Ziggurath - True North
Artist: Ziggurath | Genre: Dungeon Synth / Winter Synth / MIDI Drone
❄ Ziggurath is back on Unreal Estate Records with his bone-chilling monumental Wintersynth opus “True North”. Leaving the sunlit deserts and lush jungles of his previous albums behind, Ziggurath journeys on into the barren boreal landscapes of the world’s northernmost reaches.
❄ A word from the artist:
“One of my most prized possessions is a very banged-up vinyl copy of Bo Hansson´s Lord of the Rings that I found in what you call ‘Sperrmüll’ in German - heaps of stuff that people throw out and that block the street until waste collection takes it away. The record was scratched and warped and the melodies seemed to me like faint silhouettes in a snowstorm. You really had to be attentive and search through the noise to enjoy the unearthly quality of the music. For “True North” I tried to reproduce the feeling of listening to that record.” - Ziggurath
❄ Tracklist:
1. Borne Towards a Frozen Shore 00:00
2. Landfall 07:05
3. Hearthfire Inn 12:25
4. Open the Gates of Winter 15:55
5. Frostbound 20:10
6. The Cold Creeps In 26:30
7. On Barren Plains 27:59
8. Through Halls of Ruined Splendour 36:44
9. Thulean Sirens 44:41
10. Whirling, Swirling and Demented 48:11
11. Niveous Omens 50:38
12. Beneath Malignant Banners 57:29
13. Seas of White 01:00:57
14. The Glacial Mirror’s Maze 01:04:29
15. Voices on the wind 1:11:45
16. Then someone dies… 1:13:58
17. Unheilsame Wolken 1:19:10
18. True North 1:23:30
❄ Get the physical and digital releases on Bandcamp:
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❄ Tapes come in Glacier Blue with clear front and black back case.
Lovingly dubbed on high quality ferric tape, full album on both sides.
Double-sided j-card on glossy paper.
Ziggurath Sticker and Unreal Estate Records sticker included with every order.
❄ To celebrate the release of True North, the digital versions of Ziggurath's first albums are 50% off with codes truenorth (Jungle Majesty) and truenorthtales (Tales From Southern Realms).
❄ Credits:
Recorded by Ziggurath
Technical support by MautzZz
Tape released on Unreal Estate Records 01/2024.
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❄ Ziggurath curates a playlist of Dungeon Synth and adjacent genres:
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Slice & Dice
@Sons_of_Thoth
2 ай бұрын
Shank! >:з
This is the perfect background score while reading "Terror" by Dan Simmons.
@Ziggurath
7 ай бұрын
The failed journey of the Erebus and the Terror is certainly among the inspirations for this album ;)
@CuttingEdges
5 ай бұрын
Glad I’m not the only one listening to Dungeon Synth while reading Dan Simmons. The album ‘Alchemy’ by Witan carried me through the whole of Hyperion.
Masterpiece from start to finish.
So happy to have discovered your music.Riesen Talent auf jeden Fall
I can't get over the melody at the end, uber Fabio Frizzi vibes.
@Ziggurath
6 ай бұрын
Had to check him out, thanks for the suggestion!
@Blisterdude123
6 ай бұрын
@@Ziggurath He was big in the 70s/80s Italian horror boom, particularly in Lucio Fulci's films. Did some wonderfully creepy soundtracks. Genuinely kooky coincidence then, because the end of this really did strike a memory chord for me, solid stuff dude!
Amazing album cover, I cant stop looking at it. Great music too. Thanks a lot! This makes me want to go on an adventure and fight some undead and save some villages from evil
@sleepCircle
7 ай бұрын
the album cover was ai generated
@lbds954
7 ай бұрын
Shame the album cover is lazy, soulless AI "art" with no skill, thought, or talent behind it. It's a tool that literally steals the work of REAL artists and blends it together into an ugly amalgamation. It shows a real lack of effort, and it deserves zero respect or admiration.
