My Top 15 Favourite Dungeon Synth Albums (2024)

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  • Опубліковано 18 гру 2024

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  • @ancientkingrecords
    @ancientkingrecords 8 місяців тому +7

    Superb video! It's great to know what you liked in each of these albums!

  • @MrEdders123
    @MrEdders123 8 місяців тому +3

    Thanks for putting this together. Loved your WIzards of Aldur stuff and it's great to have an intro to Dungeon Synth that explains what each album is going for.

    • @WellandJoyceArtist
      @WellandJoyceArtist  8 місяців тому +1

      No worries! I'm so glad I can share the love amongst those that inspired my work!

  • @projectdream5
    @projectdream5 8 місяців тому +6

    This is a really cool video ! I discover dungeon/fantasy synth very recently and it's my new favorite genres of music now ! Thank to this video i will have a lot of good musics to listen !

    • @WellandJoyceArtist
      @WellandJoyceArtist  8 місяців тому +1

      I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I hope this music brings you much joy!

  • @bob12884
    @bob12884 8 місяців тому +3

    Council of Trees was the first album I ever listened to for Dungeon Synth starting last year. I've been a huge fan of the genre since. Most of these land in my top albums and I have great recommendations to listen to!

  • @simonjohnhuegedeserville7724
    @simonjohnhuegedeserville7724 8 місяців тому +2

    Glad to see your videos on youtube welland 😃

  • @LittleMushroomGuy
    @LittleMushroomGuy 8 місяців тому +5

    The Council of Trees is a great album, in my top 10 without question.
    My favourite album overall would be Darkrune - Book of the Black Rose, a true masterpiece. Mountain Realm - Grayshadow Ruins is a close second
    Bespin Moons is another one in my top 10, along Wizards of Aldur - Queen of Sorcery, the reason I found this channel :)

  • @cookiesontoast9981
    @cookiesontoast9981 8 місяців тому +2

    Thanks for this! I've been listening to Black Metal which introduced me to Dungeon Synth, and a few standalone Dungeon Synth albums for years now but just recently decided to deep dive further into Dungeon Synth in recent weeks. Will check all of these projects out!
    Genres like Black Metal, Dungeon Synth, Dark Ambient etc bring such an amazingly beautiful atmosphere that I just can't get enough of! I value atmosphere in music more than anything else.
    I've already known Dragon Keep and Castle Seige for a while and I love them.

  • @jonweber.8.756
    @jonweber.8.756 8 місяців тому +2

    Great list dude! All epic albums

  • @Myrkskog
    @Myrkskog 28 днів тому +1

    ChatGPT cited this video having asked it for recommendations of Dungeon/Fantasy Synth similar to Tales Under The Oak. You've listed some of my favourites and a couple that were the what got me into DS in the first place - the classic UA-cam frontpage video with a cover to interesting to skip, Aindulmedir most specifically. I've now got half a dozen bandcamp tabs open to keep me busy in the dark evenings ahead.

    • @WellandJoyceArtist
      @WellandJoyceArtist  28 днів тому +1

      @@Myrkskog thankyou friend! That's unbelievable. Who knew I could reach the cyber-mind itself!? I want to make more like this soon. It's a weird and wonderful rabbit hole. I found some albums when I was 17 and now all these years later I've collected a dozen cassettes and half a dozen shirts. It truly is my favourite genre.

    • @Myrkskog
      @Myrkskog 28 днів тому +1

      @@WellandJoyceArtist It's basically all I listen to nowadays! I look forward to the next one.

  • @knee_deep_in_charred_remains
    @knee_deep_in_charred_remains 8 місяців тому +3

    fief - ii
    burzum - dauði baldrs
    old tower - rise of the specter
    mortiis - født til a herske
    quest master - the twelve castles
    hole dweller - flies the coop i
    bespin moons - a binding force
    secret stairways - enchantment of the ring
    depressive silence - ii
    longsword - ii

  • @juckjolly
    @juckjolly 23 дні тому +1

    Love these albums, great selection. I would also add Fort Exile by Swords of Midi. Great fantasy album that has vibes similar to Castlesiege, DIM, Fief.

