Stonelands - Stonelands (full ep, 2023)

I have accidentally had two weeks off DS Sundays with being a bit over-busy, but this week it returns! So, welcome to the first DSS of November, and the first of three featured releases in today’s session. We start with the new dungeon synth project of Laine Chaplain, who has been producing excellently atmospheric granite-toned dsbm with his Armorer project. That same steely, dense darkness pervades the old school melodic ambience of Stonelands self-titled debut, with tracks given evocative titles, that convey the sounds within – the luminous choral swells of Spirits of the Twilight Mire, the chilling echoes of Lost Among Crystalline Caverns. Completed with artwork from the masterful Simon Garðarsson, this is a compelling new project that I will be following closely. The EP is up for NYP digital from the Stonelands bandcamp now: Artist: Stonelands Album: Stonelands Year: 2023 Label: Self-Released Country: USA Genre: Old School Dungeon Synth Dungeon Synth Sunday Playlists: @TransmissionsfromtheDark/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=7 Transmissions links: Album: Tracklist: 1. summoned from the highest tower 00:00 2. spirits of the twilight mire 04:08 3. in the chamber of the frost mage 08:36 4. lost amongst crystalline caverns 11:26 5. passage to the forbidden sanctuary 15:20 More about the artist and label: - Stonelands - Bandcamp: Instagram: Uploaded on behalf of Stonelands, with thanks. Dungeon Synth Sunday Banner image: Sebastian Pether - Eruption of Vesuvius with destruction of a roman city, 1824 Sebastian Pether was a 19th Century English landscape-painter who specialised in painting moonlight, sunset, and firelight. - Transmissions links - LinkTree: Instagram Facebook Page: Twitter Transmissions Banner image photography by Alison Scarpulla – untitled, 2010. #DungeonSynth #OldSchoolDungeonSynth #USDungeonSYnth