Friday, December 13, 2024

Entry 976 - Cimerion - Vers la Montagne Noire


Style: Dungeon synth

Primary Emotions/Themes: The glory of the night sky and the curse of humanity

Thoughts: I've been venturing rather deep into dungeon synth lately. I've been exploring bands that I never knew existed before, and I'm discovering wonderful entries into the genre. It has quickly become one of my favorite genres (again) after taking several decades off. Honestly I don't think that there is a better time in history than now to be a dungeon synth fan.

Cimerion is one such project that I've looked into lately. The debut album Vers la Montagne Noire is simply incredible. Immagine with me if you will, going back to a time when humanity was not at the apex of the planet, where nature was in balance with the world and everything had it's place. A time when progress was not the driving force for humanity, but survival was paramount on their minds.

In these times one could look up at the night sky and take in the wonder and beauty of the cosmos. The night contained many horrors,  yet it also contained unknown beauty. It's this sense of mystery and the unknown that makes this world so compelling, and that is the very feeling that Cimerion has created in this album. 

Vers la Montagne Noire is essentially a forty five minute excursion into the night. But not just any night... this is the nights of old. These tracks capture the majesty of the night sky, the revel in the unknown and the possibilities that lay out there. They are ignorant of modern science and embrace the veil of the concealed. It lets wonder take over knowledge, imagination overrule logic, and fiction rule the night.

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