Style: Ambient, dungeon synth
Primary Emotions/Themes: A glimpse into a dark and distant past
Thoughts: Some music I turn the volume up because I want to feel its power. Other music I will listen to near maximum volume because that is the only way that I can fully discern what is going on with in the depths of the records grooves. Dracolich of the Gray Waste is a prime example of the latter.
Hidden deep within these grooves is some of the most subtle and intriguing sounds that I have heard within the dungeon synth genre. The music is so soft and so subtle that it feels like it is barely there. Much like an explorer hearing something distant deep within a cave, it is barely audible, yet the reverberations throughout the cave reveal the truth. There is something magical hidden in these depths.
The music itself is about a minimal as you can get and still be music. It's notes that are faded in and out of existence a few moments at a time. The allegory of the cave above is apt in the description of the processing put on these notes as well. The notes feel like they are droplets of water hitting a still pond. They disturb the surface slightly before the still returns; the sound reverberates for a few moments before it returns to silence.
This is the kind of album that I look for when I do deep dives into a genre. Something that I have not heard before and music that cannot be replicated in other genres. Alkilith has created a beautiful and fragile album that has graced my turn table. I look forward to the day when it returns, for I long to dive into its depths once more.
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