The cover art! I empathize so much with that poor crummy goblin. Since the Dark Lord’s demise the mind control has dissolved, but what’s done is done. Their tiny goblin heart is nothing but a shrivelled lump of coal now. They survived The Hero’s onslaught by some miracle, or thanks to their own irrepressible cowardice. Now what? The supernatural angst is gone, but nothing else has filled the void. How they long to chew on a fresh slimy frog, or maybe even on a catfish. The furnaces' fumes have probably ruined their snout forever, and yet they’d swear they’re catching a whiff of a nearby swamp’s vapour. Suddenly they remember home ; an emotion fogs their beady eyes.

@ohnoitisnt666

6 ай бұрын

He's not crummy - he's extremely well equipped and outfitted...

@Walter5850

6 ай бұрын

The cover "art" is made by AI. Not sure if that makes any difference to anyone anymore at this point though, but I just wanted to share.

@MnemonicHack

6 ай бұрын

@@Walter5850 Good. I'll take a "mindless" machine producing art over some pretentious "artist". They think just because they can doddle particularly well, that it makes them hot shit. They tend to get too wraped up in their own hype; high on their own farts. So you can draw good, so what? I turn a wrench pretty damn well, but nobody lauds my accomplishments. Humility is a virtue you'll scarcely find in the "art" community.

@Ricardo_Belmonte

6 ай бұрын

sounds like someone who isn't an artist would say. It's about the craft of making something by hand, not the hype surrounding it. Your pfp is Corto Maltese by the way, a work that was made by hand by a really famous comic artist, so whats your point? Do you want the world to lose the artist's touch and be replaced by a machines neural network of image theft? AI draws its database from real artists works, its not original. @@MnemonicHack

@MnemonicHack

6 ай бұрын

@@Ricardo_Belmonte I am an artist. As an industrial mechanic, I maintain and improve massive structures of steel, plastic and rubber; presses that weigh a hundred tons, robotic lines that can assemble hundreds of components an hour, works of art that can drive entire industries. Machines are art. They're a real, useful, powerful work of art that has actual worth and can PRODUCE worth, as opposed to worth simply assigned to a painting that does nothing but sit there and be interpreted. Don't like that? Well I'm also a writer, and have been one for more than a decade. Writing is an artform all of it's own. I also hand-carve wood and onyx. Nothing is truly original. All artists take influence from anything and everything. To the point where we write laws to make sure someone's art isn't TOO similar to someone else's. I don't bemoan all artists. I'm complaining about the _~Artist~_ who thinks they're oh so unique; a practical gift to the world. And I take ebullient joy in them crying about how a machine does what they can do. Yes, the cover art IS art. Art is in the eye of the beholder, and not for you to decry it simply on the basis that it's made by a machine.

Dungeon Synth and Cryo Chamber is exactly the crossover I needed.

@lapierre520

6 ай бұрын

Came here to say literally this.

@sevatar5762

6 ай бұрын

Came here to say exactly the same! I’ve been looking for something exactly like this for weeks now!

@NinePillar

6 ай бұрын

Dude, right?!

@jakelecroy5553

6 ай бұрын

IKR?!

@Noc1734

6 ай бұрын

crossover between what and what else?

This has absolutely no business going this hard. Scratched the hell out of an itch I didn't even knew I had.

This speaks to the little goblin in my soul that wants to go on gloomy little adventures

@NintendoDude360

6 ай бұрын

I agree. Its rare we get OSR styled art involving a goblin that isnt some tribal pyromaniac. That goblin looks like a fighter who has seen his fair share of horrors of dungeon crawling.

