Tombspire exists on the more soundtrack-ey, Berlin School side of the Dungeon Synth ContinuumTM, that place conveying a 1970s grimdark soundtrack feel. There is a spacey quality to the synths as they pulse out into the void, seeking something to bounce off of, that weird post-modernist, retro-futurist sound that would be just at home in […]
Category: Dungeon Synth
Kobold – “The Valley Of The Forgotten Secrets” (2018 / 2025)
This is another of the dungeon synth releases on the HDK label I brought back from our recent trip to Portland. Some of Kobold’s releases are tagged on Discogs as chiptune in addition to dungeon synth. I’m not sure I’d go that far. There is definitely a lo-fi-ish component to the songs – and not […]
Gnoll – “Music For Dungeons” (2018 / 2023)
The Italian label Heimat Der Katastrophe (HDK) is well-known in the dungeon synth world for the quality of their releases and their overall aesthetic. In recent years the HDK logo has become a mark of distinction and they’ve gotten more and more creative in their design. One such example is their Dungeon Nostalgie series of […]
Imp – “Tales From The Belltower” Cassette (2025)
We headed down the highway to Portland, Oregon last week. While there I popped over to a shop called Dark Future that specializes in used, vintage role playing games, interested in seeing if I could unearth any old Paranoia modules or other gems. What I didn’t realize is that Dark Future also sells music, most […]
Vond – “Recordings 1993-1997” Box Set (2020)
I seem to be writing about dungeon synth a lot these days and I’m not entirely sure why. Admittedly I have been buying a lot of it lately, but it’s not as if plenty of other genres aren’t making it onto the stereo at Life In The Vinyl Lane World HeadquartersTM. But for whatever reason […]