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Jonathan Carbon
Kaptain Carbon’s Top Dungeon Synth of 2022
Winter is indisputably an excellent season to get cozy and listen to dungeon synth, so check out our resident dungeon synth archivist Kaptain Carbon's top picks from this year's bountiful harvest.
Naïve Magic: A Dungeon Synth Digest #15—Roundup
This edition of Dungeon Synth Digest gets through all of the tapes and esoteric trinkets that came in the mail during the last few months--plus, a foreword on getting others into dungeon synth.
Exploring the Nostalgia and Sorrow of Vaelastrasz’s “Winterspring” (Early Album Stream)
Heavily inspired by World of Warcraft's lore, the dungeon synth act trudges through frosty gloom and winter synth textures on their 23rd album. Stream it here ahead of its release.
Tape Wyrm #1: In Search of Hideous Aesthetic
Scrolling through Bandcamp and listening to everything that looks cool and gross.
Holy Mountain: Αuriferous Flame and “The Great Mist Within” (Early Album Stream)
Ayloss (Spectral Lore, Mystras) returns as a seeker of lore with a new tome of atmospheric black metal mysteries in "The Great Mist Within".
Naïve Magic: A Dungeon Synth Digest #14—Roundup
This edition of Dungeon Synth Digest gets through all of the tapes and esoteric trinkets that came in the mail during the last few months.
Exploring Volcandra’s World-Hopping Black Metal on “Border World” (Track by Track)
Vocalist Dave Palenske takes us through the video game lore that inspired the Kentucky melodic black metal band's newest EP.
Naïve Magic: The Best Dungeon Synth of 2022 (Thus Far)
This edition of Dungeon Synth Digest takes stock of Dungeon Synth in 2022 and makes a list for everyone to check out
Pixelated Dungeons: The Adventures of Dungeon Synth and Chiptune
This edition of Dungeon Synth Digest explores the caves of chip inspired dungeon synth with a conversation with some of its foundational creators.
Naïve Magic: A Dungeon Synth Digest #11—Roundup
This edition of Dungeon Synth Digest gets through all of the tapes and esoteric trinkets that came in the mail during the last few months.