The atmosphere… i can feel the soul of the 90’s game era ! Thanks Simon

@cryochamberlabel

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad, quite inspired by 90s RPGs

@CmdrHakar

4 ай бұрын

​@@cryochamberlabelexample Elvira,Mistress of Darkness,on Amiga Sound,yes. That musik was amazing😊

@Afreshio

3 ай бұрын

Alundra 2, Chrono Trigger, Live a Live, FF Tactics, Threads of Fate (Dewprism in japan), Legend of Dragoon... I was born in '91. My first console was a NES, but my favorite was the 64. Although 4ish years after getting my beloved N64 I got the PSOne and goddamnit what a charming console with a more charming library. It's funny how different both consoles were. They're like distant cousins with different personalities and character traits. The games looked different (obviously because hardware features and limitations) and that gave them each a different texture. Miss those times. Life was just a neverending play.

Cryo Chamber and Dungeon Synth really is a no brainer. I'm so glad that two of my favorite things now share some common ground!

@dreamhaze9123

6 ай бұрын

Top 10 anime crossovers.

@LuisRodriguez-wo6nl

6 ай бұрын

Totally Agree the 2 best sites without a doubt...

"To Mountain Realm, we shall go." - Yoda in the background.

@bachconneshon7809

4 ай бұрын

*goblin

@ExistencialistaAntiHumanista

3 ай бұрын

​@@bachconneshon7809*Yoda

The cassette tape sleeve style presentation and the art looks awesome. Makes me want to go back to the 80s and peruse aisles of cassettes.😊

One of the best Synth Albums i heard. More comments and more likes, guys. People should know this masterpiece!

There's no way Simon and Cryo Chamber are delving into the world of dungeon synth, Cryo Chamber introduced me to ambient music like no other label. This is amazing, the quality, the authenticity, you have begun something great! I have introduced others to the genres of both dark ambient and dungeon synth, but now it's going to be like a one stop shop. Thank you Cryo Chamber

It has happened, dungeon synth has made it's way into the dark ambient community. Splendid.

@cryochamberlabel

6 ай бұрын

Yeah kind of, this is on our DS sister label Cryo Crypt

@finisaborigine1712

5 ай бұрын

90s: Cold Meat/Dark Ambient Jim Kirkwood Depresive Silence era/Dungeon Synth bound to intertwine communities given the niche and further connections to faux occultism or real Esotericism communities.

I've been waiting for the day y'all started making dungeon synth since it does fall in line with what you guys release. I'M SO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!

Honestly some of the best dungeon synth I've ever heard. Bravo to Mountain Realm, this is beautiful. Its such a pleasure to listen to.

This brings back memories for me somehow of the winter nights I'd go out into the desert where I lived and watch the heavens, unobstructed by the lights of population. Stinging cold, eerily still, and all silver with the light of the moon. Makes my little orc heart happy!

There's something dreamy about this, I love it, thanks Cryo Chamber for making my study sessions deeper and unique.

Woah! Cryo Chamber releasing dungeon synth? This is perfect.

Loving the tape format for the art

@rats6136

3 ай бұрын

that's dungeon synth! tapes are pretty ancient

Especially Temple Halls, Castle Halls, A Lone Wizard Emerges and Pyre give off a vibe of perseverance in despair. Like accepting and embracing it, and thus being able to push past it.

It''s been quite some time since I heard any new Dungeon Synth album that didn't feel the same as others. Really nice. The 1st track is especially good.

This is awesome! It takes me back to the original animated Hobbit movie. Good stuff!

This is fantastic. I've come back a handful of times to listen again and again. I could totally see this fit in some medieval pixel art indie rpg.

This gives me nostalgia for all the RPG's I used to play on my Amiga 500 as a kid.

@cryochamberlabel

4 ай бұрын

Is it so obvious that I'm an Amiga 500 kid? 😅

Mortiis could not be any prouder of all the legacy he has spawned. As soon as someone sounds great in dungeon synth, it sounds like Mortiis... period!

@cryochamberlabel

6 ай бұрын

Hopefully it sounds a bit closer to my 20+ year old DS project Za Frûmi 😅

@alexandrosbagkas

6 ай бұрын

Mortiis best is the one where he stands in front of a lake. There are resemblances to this but it’s also different!! There are also Burzum vibes here! It’s very good!!!!! Vinyl please!!