@carljensen6960
7 ай бұрын
Yeah its a real shame its just an AI picture. Hmm, still good music.
@Kudagraz
7 ай бұрын
It's not a shame. These tools are publicly available and transformative. All the narratives around theft are emotional grifting BS. Let the courts decide what is "ethical". Stop shaming individual artists for using tools that transform media. DS projects are the perfect forum for this kind of technology and shaming people for using it is childish, misguided, and extremely sanctimonious. News flash, the tools are built into industry standard applications. Screaming on the hilltop will accomplish nothing besides making you look foolish and gullible. Take a damn hint.@@carljensen6960
@TheNumber
3 ай бұрын
@@lbds954I love AI art because it looks so great! I can’t wait to see the next AI art cover!
15 hours late to the party. Better late than never.
Great to see a new record. Your music rocks @ziggurath. It is a mainstay at my games :)
@Ziggurath
6 ай бұрын
Thanks man, appreciate it.
Awesome !
Great music and even better album cover.
Excellent start to finish, love it. Cover art looks great, and captures the feel perfectly.
based music as always 👍 the album cover goes hard too
@lbds954
7 ай бұрын
The album cover is a joke. It's a lazy AI piece with zero thought, creativity, or effort put into it. Better to support the 99% of musicians that don't cheapen their music with lazy tools that literally steal and blend the work of real artists.
@Kudagraz
7 ай бұрын
This dude is stalking every DS project with Ai Art and spewing his negativity. I cannot stress this enough. No one wants you here. Move on.@@lbds954
@DC-mf2hv
6 ай бұрын
The album cover is gross ass AI bullshit. Says a lot about you that you like it. 🤮
@Gitara2019
6 ай бұрын
@@lbds954 hahahaha you;re here too omg dude you're off your tit fr, you've got no idea what you're talking about
@Gitara2019
6 ай бұрын
@@lbds954 my man do you actually know how to use ai tools to generate images? do you think you just type in "give me album cover" and thats it? do you know how art is made? do you think graphic designers create in a vacuum with 0 inspiration from other artists? "Good artists copy, great artists steal" go google who said
Fastest click of the year. 😂
New Record 😍 Thanks for making this music, I really enjoy it at many occasions. You are one of the best dungeon synth producers out there, all your albums are well crafted and have that little something that so many others miss :) please never stop making these great concept albums! Grüße aus dem Saarland ✌
@Ziggurath
7 ай бұрын
That means a lot to me, thank you!
First it was tropical synth and now it is winter synth. Waiting for the Sub-saharan album next!
Great work!
Gawd dam this stuff slaps
What a great thing to stumble across today. Loved your other albums. This one is much moodier and ambient, I like it. How do you come up with the album art? Great stuff all around, nice work.
Im reading "The Wager" by David Grann For me this soundtrack The Wager
Do you still think there's nothing under the ice?
Somehow, 1:23:30 reminds me of Murgrind.
8:30
I am a huge fan, but as an artist am disappointed at the AI cover. Wonderful music! Perhaps look into how damaging AI is, from one artist to another.
@ArturShield5
3 ай бұрын
70% of ai art is garbage and like 29% is mid tier. Trash generation algorithms
@justinwescott8125
Күн бұрын
As another artist, I am fine with the AI cover. AI art is a necessary part of the transition into a post scarcity economy. We had to teach robots to understand and perceive the world. By extension, they are now able to show the world back to us, and ability must be made available to the people to fund further research. Research which will lead to incredible medical advances, fully self driving cars, and other benefits for mankind. As an artist, I'm willing to accept the sacrifice that has been hoisted upon me. My art will always be special, and human, and something my friends enjoy.
Disappointed by the AI cover, Ziggurath's fantastic music deserves better.
@Gitara2019
6 ай бұрын
I mean he made it himself, if that's good enough for the artist, it's good enough for me.
Miss me with that AI bullshit