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Welcome to the Dungeon Synth Guide! I'm Nick, your host, and this is my blog where I post dungeon synth I've heard and liked, and sort each release into various sub-types. The main home of this guide is actually on RateYourMusic.
What is dungeon synth? Dungeon synth is a form of electronic music that came into being in the 1990s, taking influence from various sources—most commonly pastiches of medieval folk music, progressive electronic, ambient, and RPG soundtracks. Dungeon synth was frequently performed by musicians within the black metal scene, especially in its early days, so much of it has ties to black metal as well. It was easy and inexpensive to put demos on cassette tape by hand, and cassettes remain popular among fans to this day. The genre nearly died out in the mid-to-late 2000s, but interest in it was renewed in the 2010s due to the Internet making music discovery and sharing much easier. With the barrier to entry regarding producing and publishing one's own music lower than ever, a vibrant community of dungeon synth enthusiasts has emerged—one in which some preserve the traditional sound of old-school dungeon synth while others push the envelope to test the limits of the genre. You can browse by sub-type here. You can browse by country of origin here. You can browse by decade here. Reblogs are tagged with "reblog." They are tagged with "potpourri" if they aren't specifically dungeon synth related. If you're into fash/NS shit, you're not welcome here. Fuck off! If you're into crypto/NFT/genAI shit, also fuck off!