Sooo good. I wish this album was longer

My, my, my: this is straight out my childhood. This is some seriously retro, 80s-style fantasy synth, like it could have gone right along with a game of First Edition AD&D!

@cryochamberlabel

6 ай бұрын

Yess, Love AD&D. WHo needs more than 4 classes !!

@andrewchesler2029

6 ай бұрын

The by far best edition of the game. Good old TSR days!

@alexandrosbagkas

6 ай бұрын

Feast of the Goblyns!!!!

@Motavian

6 ай бұрын

AD&D 1e for LIFE. OSRIC is my go-to rules collection/retroclone.

Just got my cassette in the mail this morning and it's beautiful, thanks guys!

I really like the style of this album. It gives me the right dark fantasy feeling that i look for in tracks to use for my own TTRPG sessions.

My only complaint is that I wish these songs were twice as long. Keep the vibe going

GOBLINIZED⚡💥🎶

Amazing atmospheric album and fantastic album cover! Love it! Brings me back to some '80s sword & sorcery movies, thanx for sharing!

13:48 - "Goblin Cave" is for sure my favorite. It fits the vibe of the image. Loved it!

I just purchased this on cassette from Bandcamp!! Looking forward to more from Cryo Crypt, hopefully longer too :) Anyway, thanks for the album

Everything is so delicious. The art, the vibe, the deepness of each track. Exquisite ❤

Match made in the deepest depth of the darkest dankist dungeon. Killer cover art, Hope you do more of this.

@Nerobyrne

6 ай бұрын

would you believe me if I told you it's ai generated? ^^ EDIT: Maybe, it might not be. Kinda looks like it to me though

@accretionist1

6 ай бұрын

@@Nerobyrne it definitely is AI generated. Look at the sword. Also, the right kneecap on the trousers is missing. If you look close enough, the belt buckle is also obvious. It's not a bad AI generated cover, by all means. But I do wish for that sword to be better.

@Nerobyrne

6 ай бұрын

@@accretionist1 yeah I use Midjourney a lot and it's pretty bad with anything people hold in their hands 😅 This one is unusually good though

@accretionist1

6 ай бұрын

@@Nerobyrne That's probably because multiple variations were created and then mixed-and-matched between versions that are more cohesive. That's the proper way to use it, anyway. Just getting away with one generation is pretty lazy, what I tend to do is go through at least 30 to 50 variations of each and then heavily edit them in Photoshop to get the best bits and pieces across all variations.

@biomuseum6645

5 ай бұрын

​@@Nerobyrne"I use midjourney a lot" I couldn't find a more insensitive sentence Where is your empathy?

This is the pinnacle of Dungeon Synth

I need a moody video game with this as a soundtrack please

This album makes me wanna listen to it forever

Wow, this sounds eerily similar to Soul Reaver, took me back! Love it.

Sharpen your blades and ready your potions...That's the stuff.

This makes me feel so weird but in a good way. Amazing work! Absolutely dripping with atmosphere. It sounds like a backing track to 'Vermis' by Plastiboo.

WTF, Who make so fantastic Artwork ??? This Picture is insane old school RPG... Thats darker than Dark Souls....take a Flask🔥and prepare to Die

@linuswhoisaghost

Ай бұрын

It's unfortunately AI art.

is this perfection?! loved every second of that, amazing worrrk! 🙌✨

"Lost not are those that all wonder, traveller. Looks like some guidance you can use. Follow me to safety you will" ~ Paladin Master Yoda

Looks like Yoda

Lullaby of the Orcs.

Cheers Simon, been looking forward to this...a lot ! Looks awesome... only 3 mins in...so far so good !

Love the art! I have a Mythic Legions figure on my desk that looks very similar to him!

