Incredible how the synths can create such an astonishing medieval world, full of castles surrounded by fog, strange creatures of the woods, mud under horse hooves and epic stories telling by bards.
Here are the "lyrics" for each track from Elyvilon's Bandcamp page: 1. Sojourn of the Questing Soul: You who so plod amid serious things that you feel it shame to give yourself up even for a few short moments to mirth and joyousness in the land of Fancy; you who think that life hath nought to do with innocent laughter that can harm no one; these pages are not for you. These are the memories and melodies gathered from a lifelong sojourn on the path of the questing soul. 2. Secrets Under a Dolmen: A sprig of mistletoe for the druid, and the potions begin to boil. So they gather for the weaving of spells, and when they leave it is as it was before. When they leave not a soul can tell. 3. A Light O'er the Marshlands: 'Tis all vainglory and stymied dreams Where Will-o'-the Wisp dances and gleams. When her charm upon the lost rings true The bogs and fens will have their due. 4. Trial of the Golden Arrow: Goodly brave young Robin May you shoot your arrows straight and true. For if you do, when all is through A Kingly reward shall be given to you. 5. Ere the Dawn's Rays Chase Night's Mists Away: Flitting, fleeting, furtive to the light. Darkness is their domain, the endless claim of night. 6. Companions of Galloglas: These be gardes of lordes, pycked and seelected men of great and mightie bodies, crewell without compassion. The greatest force of the battell consisteth in them, chosinge rather to dye then to yeelde, so that when yt cometh to handy blowes they are quickly slayne or win the feilde. 7. Noonday Feast of the Jolly Friar: All was cool and shady beneath the bank. A stout osier grew, not straight upward, but leaning across the water, shadowing the spot with its soft foliage. All around grew a mass of feathery ferns such as hide and nestle in cool places, and up to Robin's nostrils came the tender odor of the wild thyme, that loves the moist verges of running streams. Here, with his broad back against the rugged trunk of the willow tree, and half hidden by the soft ferns around him, sat a stout, brawny fellow, but no other man was there. His head was as round as a ball, and covered with a mat of close-clipped, curly black hair that grew low down on his forehead. But his crown was shorn as smooth as the palm of one's hand, which, together with his loose robe, cowl, and string of beads, showed that which his looks never would have done, that he was a friar. His cheeks were as red and shining as a winter crab, albeit they were nearly covered over with a close curly black beard, as were his chin and upper lip likewise. His neck was thick like that of a north country bull, and his round head closely set upon shoulders e'en a match for those of Little John himself. Beneath his bushy black brows danced a pair of little gray eyes that could not stand still for very drollery of humor. No man could look into his face and not feel his heartstrings tickled by the merriment of their look. By his side lay a steel cap, which he had laid off for the sake of the coolness to his crown. His legs were stretched wide apart, and betwixt his knees he held a great pasty compounded of juicy meats of divers kinds made savory with tender young onions, both meat and onions being mingled with a good rich gravy. In his right fist he held a great piece of brown crust at which he munched sturdily, and every now and then he thrust his left hand into the pie and drew it forth full of meat; anon he would take a mighty pull at a great bottle of Malmsey that lay beside him. 8. Sheltering from the Rains in Nimueh's Domain: In the waters below she reigns, That effulgent judge of souls. The sword she bestows Shall cast down its foes And bring Heaven's decrees to light. 9. Stumbling into Eternity Through the Light in the Trees: Enlightenment comes glittering, Eternal in its transience And mercurial in its reign. Enlightenment flits by Never twice the same. 10. Avalon Awaits!: Come now my fellows, And make thine greatest haste! We ride to adventure, triumph, and ruin We set gleaming Avalon in our sights! 11. Quarry of the Menhir Carver: Down the dusty road he walks, winged helmet light in hand. In the warm dawn light he strides past the bard's lofty home and through the gates beyond. As he draws near, above the birdsong begins to rise the faint and contented whistling of the Menhir carver, punctuated by the judicious strikes of his chisel. A tune that went something like this... 12. The Ascendancy of Zin: So you seek the coveted Orb of Zot? Then submit to the power of Zin and purify yourself... submit to Zin and ascend. For only those pure in both body and mind may climb to such perilous heights, and delve to such Stygian depths. 13. Bold Bertilak, Bester of Boars: No, I seek no battle, I assure you truly: Those about me in this hall are but beardless children. If I were locked in my armour on a great horse, No one here could match me with their feeble powers. Therefore, I ask of the court a Christmas game...
