KING STEPHEN - VANITAS (Full Album) [Dark Synthwave / Cyberpunk]

[@jon6807]

This album fucking rules. A really big step forward in writing and production. This and new Dav Dralleon are really pushing Dark Synth into new territory.

[@HaveYouTriedGuillotines]

This reminds me of old Juno Reactor stuff. But even more ambitious! God, especially the percussion, I wish I knew where/how to get drums like that. ...And mixing in full blown symphony! Why does this have so few views? This is incredible.

[@s.sradon9782]

truly, now we get darkwinged out of nowhere bringing in an acoustic guitar, it's only a matter of time before something wild and never heard before is created like an orchestral metalsynth played with church bells, machineguns and a 186mm cannon.

[@annah.9116]

Why the hell are (Atmospheric) Black Metal and Dark Synthwaye such a good combo? I basically listen to these two genres all day long. Both create a sinister, hard and intense ambience - either with riffs or beats - and are like two brothers of the same dark father! ;) Awesome album!

[@UnbendingPuppetsMusic]

Rockers and Metalheads in general do like this genre very often. I guess it has a lot to do with the "main sound". Its not like classic trance or techno. There is a more underground touch and those darkstyle bass sounds feels sometimes like metalriffs. 😁

[@TorahGonzalez]

You should give Abstract Void a listen. Literally atmospheric black with syntwave

[@DesperadoFTW]

Philosophica is a gem.

[@mickywakefield6450]

Brilliant track

[@coxeruntquefarinam2907]

0:00 - PROEM - POST LUX TENEBRA 2:57 - NOCTURNA 8:15 - PROMETHEANICA 13:01 - PHILOSOPHICA 19:36 - METAMORPHOSICA 26:25 - EUPHORICA 30:54 - ENIGMATICA 37:21 - APOTHEOSICA 43:15 - METANOIA 47:08 - FINALE - POST TENEBRAS LUX 49:20 - POST SCRIPTUM - THE MESSAGE

[@mickwrinkles2318]

Wow, this is so much better than any of the songs with millions of views on this channel. Best stuff from King Stephen, top sound.

[@astrorms]

Reminds me We Are Magonia, so it's epic as fuck

[@jonnkonstantine9660]

I love this album a lot 😊 I listen it million times and it is amazing in each play 🤘🏻

[@secondsolstice8695]

That intro is insane

[@SadimirPoutin]

Dance with the dead + crypt of the necrodancer = this

[@jason-ud7he]

Post lux era. Sounds like synthphonic opera!

[@snom2187]

29:25 i got that reference! (The Haunting of Blackwood Manor)

[@krahdan8468]

I can't believe how good and little know this is

[@Metushalakh]

Absolutely amazing. Notably the choirs.

[@correalancorre]

Love the dark symphony elements and the techno vibes.

[@jonnkonstantine9660]

TRACK LIST AND TIME STAMP: 1. PROEM - POST LUX TENEBRA 00:00 2. NOCTURNA 02:56 3. PROMETHEANICA 08:15 4. PHILOSOPHICA 13:00 5. METAMOPHOSICA 19:36 6. EUPHORICA 26:21 7. ENIGMATICA 30:50 8. APOTHEOSICA 37:20 9. METANOIA 43:15 10. FINALE - POST TENEBRAS LUX 47:08 11. POST SCRIPTUM - THE MESSAGE 49:20

[@coxeruntquefarinam2907]

Damn it, you were faster! :D

[@jonnkonstantine9660]

@@coxeruntquefarinam2907 Thanks maybe some stamps not quite right but I am trying to fix them asap :) EDIT : FIXED :)

[@Jo2000Geometrydash]

Close Race! Thats what i like to see: True King Stephen fans. Very rare sadly...

[@jonnkonstantine9660]

@@Jo2000Geometrydash Hahaha it was fun to race :D As a fan and an artist his stuffs inspire a lot. Great artist imo.

[@tectomes]

*throws his underwear up onto stage at King Stephen*

[@nightcityradio9994]

Inject this into my veins

[@specshoschi]

This album is pure bliss

[@Rex0rz]

This sound like its the soundtrand for the death of the internet. Thanks for uploading this.

[@AruSakazaki]

the experience returned

[@chrism2027]

Echt verdammt Geil.

[@Jay_Sidaris]

HOLY FUCK THAT INTRO JUST BLASTED ME IN THE FACE

[@isaacofthales4303]

0:00 Dark Souls music

[@The80sGuy]

Slave Knight Gael

[@babaspector]

I thought of dark souls too when I heard it :D

[@nathansavage2423]

EPIC bro!

[@excell211]

This album is lit

[@edmontculhachier6788]

Like an aftertaste of Jax against Kitana, it's ... " exotic " .

[@QuakerRaze]

Nice.

[@TheRealTHD]

KINGDOM HEAAAAAAAAAAAAARTS er sorry Vanitas carries a different meaning to me. The album's rad tho.