I've been looking a lot for music like the tunes in Demon's Crest, a SNES game, this is the closest I've been to finding it, I love it, thank you so much ❤

Thanks for showcasing this genre. This release surprisingly doesn't feel too stale even though it has a lot of other ds elements that have been used a million times. The production and arrangement, I think, make it exceptional.

LOW KEY that cover art is 3000 level goblin master ! undefeated final boss

Love reading good fantasy comic books listening to this. It goes great as a soundtrack.🔥🔥🔥

00:00 Temple Halls Как же прекрасно! Наводит ощущение невероятной тоски по чему-то прошлому, аж хочется плакать. Будто воспоминания былой жизни и чего-то великого, но утерянного. Потрясающе!

This whole track feels like the beginning of a really heavy metal song right before the guitar comes in, and the drum starts to hit... accept it never does. Sounds great

Dejected goblin brethren, I sympathize and rally behind you in these dark times. Let us struggle together and believe in ourselves to find a way out of the dungeon to the greener pastures beyond...

This is my favorite dungeon synth album ever, I'm taking liminal space pics of ds1 and this just goes so nicely

The planets have aligned. Cryo Chamber + Dungeon Synth. Rejoice.

Dear Lord, it's BEAUTIFUL!

Serious Age of Wonders vibes to this album, love this so much! I spent probably real world days designing a map that was basically its own game for the original AoW and loved the sequels, the music to the game as much as anything stands out as a very strong component. If you guys are fans of turn based strategy games check out that series, being able to call down firestorms and earthquakes or floating clouds of pestilence on towns or to exploit the games RPG stats components to make your heroes invulnerable to attacks and or spells was so much fun!

What a beautiful fantasy album. I'm so hooked.

Always felt in a medieval/fantasy setting I would definitely be of some mountain realm of sort.

'A Lone Wizard Emerges' is badass. It sounds like some Ash Ra Tempel.

Digging this take on the genre, still has that darkly cinematic edge that I expect with Cryo releases. Excited to hear more! Pyre is such a great track.

I'm getting crazy 80's-90's vibes with this from when I was younger and played ton of Commodore Amiga 500 videogames back then, listening this whole album is like having a trip back to Commodore Amiga era. Wild how accurate the retro-synths sounds and how well put together this album is, specially the percussion, the lead-pads and some drones, reminds me a lot to the good old Commodore Amiga Samplers and its 28 kHz soundchip. Fantastic job capturing the genuine essence of the sound from decades ago.

@cryochamberlabel

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, that means a lot and it's not a coincidence, Amiga 500 was the bomb and I used it with tracker software to make music a ton! Definitely a big inspiration for me playing with trackers and playing old SSI CRPGs.

@Bearded-Bastard

6 ай бұрын

​@@cryochamberlabel That is absolutely amazing, it truly fills me with joy to hear that. I can't imagine the amount of work and effort it must take to work with old trackers. I can't tell if you're emulating the system or if you're running a genuine Amiga 500 hardware setup (still have mine here), but whatever way it is, it was definitely worth it, granted, you captured the soul of that era. I hope to listen to more of this kind of work in the future, here is a lot of potential and authenticity. Thank you very much for your honest reply, best wishes.

@samuelrichardson1564

6 ай бұрын

@@cryochamberlabel Pour one out for the days of Protracker, Screamtracker and the like. I used to love being able to pull apart MOD files and build my own songs.

@cryochamberlabel

6 ай бұрын

@@Bearded-Bastard Definitely not using trackers on this, just taking a few notes from my old workflow and keeping it minimalist in the number of layers used compared to my crazy dark ambient projects

@cryochamberlabel

6 ай бұрын

@@samuelrichardson1564 Hell yeah!! Crazy thing, RNGMNN project on Cryo Chamber are using Trackers for his dark ambient work, definitely worthy of respect in this day and age.. He is about to release some new stuff on the Winter Light record label soon too, worth to check it out.