  • @sargonixofur1234
    @sargonixofur1234 3 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for this list.
    Some buried treasures hidden here with a nice range of styles and ambience. Well done adventurer for completing your musical quest.

    • @WellandJoyceArtist
      @WellandJoyceArtist  3 місяці тому

      @@sargonixofur1234 you're welcome! Hoping on doing a specific hidden gem list soon

  • @suddennemesis6154
    @suddennemesis6154 8 місяців тому +2

    Recently discovered this genre of synth while looking for some good music for a D&D campaign I am running. Wish I had found it sooner.
    Albums I find myself coming back to are Last March of the Goblin Troop by Goblintropp, and Realmwalker by Atlantean Sword.

    • @WellandJoyceArtist
      @WellandJoyceArtist  8 місяців тому +2

      Realmwalker is an awesome album. I'll have to check out that other one.

  • @jonrhoades1845
    @jonrhoades1845 8 місяців тому +2

    Great choices. Some I was familiar with, but some I need to add to the listening list. Personal favorite dungeon synth album: The Totem Wilds Call Thy Name by Fen Walker.

  • @Vandus-ds
    @Vandus-ds 3 місяці тому +1

    Fantastic, great list of artists here!

  • @JulioGuterrez-l1m
    @JulioGuterrez-l1m 8 місяців тому +2

    The final track of sleeping wizard sounds to me like the ending of a faery tale where the protagonist marries the princess with the help of a magical being, or an old sad hermit that founds happyness in the friendship of a gnome or goblin. Sorry for the bad english, is not my first language. Im from LATAM
    Tales under the oak should have been the Amphibia soundtrack in a perfect world.

  • @dufayetcamille7869
    @dufayetcamille7869 6 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for sharing your passion!

  • @phaedruslive
    @phaedruslive 4 місяці тому +1

    With dreams of the hereafter is a masterwork (Passenger might be the literal high point of the genre so far) I'm surprised Duskgreeter didn't make the list, what a fantastic first album. Or Under a Reptilian Moon from Pauldron.

  • @Foforo203
    @Foforo203 3 місяці тому +1

    Nice, a have more songs to listen, thank you

  • @LethargicSchizoDream
    @LethargicSchizoDream 8 місяців тому +2

    Not necessarily my favorites, but here are some honorable mentions:
    Spell of Unseeing - Weaving Light & Shadow
    The Zeal of Fata - Birth of the Bizarre
    死.rar - Visions Through The Water Mirror
    Ilmentymätön - Himmeän Hehkun Maa
    Paths of the Eternal - Quest For the Sacred Blade
    Moth Tower - Sharpen Thy Knife, Curse The Sky
    Slefnwald - The Conjurer's Cadence
    Apéliote - Wind's Tradition

  • @SilverSeleucid
    @SilverSeleucid 8 місяців тому +1

    hey! its the dude who emailed you a while back about a discord server. I have not forgotten! but life has been so hectic for me and busy so my time to work on projects are limited. just wanted to stop in and say that so many of your choices i agree with and amazing list! only thing missing that i would add would be earthencloak's 2019 album pipe smoke and faery magick

    • @WellandJoyceArtist
      @WellandJoyceArtist  8 місяців тому

      I do love that album might do a comfy synth list at some point.

  • @JulioGuterrez-l1m
    @JulioGuterrez-l1m 8 місяців тому +2

    My personal favorites are
    Quest Master
    Childhood Memories
    The Tower Of Doom
    Vindkaldr
    Voormithadreth
    Gretel Howling Forests And Swamps Of Sadness
    Kabal of the AshuvrahqtAild A Rasataalian Adventure
    Umbría The Sleeping Wizard
    DIM Compendium Reliquiae
    Tales Under The oak
    Lord Lovidicus Midsummer
    Elyvilon Full Moon Over Yuletide Eve
    I also recomend psyclopean, a prog rock band based on the works of clark ashton smith. The guy of the band is a real warlock who also make dungeon synth.

