Un-cheesy dungeon music masterpiece
Though at first glance micro-genres like dungeon synth can sound rather restrictive and samey across numerous artists, there are several roads you can take as an artist. Some opt for a folk-inspired approach with many classical, real life instruments, while others emulate the midi-soundtracks of old fantasy RPGs for a more synthetic feel. Others still resort to a more true-to-life orchestral feel. You can count Galdur's 2016 opus Age of Legends among the latter.
Galdur's music has a very distinct cinematic feel. Though likely ill-suited for an actual Hollywood-production, the musical scope of Age of Legends - his second album, preceeded by 2014's Born By Stars And Moon and succeeded by Wizardry from 2017 - matches the grandness of Tolkien's universe, its details running as deep as the Mines of Moria.
Galdur's music has a very distinct cinematic feel. Though likely ill-suited for an actual Hollywood-production, the musical scope of Age of Legends - his second album, preceeded by 2014's Born By Stars And Moon and succeeded by Wizardry from 2017 - matches the grandness of Tolkien's universe, its details running as deep as the Mines of Moria.
"Every track is instantly memorable and absolutely enthralling,"
Though Galdur's vision of Middle-Earth feels more classically fantastic than the movie versions, Age of Legends pulls you into a realm of warlike percussion and dangerous fanfares with lingering melodies. Every track is instantly memorable and absolutely enthralling, boasting a plethora of instrumentals across several compositions.
If your entry into dungeon synth came through black metal, Galdur is definitely more Summoning than Burzum. Where many artists - especially in music inspired partly by classical symphonies and arrangements - end up composing every piece largely on the same foundation with the same build-up of instruments, the Ukranian musician uses a larger variety throughout Age of Legends to create his many peeks into the lore of Middle-Earth. This is part of what sets an album like this apart from many contemporaries, and also why it continues to work.
If your entry into dungeon synth came through black metal, Galdur is definitely more Summoning than Burzum. Where many artists - especially in music inspired partly by classical symphonies and arrangements - end up composing every piece largely on the same foundation with the same build-up of instruments, the Ukranian musician uses a larger variety throughout Age of Legends to create his many peeks into the lore of Middle-Earth. This is part of what sets an album like this apart from many contemporaries, and also why it continues to work.
9/10
Released in 2016 by Werewolf Promotion
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