I have never heard this before and I freaking love it. Dungeon synth? It's like every early 90s fantasy game on the computer! Maybe that old dragonstrike video and B movies? Anyway, I love it! Didn't even know this existed
This album is in my opinion, perfection of the genre. You might have heard some older similar songs but they never have the same ability to capitalize on the high notes and other parts which get missed by the others, or those go in a totally different direction but never perfected. These are great and in particular 1 or 3 of them are legendary. It's almost like taking the best parts of some of the best older ones where the ryhtem just kind of remains slow and melodic, and this music boldly speeds it up a notch, it is one of the best so far that I've heard. This music could be licensed and it would probably alone make a very average storygame paired with it worth liek 10$ a piece aand make the money it deserves.
Ah, so glad this made it onto the archives. Would be a shame if it hadn’t. Probably one of my fav dungeon synth releases, can’t wait to see what Elyvilon comes up with next.
One of the best DS albums I've ever heard. Currently this is 817th on my playlist of all DS archive uploads. This easily ranks in the S tier out of the 800+ I've listened to so far. I've been playing this album on repeat for a few days. It's mesmerizing. Top 5 tracks in no order: 3. A Light O'er the Marshlands 4. Trial of the Golden Arrow 6. Companions of Galloglas 10. Avalon Awaits! 13. Bold Bertilak, Bester of Boars Top 1% Dungeon Synth album!
Great job. You feel very subtly the ghostly era of the feudal medieval, when people still had honor and manners The album cover deserves special attention - it's beautiful. Artist of art - Newell Converse Wyeth, if i'm not mistaken
Video games really need to start using music like this again. Love games like might and magic and this genre always makes me want to go back and play them.
Oh my god when I realized that Elyvilon is the Healing god from Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup... and the ascendacy of Zin! "So you seek the coveted Orb of Zot? Then submit to the power of Zin and purify yourself... submit to Zin and ascend. For only those pure in both body and mind may climb to such perilous heights, and delve to such Stygian depths" Beautiful
@@ElyvilonDS So that may be a silly question now but... what's your favourite god? I'm kind of a Qazal guy or maybe Uskayaw. I like the idea of Fedhas but I always found it a bit too weak
@@TheJaws600 Definitely Jiyva, my first (and only) successful escape with the orb was with a troll slime monk! I really like the design of Cheibriados as well though! To be fair all of the gods are pretty darn cool though, there aren't any I dislike.
Happy to see that dungeon synth is trending. This one reminds me of Summoning and Ultima. Wouldn't mind it being just slightly less synthy and more metal.
My dream of becoming a wizard in a mystical forest, that stretches far and wide, only the small town here and there, no planes flying in the sky, no pollution, no war and only peace. Like life should be. You and your wizard tower
Man this genre is literally a innovation in my life. Is there any place that I can purchase these albums or tapes online? I'd really love to have a collection of these gems
Another medieval masterpiece, you know medieval times is so amazing it makes me think why people would rather like ww2 or early American history or ancient times except for this. I’m not saying American history is bad or ancient times is bad as well, it’s just that the real medieval times is so much better to my opinion.
Hell, the average peasant worked less than modern people. Time with family, church, festivals. Early industrial workers had to be trained to stop going to the bar I'd they got their work done a few hours before the end of the shift... back when people were more free.
this isnt what early medival music sounded like. i assume you know this but i think youre kind of equating a fantasy representation of medieval times with much more recent history we have a clearer non fantasized history of. early medieval times arent as well documented so it makes it a really ripe place for fiction and fantasy! i also really enjoy medieval themes and music but i wouldn't compare it to real history.
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@@bonzwaygo I know what early medieval music sounds like but I’m not taking about medieval music I’m talking about medieval times in general both fantasy and reality.
The only thing that is making me mad about this genre of music is they don't have alot of vinyl and if you can find it it's mostly sold out hopefully this genre of music gets a little bigger
I like dungeonsynth as much as the next guy, but it's usually so obvious that the bands have no real concept of music theory and a lot of the compositions sort of never go anywhere, just meander over a few themes that linger and don't evolve much or resolve into anything. It's a lovely amateur way of producing music, I'm not saying it like some huge negative, I used to dabble in composition a couple of decades ago, and my pieces sounded a lot like this too, but with worse mixing and production :D
Incredible how the synths can create such an astonishing medieval world, full of castles surrounded by fog, strange creatures of the woods, mud under horse hooves and epic stories telling by bards.
