Dungeon Synth: What is it and recs?

[neuroticdog]

Hey all, and Happy New Year!!

Dungeon Synth, my understanding is it's electronic/synth based music for video games and the style is maximum bombast with a pseudo classical/soundtrack type vibe. Do I have this right? Am I even close?

Anyway, I'm pretty sure I have a few DS releases in my Bandcamp wish list but never pulled the trigger on them. Last night I was pointed to this release by a band/person called Straegor:



Verdict: LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Questions: The recording seemed somewhat lo-fi, is this indicative to all DS?
Is my general definition above correct?
Is it usually played, composed, created by younger kids?
How big is "the scene"?
Is the playing/writing somewhat basic/rudimentary but heavy on atmosphere?

Like I said, I really REALLY enjoyed this 27 minute release and REALLY want to hear more of this kind of music, so...hopefully someone here can lay some knowledge on me.

TIA
Michael

[battema]

Howdy! No shortage of DS on Bandcamp...I have a couple and will forward what I know...

[JKL2000]

Take a look at this earlier thread I started:

https://www.progressiveears.org/foru...-Dungeon-Synth

In addition to the more traditionally “synthy” stuff, Dungeon Synth also often intersects with Chip-Tune, music made using tones from 8-bit video games.

Check out the label Heimat Der Katastrophe on Bandcamp for a lot of good examples. There are sub-genres of Dungeon Synth, like Winter Synth and even…gulp…Cozy Synth! Yes, there IS a scene! (Note: I have not bought any on cassette!)

[battema]

https://daily.bandcamp.com/lifetime-...er-discography

[battema]

Ha ha...nm, Jed has you covered I *thought* I remembered a DS thread from days past!

[JKL2000]

^ Even though I haven’t bought any DS in a long time, I bought enough that Bandcamp still recommends more to me daily!