I was over at Volver Records the other day flipping through the 80s section when the owner John swept into the section and tossed a record on top of it. “This is right up your alley,” he said excitedly. “You’re going to love this, it’s witchy music all sung in Welsh. I love it and […]
Tag: 2025
Pixel Grip – “Percepticide: The Death Of Reality” (2025)
When people find out I write a blog they often ask where I find new, or at least new-to-me music. The answer is sort of a generically disappointing “everywhere”. I hear about it from friends; connections in the liner notes; flipping through the new arrivals at record stores; and yes, even social media. Pixel Grip […]
Magic Hilt – “Saga Of The Glinting Steel” Cassette (2025)
Magic Hilt is one of the many nom-de-dungeon-synth of the man known as Gray Friar, aka Forgotten Relic, Hidden Passage, and Lord Gloom, to name just a few of his other projects. For those not familiar with dungeon synth it might seem odd for one artist to perform under a half dozen or more different […]
Grim Father – “Tombspire” Cassette (2025 / 2026)
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 […]
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 […]