Arcanist - Poseidonis (2021) (Berlin School, Dungeon Synth)

[@nightmarishcompositions4536]

The cover is like something out of a dark fairy tale, simple yet wonderful to look at.

[@BaronCemetery]

Also look up the fantasy works of Clark Ashton Smith, which is where they got the name for both the album and the songs. I think the image is very fitting with the tone of his works.

[@nightmarishcompositions4536]

@@BaronCemetery I’ve actually read a lot of his collected works, definitely matches the vibe. Clive Barker and Michael Moorcock a bit too.

[@yuggothrecordsarchives]

@@BaronCemetery The image particularly depicts The Last Incantation, as does also the back cover of the vinyl by the same artist Matt Jaffe, who did such an amazing job on the release!

[@yanwain9454]

if you want a movie that has this vibe, check out murnaus faust from 1926

[@sasha_bog1488]

Actually looks like art for “ВІЙ” - mystic novell by N.V.Gogol

[@LaViejaConsolada]

I have to comment again. I have read "the death of malygris" and it is absolutely fantastic. And this album covers the setted tone perfectly.

[@alexisXcore93]

im about to read it too!

[@TheDystopianAmbianceProject]

This album deserves its own pulp magazine.

[@berserker2551]

Incredible work, I'm happy to have the vinyl of this album🤘🏻

[@Alethra-zin666]

This is my favorite, go-to album to which to play solo-D&D!

[@berserker2551]

@@Alethra-zin666 This is one of the BEST Dungeon Synth I have ever Heard I LOVE It

[@taoteg1941]

This is one of the best DS albums I have ever heard. The mood is insidious and constant. Perfection when crawling in the darkness!

[@acolyte1951]

Berlin, the school of arcane magic

[@jackr1717]

Top notch album that is unlike 90% of the DS you've listened to/are pointed to via the archives and/or KZbin. Love it love it love it. Tangerine Dream meets Pink Floyd as performed by your DM.

[@COxC0]

This channel is where I learn magic.

[@kingoftrolls]

learn to wipe properly first

[@august4476]

@@kingoftrolls speaking from experience I assume

[@raliox8093]

truly one of the best albums I've heard of the genre.

[@satansjihad6353]

One of the best and most unique Dungeon Synth albums.

[@sanakassara]

Music like this seeps to your bones. Edit: Clark Ashton Smith was a master in cosmic horror. No wonder he influences synth enthusiasts. This actually reminds me of the ambient from Carpenter's The Thing's soundtrack to some extent, the movie being an cosmic horror masterpiece.

[@CeramicShot]

Glad some people have read the stories too.

[@GoresVire]

Wonderful accompaniment to the Clark Ashton Smith stories that each track is named for.

[@Hrefnesholt]

Berlin School & Dungeon Synth work really well together. Instant purchase

[@lt7114]

This album is fucking dope. Fans of Kirkwood will rejoice. Please, take the time to get sucked into this one, it is a journey. Not your run of the mill dungeon synth plagued with repetitive movements, there is depth here.

[@ObscuredReverie]

Thanks for the heads up

[@umop3plsdn]

is kirkwood another group? Do you have the name of an album I can lookup i can't find anything

[@lt7114]

@@umop3plsdn Jim Kirkwood. Lots of videos on this channel.

[@umop3plsdn]

@@lt7114 thank you soooooooooo much

[@fiilthy]

When you want some electro to go with your dungeon synth. Thank you.

[@idkman2633]

You know its gun be good when whhhhhoooooosssshhhhhh

[@ogrebattle22763]

Impressive... I'm sold on it...

[@pendasfen]

Love this, great atmosphere

[@diego_villena]

I have been picking away at the Dungeon Synth genre from the edges, waiting for something to really hook me. It is both incredibly surprising and not at all surprising that the artist to do so would be devotees of the Emperor of Dreams himself, one of my favorite authors, the legendary Clark Ashton Smith.

[@habibikebabtheiii2037]

Zothique

[@yuggothrecordsarchives]

Hyperborea is next, then Zothique!

[@cenobite9700]

Fantastic!

[@bogdanungureanu8655]

One School to rule them all!

