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Dungeon synth is a genre of electronic music that merges elements of black metal[5] and dark ambient.[6][7] The style emerged in the early 1990s, predominantly among members of the second wave black metal scene.
The genre employs aesthetics and themes typically associated with black metal[10] juxtaposed to the typical heavy tremolo-picking, blast-beats, and harsh, shrieked vocals of black metal by way of compositions of instrumental or ambient music commonly used as introductions, interludes, or "outros" in black metal,[11] death metal, and heavy metal[12] albums throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Though often paired with medieval and fantasy motifs throughout the 1990s onward, some prominent contemporaries of dungeon synth reject the excessive prevalence of high-fantasy themes.[13] Dungeon synth is contentiously likened to video game music,[18] due to fantasy influences, the usage and layering of synths, and a focus on ambience, but the Norwegian musician Mortiis (Håvard Ellefsen)[19] and others[20][21] have rejected the influence of video game soundtracks on dungeon synth.
Mortiis is a major performer of this genre and the style is heavily prevalent in early releases such as Født til å Herske[22] and later releases from the return to the "Era I" sound, chiefly Spirit of Rebellion.[23] Other prominent contemporaries of the genre include Old Tower, Sombre Arcane, Thangorodrim, and Depressive Silence; most of which have toured or regularly performed live[24][25] on top of publishing music. Mortiis, alongside Burzum, is normally cited as the de facto progenitor of the genre proper, and each is regularly cited as having influenced later acts associated with dungeon synth.[35]
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- ^ "Intros, Outros and Instrumental Interludes…yes or no?". Man Of Much Metal. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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- ^ Göransson, Niklas (1 May 2019). "Old Tower Interview". Bardo Methodology. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Rumbling Under The Mountains: A report On Czech Dungeon Synth". Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Curtis-Brignell, Andy (6 April 2017). "Out of the Dungeon: In Conversation with Mortiis". Vice. Vice Media Group. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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- ^ "Mortiis Interview with Dungeon Synth Zine" (PDF). Dungeon Synth Zine (3): 12. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Dungeon Synth - Music Out of Joint". DataSwamp. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Old Nick Interview". The Call of the Night. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Norman, Joseph (2 April 2018). "(((O))) Interview: Mortiis". Echoes and Dust. Echoes and Dust. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Mortiis - Spirit of Rebellion". Official Mortiis Website. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Roadburn Festival - Old Tower". Roadburn Festival. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Sombre Arcane, Francis Roberts, Nan Elmoth, Fvrfvr". Lost Coast Outpost. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Mortiis: Inventor of dungeon synth!". Permafrost Today. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "The Legendary Mortiis Returns To His Dungeon Synth Roots On Meritorious New Album, 'Spirit Of Rebellion'". Dungeons in Deep Space. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Dungeon Synth Conjures Black Metal Fantasy". Legendo. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Mortiis – Era 1 North American Tour – Live Coverage in Baltimore". This Is Darkness. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "A return to the dungeon: Feature article and interview with Mortiis". Sounds and Shadows. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Tiwari, PJ (20 January 2020). "Interview: Mortiis on Masks, the Spirit of Dungeon Synth, and Not Letting The Bastards Get You In The End". New Noise. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Mortiis - Spirit of Rebellion | Album Review". www.noizze.co.uk. 28 Jan 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Summoning Interview". The Lodge. 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Interview with Old Tower Dutch Dark Ambient Dungeon Synth". Burders des Lichts. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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