I feel like I just completed a play through of Baldur's Gate. This album is very much in the spirit of high fantasy, grand battles, and mysterious dungeons.
Each side contains one chapter. Each side tells a slightly different story. Side A is more grandiose with a more soundtrack type feel. The melodies remind me of open fields and grand adventures spread throughout the land.
Side B tells a more confined story. I get more of a sense that this is told from the perspective of a noble in a castle who is now reminiscing about past adventures. Perhaps its the same character from the first chapter just later in life.
The instrumentation used here hearkens back to the oldest days of dungeon synth. This truly does sound like it is plated on a Casio keyboard and recorded on the most bare bones of setups. It fits the music perfectly. The low quality production and synths add to the sense of adventure the album provides. Like we are looking back at someone's old memories, or they are being told to us over an open fire by an old wise man.
As I dive further into dungeon synth I'm finding that I adore the simplicity of the genre. In theory this is a genre that anyone can make. However it takes a special touch to make something memorable. Whatever this quality is, Corvus Neblus has it.
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