[@somngreu4800]

Different, in a good way. Beautiful mix of influences and styles.

[@_Fairen_]

Tangerine Dream, around 3:00

[@tadvlepes6902]

This is exactly the style I like! Obviously took influences from old german synth music like Tangerine Dream and Popol Vuh, just like Old Sorcery on the 2019 masterpiece "Strange and Eternal". 👍👍👍

[@Kyusoath]

This is some of the best music i've ever heard. it's beyond music, it is a work of profound skill and artistry. So glad this genre has not been corrupted and remains niche. Simply amazing.

[@enzogalli5506]

Excellent!!!

[@yuryramitsan2662]

Berlin-school+Dungeon-synth=Horror-synth

[@berserker2551]

Very nice Music

[@kevansantos6985]

I'm detecting a strong Vangelis influence and I'm loving every second of it.

[@Estorium]

Blade Runner in particular. Along with some Oxygene era JMJ.

[@velho.paz.estrelas]

Esse som abriu um portão da consciência em meus trabalhos. Elevou o ar de mistério e introspecção, entrando em estado meditativo.

[@mza131313]

What a beautiful album

[@JamiesonHorton]

This is amazing... some of the best dungeon synth I've heard, actually.

[@barrybarry9714]

This is great on many levels

[@Imperial_Boltgun]

Carpenteresque with a dose of Vangelis. I like it a lot.

[@canalpolaris4767]

Very good album

[@LocuritasOfMadness]

5:27, Profondo Rosso

[@theforgottenhero8515]

Loved the Double Shadow 34:40

[@ogrson]

Reminds me of Vangelis

[@MGWorldwide]

Dark Crystal meets Mandy. I'm very into it.

[@wulfen.9157]

This album is fantastic. I find a lot of DS to be a little too cheesy at times, but this is really great.

[@thelastmoonlover]

Fantastic, i love it!

[@bairdsire1414]

I swear, you're on a mission to empty my wallet. So much interesting stuff on this channel, and a lot of it is hard to come by in physical formats so I always feel the urge to snatch up a tape when they're available (this one only had a few out of 25 left). Totally love the Jim Kirkwood vibes.

[@yuggothrecordsarchives]

Hope you were able to get a tape! We just released their second album Hyperborea. Check it out if you haven’t! Cheers!

[@bairdsire1414]

@@yuggothrecordsarchives Yeah, I saw that and am going to buy it without listening to a single track (I like surprises, and can count on these guys to be worth while). It's sitting in my cart until payday.

[@JoshJonesPhiladelphia]

This album rules!

[@TheRetroMantic]

"A Vintage From Atlantis" sounds like track from Might Magic VIII soundtrack.

[@hermetictransmissions6012]

superb work!

[@RafaeoNobre1]

Cover is medieval but the music sounds like vangelis on. Blade runner or 2001 space Odyssey ost

[@thibautmodrzyk6215]

Exactly what I was thinking, I took a scifi book and was like "damn this album will be a perfect match"

[@MAT4M]

Seems like Old Sorcery now has a child

[@mantamtsveta5796]

απλα υπεροχο! φοβερα συνθια 🤍🖤🤍

[@martbernie9113]

i don't care about the other 32 comments, i was the first here, so bloody good

[@oncedidactic]

0:00-3:15 is already such a journey. Damn. This is going straight to the top of my list.

[@LaViejaConsolada]

wtf the end of "the death of malygris I" is powerful as fuck.

[@jaceksky4064]

Great 🤘

[@bbling1985]

More like cyber synth vs dungeon but bad ass none the less

[@martinarnold5239]

Who OR WHAT is Malygris....I, the Overseer of the Temporatrix, MUST KNOW!

[@yuggothrecordsarchives]

Check out the Clark Ashton Smith story of the same name! ⚔️

[@gamearchitect3717]

22:03 !!!!!

[@sashakingcrimson187]

💿💿💿💿

[@pentagrammaton6793]

Other people are making music based on Clarke Ashton Smith's stories?? Awesome! I have a drone track called The City of the Singing Flame on my channel, but this is completely different and cool.

[@FerretCuddles]

Begging for clicks looks desperate and sad.