No mug of ale for an weary traveler? I can reward you well, for I am of Noble blood.
@@satansjihad6353 Let see your gold befor'. There is no trust in this lands of war, dragons and (sorry for this m'lord) rats and thieves.
@@satansjihad6353 reward me, yer Highness, fer I am a philosopher, a priest, an author, a privateer, a Kungfu monk, and a knight from faraway lands.
Here's for the game oldschool dungeon synth maniacs!
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Here are the "lyrics" for each track from Elyvilon's Bandcamp page:
1. Sojourn of the Questing Soul:
You who so plod amid serious things that you feel it shame to give yourself up even for a few short moments to mirth and joyousness in the land of Fancy; you who think that life hath nought to do with innocent laughter that can harm no one; these pages are not for you.
These are the memories and melodies gathered from a lifelong sojourn on the path of the questing soul.
2. Secrets Under a Dolmen:
A sprig of mistletoe for the druid, and the potions begin to boil. So they gather for the weaving of spells, and when they leave it is as it was before. When they leave not a soul can tell.
3. A Light O'er the Marshlands:
'Tis all vainglory and stymied dreams
Where Will-o'-the Wisp dances and gleams.
When her charm upon the lost rings true
The bogs and fens will have their due.
4. Trial of the Golden Arrow:
Goodly brave young Robin
May you shoot your arrows straight and true.
For if you do, when all is through
A Kingly reward shall be given to you.
5. Ere the Dawn's Rays Chase Night's Mists Away:
Flitting, fleeting, furtive to the light. Darkness is their domain, the endless claim of night.
6. Companions of Galloglas:
These be gardes of lordes, pycked and seelected men of great and mightie bodies, crewell without compassion. The greatest force of the battell consisteth in them, chosinge rather to dye then to yeelde, so that when yt cometh to handy blowes they are quickly slayne or win the feilde.
7. Noonday Feast of the Jolly Friar:
All was cool and shady beneath the bank. A stout osier grew, not straight upward, but leaning across the water, shadowing the spot with its soft foliage. All around grew a mass of feathery ferns such as hide and nestle in cool places, and up to Robin's nostrils came the tender odor of the wild thyme, that loves the moist verges of running streams. Here, with his broad back against the rugged trunk of the willow tree, and half hidden by the soft ferns around him, sat a stout, brawny fellow, but no other man was there. His head was as round as a ball, and covered with a mat of close-clipped, curly black hair that grew low down on his forehead. But his crown was shorn as smooth as the palm of one's hand, which, together with his loose robe, cowl, and string of beads, showed that which his looks never would have done, that he was a friar. His cheeks were as red and shining as a winter crab, albeit they were nearly covered over with a close curly black beard, as were his chin and upper lip likewise. His neck was thick like that of a north country bull, and his round head closely set upon shoulders e'en a match for those of Little John himself. Beneath his bushy black brows danced a pair of little gray eyes that could not stand still for very drollery of humor. No man could look into his face and not feel his heartstrings tickled by the merriment of their look. By his side lay a steel cap, which he had laid off for the sake of the coolness to his crown. His legs were stretched wide apart, and betwixt his knees he held a great pasty compounded of juicy meats of divers kinds made savory with tender young onions, both meat and onions being mingled with a good rich gravy. In his right fist he held a great piece of brown crust at which he munched sturdily, and every now and then he thrust his left hand into the pie and drew it forth full of meat; anon he would take a mighty pull at a great bottle of Malmsey that lay beside him.
8. Sheltering from the Rains in Nimueh's Domain:
In the waters below she reigns,
That effulgent judge of souls.
The sword she bestows
Shall cast down its foes
And bring Heaven's decrees to light.
9. Stumbling into Eternity Through the Light in the Trees:
Enlightenment comes glittering,
Eternal in its transience
And mercurial in its reign.
Enlightenment flits by
Never twice the same.
10. Avalon Awaits!:
Come now my fellows,
And make thine greatest haste!
We ride to adventure, triumph, and ruin
We set gleaming Avalon in our sights!
11. Quarry of the Menhir Carver:
Down the dusty road he walks, winged helmet light in hand. In the warm dawn light he strides past the bard's lofty home and through the gates beyond. As he draws near, above the birdsong begins to rise the faint and contented whistling of the Menhir carver, punctuated by the judicious strikes of his chisel. A tune that went something like this...
