certain kind of music (especially from 2-3 decades ago) is what forms the basis in the way I think music and upon which I build my own expression. However, nowadays the ideas tend to pop up in moments least expected; in the sauna, shower or even toilet seat, or when trying to fall asleep, or getting lost in my head when thinking something completely different while doing something very routine-like, or just picking up a piece of melody somewhere which then starts to live a life of its own deep in my mind. These are generally moments where thoughts wander more freely outside of actual creative process. Then ofc, once the creative flow skyrockets, the process starts feeding itself; the harmony melodies usually develop there and then when trying out different stuff on the tunes that form the grounds of a new song. Also, discovering a new sample or instrument leads into wild exploration, jamming and improvisation, which often leads into a song or two right away. A right kind of feeling always goes before any kind of technical finesse. TL;DR: Seasonal cycle, solitude, nothingness and nostalgia, I guess. EDIT_1: What then drives me into artistic endeavours in the 1st place is something I feel is naturally deep-coded within me; my mind simply functions through creation, self-development and endless search for something new. These are also the main factors that have generally helped me survive through lows and blues in life; creating is my purpose in this universe. EDIT_2: This topic always brings in mind this timeless classic. I feel like I've followed a similar path in my older music having always been tied to specific ideas I was trying to express, whereas now I more aim to capture different moods. Atmospheres rather than concepts, if you will. |
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Post by Balin on Dec 20, 2022 13:58:56 GMT -5
Mostly my inner demons, that I try to control and the escapsm Dungeon Synth provides.
I really adore the simple sound of Keyboards, Synth and Midi - it feels my heart with determination and joy. Dungeon Synth opened my eyes to so many great, talented, emotional artists. The experimentation and immagination is endless, it's so much fun to create this music, or just jam a little...
Also the Dungeon Synth Community is such a wholesome fandom, that I love beeing part of.
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i'm a newbie here, thanks for the approval!