[@HavockDominium]

First, regards TDSA lml

[@Sarum9nich]

I take it that Malygris is a bestial looking summoner on the cover?

[@rthua5718]

Does anyone know what Berlin school is

[@misanthropicworldtv]

hi, i would like to recommend this album for your archives. Gaueko:"Música junto al fuego negro de invierno "

[@inthegoldenrodhours333]

I took a chance and put this on. Love it. Relaxing nature synth.

[@BixbiteBungo]

Blade runner dungeon synth

[@diegomartinez7425]

So to start I will say that I wouldn't classify this as Dungeon Synth. There are so many parts in which the genre kind of changes and I would say it contains Trance/Dark/Space/electro ambient themes, But I think the overall genre title I would give it is electro/space synth. There is a lot of old 80s style or ig classical synths in this, some parts sound like the most generic 80s synth to exist (24:00 literally sounds like the stranger things intro). That being said, I think he juggled all the different genres reasonably well, so I would commend him on that. I think one thing that's wrong with the DS community is how they over-hype everything. now of course it isn't bad to be positive, but the comments of this video paint this as the best music they've ever heard, when although its good, its not that great. Maybe its just a personal preference but I think its better when they stick to one genre, that way it has a better max quality cap. I personally don't like how much it sounds like old 80s synth. A much better space/dungeon synth album is "Ruins of a Celestial Fire" by Midnight Odyssey. Overall all id give this one a 7.

[@user-hg4xv7vx8g]

and dark ambient

[@user-hg4xv7vx8g]

no

[@peterlaszloszasz8047]

I am quite a newbee in the DS fields but you exacly said what I'm thinking about it,even though not really a point making arguments on what others likes or not. This is a very good and calming album definitely. I will check it out your recommandation too! Thank you!

[@noaccount4]

Death of Malygris reminds me of an air raid siren

[@ObscuredReverie]

Man do I love a siren synth.. not there yet

[@ObscuredReverie]

If you like the sound of a siren, and all the distance of something maybe more industrial yet abandoned, listen to Wake by Lycia. It’s been one of my deeply loved songs for over a decade. When it wails it pours.

[@noaccount4]

@@ObscuredReverie Just finished with Lycia... One hell of a good recommendation.

[@ObscuredReverie]

@@noaccount4 I’m very happy to hear you enjoyed it. And that you took the time to listen! :)

[@hainish]

@@ObscuredReverie Aye, thanks for the recommendation. Really great

[@vladimirvoskanyan3989]

Guys what does Berlin school mean? Whats the difference between ordinary DS and Berlin school?

[@flonflon62]

@@JM-lv5fu Thank you for the explanation.

[@garrisoncaleb5718]

Question what makes for Berlin style d s ? Thx. 📜🗝️🗡️

[@garrisoncaleb5718]

The elements of "techno" I'd bet

[@hachemancour]

Hi Caleb! So Berlin School is typified by a lot of processing effects, synthesizers, and a general sort of cosmic/spacey ambiance. These swelling and fading synth sections that give a feeling of mystery, magic, grandiosity -- akin to Vangelis or Tangerine Dream etc. -- are also a big part of the style. I'm being a little reductive, but hopefully that helps! Basically soundscapes from the time of early Moog synthesizers. The name "Berlin School" is just one of several used to describe the genre/style, but it comes from the fact that most of this genre's development happened in West Germany in the late 60s, if I'm not mistaken. Something to do with a generation of musicians/artists/students feeling fed up with the artistic and cultural legacies of WW2-era Germany as well as the encroaching popularity of American pop -- a desire to make their own modern culture. And they did succeed in many ways -- Berlin School style music has had a profound effect on other areas of electronic music, and even game and movie aesthetics, among other things.

[@alexisXcore93]

The lengths men go, to get an elf GF

[@DarkWhiteCrow]

13:49 I call it electronic diarrhea

[@TheArchDemon729]

Berlin School?

[@ascriptedreality]

Germany produced 2 great styles of electronic music: "Berlin School" and "Düsseldorf School" (also known as "Krautrock") - both in the 70s. Most famous artists of Berln School were Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream. Most famous artists of Düsseldorf School are Kraftwerk.

[@galvanizedcorpse]

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