12. The Ascendancy of Zin:
So you seek the coveted Orb of Zot? Then submit to the power of Zin and purify yourself... submit to Zin and ascend. For only those pure in both body and mind may climb to such perilous heights, and delve to such Stygian depths.
13. Bold Bertilak, Bester of Boars:
No, I seek no battle, I assure you truly:
Those about me in this hall are but beardless children.
If I were locked in my armour on a great horse,
No one here could match me with their feeble powers.
Therefore, I ask of the court a Christmas game...
I have never heard this before and I freaking love it.
Dungeon synth? It's like every early 90s fantasy game on the computer! Maybe that old dragonstrike video and B movies? Anyway, I love it!
Didn't even know this existed
A Light O’er the Marshlands is so catchy
Me and the boys after sipping some mead
Companions of Galloglas is just... *chefs kiss*
That bass line is pure genius!
This album is in my opinion, perfection of the genre. You might have heard some older similar songs but they never have the same ability to capitalize on the high notes and other parts which get missed by the others, or those go in a totally different direction but never perfected. These are great and in particular 1 or 3 of them are legendary. It's almost like taking the best parts of some of the best older ones where the ryhtem just kind of remains slow and melodic, and this music boldly speeds it up a notch, it is one of the best so far that I've heard. This music could be licensed and it would probably alone make a very average storygame paired with it worth liek 10$ a piece aand make the money it deserves.
I think this might be one of my favorite albums in dungeon synth.
Ah, so glad this made it onto the archives. Would be a shame if it hadn’t. Probably one of my fav dungeon synth releases, can’t wait to see what Elyvilon comes up with next.
Greatest album I've heard on dungeon synth archives! This fucking slaps
Fief 1 is pretty epic as well
@@chongli3007 was gonna say fief 2 its gotta be my fav and I love the artwork it is amazing! 1 is really good too
One of the best DS albums I've ever heard. Currently this is 817th on my playlist of all DS archive uploads. This easily ranks in the S tier out of the 800+ I've listened to so far. I've been playing this album on repeat for a few days. It's mesmerizing.
Top 5 tracks in no order:
3. A Light O'er the Marshlands
4. Trial of the Golden Arrow
6. Companions of Galloglas
10. Avalon Awaits!
13. Bold Bertilak, Bester of Boars
Top 1% Dungeon Synth album!
Great job. You feel very subtly the ghostly era of the feudal medieval, when people still had honor and manners
The album cover deserves special attention - it's beautiful. Artist of art - Newell Converse Wyeth, if i'm not mistaken
This is wonderful. love this! What a beautifully characterful world this creates.
You and DS archive is all I require for my musical needs.
This is one of the best synth albums I've ever heard. A real treasure. Buy it on Bandcamp asap, you won't regret it.
Incroyable comment c'est bon!
Very reminiscent of Fief, I love it!
Stumbling Into Eternity really grabbed me.
Probably my favorite piece on this album
Video games really need to start using music like this again. Love games like might and magic and this genre always makes me want to go back and play them.
Tell me about it back then during the 90s everything was so realistic now it’s very rare to find realism in games unless you do deep research.
learning coding rn with the same thought maybe one day my man
Agreed. All the music they use today is just dull ad uninspired
@@thepokemontrainer6094 how was it realistic? Lol
@@hexkwondo Not all music but some
So glad this got posted, probably my favorite dungeon synth album of the year!
Oh my god when I realized that Elyvilon is the Healing god from Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup... and the ascendacy of Zin!
"So you seek the coveted Orb of Zot? Then submit to the power of Zin and purify yourself... submit to Zin and ascend. For only those pure in both body and mind may climb to such perilous heights, and delve to such Stygian depths"
Beautiful
I think you're the first person to put it all together. Bravo!!! The album is written to be listened to while playing DCSS of course.
@@ElyvilonDS So that may be a silly question now but... what's your favourite god? I'm kind of a Qazal guy or maybe Uskayaw. I like the idea of Fedhas but I always found it a bit too weak
@@TheJaws600 Definitely Jiyva, my first (and only) successful escape with the orb was with a troll slime monk! I really like the design of Cheibriados as well though! To be fair all of the gods are pretty darn cool though, there aren't any I dislike.
Beautiful indeed.
