Style: Dungeon synth
Primary Emotions/Themes: A child looks around nature and the night sky, the innocent wonder that courses through their brain is the essence of this music
Thoughts: I adore this album. It's quickly become one of my favorite dungeon synth albums to release in the past few years. Illuminations makes me happy. It taps into that deep seeded joy that I had exploring mountains and streams as a child. That innocence that everything is okay in the world and nothing can harm you.
The first few notes tell the entire story that needs to be heard of the album. The stars twinkle with excitement as the first notes of The Forgotten Dwelling extend into the room out of my speakers. I close my eyes and am transported to a world where I am one with the stars and the night sky. Where the world has forsaken violence, where the beauty of nature is the foremost and only concern.
It's this commitment to the elegance and beauty of the world that makes Illuminations special. The continual reminder that natures beauty is all consuming, we just need to open our selves to it and let it take over.
It's ironic that a musical journey such as Illuminations is completely comprised of synths. That just goes to show though that even though things may be artificial they can still point back to the wonder of nature. The mother of all things, and the bringer of wonder and childlike glee.
Written September 17th 2024
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