Some music captures a certain feel, a magic if you will that enchants me. This particular album has managed to weave a spell on me that takes the form of a mystical journey to a far away land.
The Way to Avalon uses the instrumentation and melodies to sound like it was lifted directly out of a bard's epic poems. The instruments are produced in such an elegant way that they have this almost sparkling quality to them, or that they are being played through a dense fog in a deep forest.
So much of what makes music memorable for me is the mental images and feelings that it conveys. The entirety of Malfet's album makes me feel like I'm in an enchanted forest that is covered in a deep and mystical fog. I know I've used very similar words this entire review but I can't emphasize enough how well it captures the sense of enchantment.
Dungeon synth is an extremely versatile genre, sometimes it can sound as desolate as the day you die. Others it can sound as light and peaceful as having a glass of warm milk at your grandmother's house. Malfet has tapped into the fantasy side with the genre in this release, and I'm hard pressed to think of another album that does it as well.
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