This is my favorite ambient music. Whatever inspired you guys, keep doing it. Do more of this. I can't put my finger on why exactly. But it instills a shadowy dark fantasy in my mind, with a melodic medley intertwined to sing me a story. It's perfect for roleplaying in the deep dark, gaming in the grim dark, writing, reading, or just... to stare at the wall and think. Fantastic blend, bravo! And I never comment, so that's saying something.

I knew I made the correct choice subscribing to this channel years ago. If it wasn't for Cryo there's hundreds of albums I'd never would have found and listened to.

Magnificent!!! Suspect I'll be looping this for years to come.

Quite different than the usual Cryo Chamber stuff we all got used to. At first glance tought there was some mistake, seems like a release you could listen to in the Dungeon Synth Archives channel. Regardless, very very nice.

@cryochamberlabel

6 ай бұрын

Yeah this is released on our sister label cryocrypt.bandcamp.com

Dark medieval Yoda is coming for you.

I love this and listen to it often. I wish I could buy this on vinyl.

when you find yoda in the ancient multiverse for years iv heard almost everything cryo has made and you really have out done yourself on this one sir. this is beautiful

Aauugh, yes 😫 I'm always down for more variety on the channel

I have never heard of dungeon synth at all before but, I’m glad I tapped on this video!

why is this so damn good? takes me back to 90's dungeon crawler RPG days

Mountain Realm is sick! Love this. Just the type of music I need to concentrate at a task. Reminds me of old GBA RPGs like Golden Sun. Love it. Keep it coming! ❤️

Finally. Dungeon Synth deserves more recognition, looking forward to see more of it here.

An exellent album indeed. It's a rare case when you enjoy all the tracks. Thank you!

This is going to be perfect for my next D&D campaign. I was going for a 1980s Hobbit movie kind of aesthetic.

Superb stuff, Cryo. Your genius knows no bounds or genres. Onwards!

This is just what I needed to get my mind off of work. Excellent and thank you.

I really like this. Thank you to the artist(s) 🙏

We need more of thissss! i feel like im idling on the golden axe menu, while passing out slowly.

I'm 1 minute in and I can already tell this is epic

The cover is beautiful.

The cover art is absolute FIRE!

Your use of melodic hooks is perfect in this context

I bought this children’s book that I read to my daughter called “Nobody Likes a Goblin”. This cover art makes me think this is a grittier/darker version of that story.

@NintendoDude360

3 ай бұрын

T_T

Yes this is amazing, cryo chamber AND dungeon synth

This is actually really fantastic. The thumbnail fits it real well also.

Holy fuck i get some real early 90s PC CRPG vibe from that one..

This is some great dungeon synth -- a genre that I have recently fell in love with and have started experimenting with in my own musical compositions. Well done, Mountain Realm -- and thanks for posting this, Cryo Chamber. I love the art in this video, as well.

What amazing cover art. The picture itself and vintage box design are killing it. Oh yeah, the soundtrack is pretty sweet also! :)

@supercool42_

4 ай бұрын

the cover "art" is Ai generated bro

"Something malicious is brewing..."

Thanks a lot for sharing, very nice dungeon synth album, you got real talent.

I love me some Dungeon Synth. This is fantastic!

I can't explain how both soothing and eerie this one is, so lucky to find it! giving DnD and Diablo II vibes

Amazing album, might just be my favourite dungeon synth album

Oh my god, how did I miss this? Never would I ever expect Cryo Chamber to do a Synthwave album, but here we are! What a marvelous piece, thanks for the continuous high quality music you provide

Soothes my collected elixir i poured onto my soul last time i was in Mirkwood selling my fairy dust to an elderly merchant whose tales are as long as we shall believe

Was just getting into dungeon synth, and then I see my favorite dark ambient label publish an album of it! How fortuitous.

This is great! and the cover art fits perfectly