    • @WellandJoyceArtist
      @WellandJoyceArtist  8 місяців тому

      Some amazing artists there and some I need to look up and take a listen to! Thanks so much!

  • @lancecarmichael1993
    @lancecarmichael1993 7 місяців тому +1

    I'm not sure if it's a whole album, but Redhorn Gate - Carven Throne is one of the greatest of all time. So is the Lunar Lexicon, strong Winterhold vibes.

  • @serhii.korinnyi
    @serhii.korinnyi 8 місяців тому +1

    Hey Welland, many thanks for your list! It helped me discover a couple of new great projects. And, just in case, Fief is pronounced as [FEEF].

    • @WellandJoyceArtist
      @WellandJoyceArtist  8 місяців тому

      I know I just don't like saying feef.

    • @serhii.korinnyi
      @serhii.korinnyi 8 місяців тому +1

      @@WellandJoyceArtist oh, I see. Sorry if I was rude, I didn't mean it

    • @WellandJoyceArtist
      @WellandJoyceArtist  8 місяців тому

      @@serhii.korinnyi no that's fine. Thankyou for the kind words :) it wasn't rude I just didn't have much time to type my reply

  • @monkeibusiness
    @monkeibusiness 4 місяці тому +1

    There is so much Dungeon Synth, i cant possibly listen to it all or even attempt to rank it. But this is a good list.

  • @junglerituals8175
    @junglerituals8175 8 місяців тому +1

    Now that you mention books, could you please make some recommendations of Dsynth tunes for reading kafkaesque sci fi??

    • @WellandJoyceArtist
      @WellandJoyceArtist  8 місяців тому

      I'll do some digging

    • @junglerituals8175
      @junglerituals8175 8 місяців тому

      @@WellandJoyceArtist nice, can't wait to put a soundtrack to my Kobo Abe journey.

  • @jeffersoncolle4561
    @jeffersoncolle4561 8 місяців тому +1

    What is the first song we hear at the very beginning of your video (the one from your tape player) ? It is so beautiful, I would love to know its title please !

    • @WellandJoyceArtist
      @WellandJoyceArtist  8 місяців тому

      It's the ortnit self titled! Find here:
      ortnit.bandcamp.com/album/ortnit-2

  • @perennialcoma
    @perennialcoma 8 місяців тому +2

    I was so happy to see some albums here that it felt only I listen to! I must add some of my favorite albums too. Comment your opinion if you want!
    Enchantment by Vindkalr
    Tales From the Southern Realm by Ziggurath
    Storm Haven by Guild of Lore
    Fjällets Gyllene Slott by Örnatorpet
    V - Fief

    • @WellandJoyceArtist
      @WellandJoyceArtist  8 місяців тому +1

      Those are some great albums. I do love Ornatorpet and Guild of Lore. I will do more recommendation videos in the future and might bring them up.

  • @Oltohm
    @Oltohm 4 місяці тому +1

    Do you have any recommendations of dungeon synth that sounds like old-school Runescape? The Sleeping Wizard by Umbria is the closest I've found :)

    • @WellandJoyceArtist
      @WellandJoyceArtist  4 місяці тому +1

      @@Oltohm from memory (some of) the songs in that style are by the following artists, Fief, Cursebitten, Castlesiege, Ithildin, Ulk, Alloch Nathir, Descort, Pathworn Pilgrim and Beneath Forgotten Ruins.

    • @Oltohm
      @Oltohm 4 місяці тому +1

      @@WellandJoyceArtist Are my YT comments working again?? I tried to reply in our last conversation but it wouldn't let me. Thanks for the recommendations! I just discovered Ulk before this comment and it's nearly spot on! You've got a great ear. I'll check the others out now :)

    • @WellandJoyceArtist
      @WellandJoyceArtist  4 місяці тому

      @@Oltohm pls email me! welland.joyce77@gmail.com

  • @Gir-granat
    @Gir-granat 2 місяці тому +2

    Hey,,,
    Whats music at 0:01 ??