[@bouclechocolat]

Join your synth with mine

[@tapwater000]

Is it just me or does 2:29 sounds a little like Ludwig, The Holy Blade?

[@jannikwinkelmann2050]

Yes!

[@krahdan8468]

It does

[@METALROCKS]

Lo más épico que he escuchado en el darksynth

[@damianstarks3338]

Love how Stephen king’s name is said backwards I also like this full album too.

[@SAM-ru4vx]

Gnik nevets?

[@MrVitalic85]

🚨🚨🚨🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@fatalexcerpts]

Finally. Some interest in the Dark Synthwave arena! This is what we've been lacking. An occult / cosmic horror sounding element. FFS, everyone else is doing the same "cyberpunk"/dark synthwave shtick, essentially trying to out "skrillex" each other or something. The '80s (retro-futurist) vibe gets destroyed. Thankfully not here with King Stephen! Good on all those involved. ... .. . Side note: Deleted comment??! HAHA... I suppose I did overdo it w/ the links, but I remember fondly when an exchange of information, however innocuously disseminated, was NOT seen as competition or self-promo, or w/e. Anyway, I still hold to my recommendation (no association with the band). One of the most foreboding, cosmic horror sounding synth track known.... from Necro Stellar: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpjJg6aAqaytZpY ... and then necro stellar astralasia remix (psytrance/occult/dark electro) track too. Wild stuff!

[@mothermushroom_]

imma be honest man youre just not paying attention if you think the occult and cosmic horror elements are rare.. sure cyberpunk 2077 blew up the scene and cluttered it with generic 'cyberpunk' shit but we still have loads of interesting dudes around.. btw talking about the 80's vibes as if thats at all unique or interesting anymore is fuckin dumb, that shits been copy-pasted for years

[@fatalexcerpts]

@@mothermushroom_ Thanks for sharing your perspective on my '80s vibes comment. I'm wondering if the fact that we're on this channel called "The '80s Guy" momentarily slipped your attention? That's not to suggest "''80s" HAS to define everything the channel does... but my original comment was meant in a referential context. Thanks for informing me, also, that '80s retro-futurism has been copy-pasted for a while... which I'd argue is probably a contributing factor of this SHIFT towards "cyberpunk" to begin with. And may indicate that it's accidental, to some degree. Certainly artists like Power Glove, Mega Drive, Dan Terminus, etc. were already starting to explore this back around 2014-15 though. I don't see Cyberpunk 2077 playing a major influential role, other than as a gateway experience for uninitiated gamers. When I said "finally. some interest", I meant "finally. somethING interestING". I've heard my share of "cosmic horror" interpretations; a lot of them UNinteresting. Sorry about my prior wording, tho, as I can see how it's misleading. But I do think there's a disconnect w/ projects trying to do "cosmic horror", coming off rather formulaic. Easiest way to describe it: conceptualize a mashup sound of perturbator/c.brut with dynatron, as if adding these respective sub-genres together equates necessarily to a palpable sense of ontological shock (cosmic horror). This King Stephen album isn't exactly an exception either, but it's at least done well. If you haven't clicked the reference link in my OP, tho, I can't really help it if you don't have a proper gauge of where I was coming from. --- Also, if you haven't dropped any names or shared links that would help qualify you... it's somewhat difficult for me to put stock in your response to my musical perspective.

[@fatalexcerpts]

@NocturnalRuine I think you listed some good names there. I mean, anyone who checks my channel and sees my playlists can probably figure out where I'm coming from. And honestly, there have been dark electro-industrial/ebm groups since the '80s and '90s who have been making electronic music that covered most, if not all, of this ground before. They were looking to the future, of course. On the other hand, the reason the first dark synth(wave) was enjoyable, for me, was due to it trying to recapture an era of '80s horror movie soundtracks or their interpretation of '80s retro-futurism, which is firmly based in the sound of the day (whether it was the tr 808 drum machine, the jupiter-8, the dx7, "gated reverb", or any other iconic aspect that defined the decade). The whole current cyberpunk/dark synth genre at the moment comes off boring to me, and has almost nothing to do with the original dark synth artists who kept things more or less authentic to the '80s sound. They were expanding on it, out of love of soundtracks for everything from The Terminator to Halloween 3, and then taking it to new and interesting places. That's not to say I don't like anything that sounds newer... but I guess it just feels like they co-opted the "dark synth" sub-genre and not for the better.

[@ArtUnbowed]

Fucking ace

[@Sam-mx4ux]

No timestamps?

[@jonnkonstantine9660]

Look my comment and Thank to 80s and King Stephen for this amazing album :)

[@Zybax1]

dark souls? :o

[@ЛаврентийБерия-о3й]

37:20 gesaffelstein pursuit was better bro pls made yours original tracks without references

[@snkrsapp7558]

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