Entry 1504 - Lost Horizons - Medieval Might and Destiny

Style: dungeon synth

Primary Emotions/Themes: the majesty of nature and the futility of man 

Thoughts: Sometimes you find a record that hits just right in the exact moment that you need it. Sometimes when you go back to that same record you don't understand why you got it in the first place. Sometimes though, just sometimes  you get that same glimpse of when you first heard it. Those fleeing moments are exactly why I have Medieval Might and Destiny in my collection.  

Lost Horizons plays a slow and atmospheric version of dungeon synth. The melodies are relaxed, never in a hurry, enveloped in reverb, and for the most part extremely pleasant to listen to. Most of the time that's al that there is when I listen to either Under the Perpetual Sky (Side B) or Enchanting Reflections (Side A). Other times though there is something more.

This morning happens to be one of those other times. A time when the music coming from my speakers echos a bards tale from eons ago. Recounting stories of ancient forests, vast landscapes, bustling towns, and mighty battles. A lute plays as the minstrel recalls his tales. A flute passes by as the jester crosses the town square. The imagery is so vivid that I understand why I bought this album and I enjoy every single moment of it.

There are other times though when I just hear the music and it doesn't resonate with me at all. Those are the moments where I wonder why I got the album and question my own sanity. So this day I am chronicling to my future self exactly why I have this album in my collection.

Days like today serve as a reminder that music is a subjective experience. I can listen to something that someone else (even myself) may consider "objectively good" and feel nothing. Nothing at all. Then I can revisit that exact same album a few weeks later and feel that it's one of the best things I've ever heard. Such is the mystery of the human mind.

I wish I could enjoy this album to the fullest every single time I put it on. That would fill me with so much joy. However that does not seem to be what is in store for me with Lost Horizons. This album will remain an enigma to me for the remainder of my days, and for that reason alone it shall remain in my collection in perpetuity.