Happy to see that dungeon synth is trending. This one reminds me of Summoning and Ultima. Wouldn't mind it being just slightly less synthy and more metal.
What a great surprise to see this uploaded here, I couldn't be happier! Thank you so much, DSA!
i really like this stuff. i kinda found it through lots of black metal. it's pretty cool, i dig it. good to work to.
Same.
companions of gollaglos is super good...it has a great aura about it
Very good tunes.
Proper spirit for sure.
Ay, some new Dungeon Synth to start my day. Thanks DSA!
Hail nightingale
This is lovely
Now I Really want to go on a magical epic quest ✨
Aww yeah, that's the stuff I come here for
Ascendancy of Zin has kind of a "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" feel to it.
Wonderful album, one of the best Dungeon Synth works I ever seen.
Glorious, love it!
What a nice surprise, masterful composition, beautiful artwork !
My dream of becoming a wizard in a mystical forest, that stretches far and wide, only the small town here and there, no planes flying in the sky, no pollution, no war and only peace. Like life should be. You and your wizard tower
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This is the best goddamn album i've heard
I love this jazzy sound in 1 , and 4 and 13 are really good, very nice
I'm starting to think there's no off-switch for this thing...
A great album! Full of unexpected stylistic turns and interesting arrangement.
I've been listening to this on repeat all weekend!
Magnifique pochette !
nice Dungeon Synth
Beautifull.
I'm in love... Amazing!!
amazing work!
Magnificent and inspiring!
Love it!
Oh yeah this is prime dungeon synth
Man this genre is literally a innovation in my life. Is there any place that I can purchase these albums or tapes online? I'd really love to have a collection of these gems
Most of the uploads have a link to their bandcamp page?
@@RIUUI007 Thanks! It's literally in the description how come I didn't see that
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Splendid work 🐺
A phenominal masterpiece of sonic world-building and narrative
i could swear Companions of Galloglas uses the same perc synth as the CDI Zelda games
Oh cool, the Green Knight Card from CUE.
Ottimo lavoro!
I’m listening to this and I’m a charger
Another medieval masterpiece, you know medieval times is so amazing it makes me think why people would rather like ww2 or early American history or ancient times except for this. I’m not saying American history is bad or ancient times is bad as well, it’s just that the real medieval times is so much better to my opinion.
Its not a zero sum game, many people including myself like it all.
Hell, the average peasant worked less than modern people. Time with family, church, festivals. Early industrial workers had to be trained to stop going to the bar I'd they got their work done a few hours before the end of the shift... back when people were more free.
this isnt what early medival music sounded like. i assume you know this but i think youre kind of equating a fantasy representation of medieval times with much more recent history we have a clearer non fantasized history of. early medieval times arent as well documented so it makes it a really ripe place for fiction and fantasy! i also really enjoy medieval themes and music but i wouldn't compare it to real history.
Thus shall sath luthe hath tho stevene:: ruclips.net/video/xaRNvJLKP1E/видео.html
Al be that thou arisan to dance as thou brenne!
ruclips.net/video/5lwPo4IKdpA/видео.html
@@bonzwaygo I know what early medieval music sounds like but I’m not taking about medieval music I’m talking about medieval times in general both fantasy and reality.
this album slaps
Any physical releases soon?
Fear not! There will be CDs, LPs, and cassettes soon... details will be announced on the Elyvilon Bandcamp page, or through Dungeons Deep Records.
the penultimate one changed the rhythm of the album a lot, but in general the quality is exceptional
if there was an error in the translation and the translator's fault
Runescape called, it wants its soundtrack back.
"Skyrim belongs to the Nords!"
Why not to make a compilation video of synth tracks from Black Metal albums ?
Most of the Dungeon Synth project "came from" those tracks.
nice
The only thing that is making me mad about this genre of music is they don't have alot of vinyl and if you can find it it's mostly sold out hopefully this genre of music gets a little bigger
could I use your music for my videos?
Different
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I like dungeonsynth as much as the next guy, but it's usually so obvious that the bands have no real concept of music theory and a lot of the compositions sort of never go anywhere, just meander over a few themes that linger and don't evolve much or resolve into anything. It's a lovely amateur way of producing music, I'm not saying it like some huge negative, I used to dabble in composition a couple of decades ago, and my pieces sounded a lot like this too, but with worse mixing and production :D
This sounds like AI algorithms created the songs
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