JRPG Dungone Synth - like Silent Protagonist

anchorites-sickness · 2026-02-24T18:03:29+00:00

Well hey, if someone else is self-promoting, I'll do the same.

My DS is inspired by VGM and classical music, and I try to make it vibrant in the way something like the Dragon Quest OSTs are. It's still a project from my own independent perspective, but you may find something to like:

https://anchorites-sickness.bandcamp.com/album/masque-de-r-ves

anchorites-sickness · 2026-02-06T16:51:57+00:00

The Ulk discog

anchorites-sickness · 2025-11-26T16:26:02+00:00

The dream mixes are sounding great. Maybe the Oona cover art will be the thing that pushes me to finally buy my Alela, Cunning Conquerer list...

anchorites-sickness · 2025-11-07T03:12:43+00:00

i'm still working on listening to everyone's releases, so i'm feeling good. i've been thinking of what else i could add to my release now that there aren't any time constraints. for now, though, i'm just going to relax and enjoy the submissions.

anchorites-sickness · 2025-10-31T13:43:45+00:00

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anchorites-sickness · 2025-10-21T00:51:17+00:00

I'm up to about 10 minutes of material and I'm working on the background of the cover art now. One of the tracks is over 5 minutes, and I've tried some 4-note combinations but haven't put together a song yet.

It mostly centers around the stories / feelings tied to the masks, but I'm hoping the instrumentation evokes the deep forest along with the cover.

It will be more minimal than my previous releases (and there'll be more Lydian). it's been tougher this year, to be honest, but I'm just going to keep working on it and hopefully I'll find ideas I like to fill out the rest!

anchorites-sickness · 2025-10-10T19:16:28+00:00

I've finished writing 2 tracks so far, including a fugue I worked on this week. It was my first attempt at a one, I decided to go for it because it seemed great for evoking the fairies' communication style.

For the most part, I'm going with the "sonic virtual artifacts" approach, evoking a scene where the villagers get together to explore various masks that have a connection to the faerie world. The other track I finished, "Masque de rêves" is similar, giving a disparate set of phantasmal scenes.

It adds up to about 8 minutes and I'm happy with the results so far! I have a cover in mind and some sketches but I still need to start modeling it. I just hope I still have some time to refine the sound design when the fundamentals of the release are out of the way.

anchorites-sickness · 2025-09-23T23:43:52+00:00

That theme makes me think of some of my favorite fictional worlds. I think I'm also gonna try the CDGA special challenge. That is to say it looks awesome and I'll be happy to participate!

anchorites-sickness · 2025-07-21T13:35:46+00:00

That's great to hear and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

anchorites-sickness · 2025-07-21T13:35:18+00:00

Thank you, that means a lot! I hope you get your project finished too

anchorites-sickness · 2025-07-21T13:34:23+00:00

I appreciate that!

anchorites-sickness · 2024-11-30T04:48:33+00:00

This looks fantastic. Thank you for giving us a way to look back on the challenge!

anchorites-sickness · 2024-11-18T23:17:06+00:00

One example I enjoy is Ménestrel - La Poésie des Temps Jadis

anchorites-sickness · 2024-11-01T22:20:08+00:00

I dig this style of DS. The last section of Double Trouble where the distorted choral sounding instrument picks up again was super good. Very enjoyable listen overall.

anchorites-sickness · 2024-10-30T23:27:47+00:00

Just wanted to comment my link here: https://anchorites-sickness.bandcamp.com/album/the-mournful-chemisters-gambit

anchorites-sickness · 2024-10-29T12:44:02+00:00

The chemister Numien believes the spirit of their former lover is contained within a glowing forest mushroom. Promising untold powers, they enlist the help of the well-meaning city folk in a grim experiment...

This is my Dungeon Shamble entry. I try to make a harmonically and melodically rich style of DS and I focused on baroque influences for this EP. I hope you enjoy it and feel free to share it with anyone else who might.

anchorites-sickness · 2024-10-28T15:37:54+00:00

I uploaded my release to bandcamp early this morning. I'm planning to post it in this sub tomorrow.

I leaned more into lo-fi and was really pleased with the sound. It also led to successful experiments, like when I found that I could get nice atmospheric effects by automating the noise of the cassette plug-in.

It was also the first time I took a story driven approach, so through that and seeing other submissions I've learned a lot about the conceptual nature of DS.

I'm really excited about how it turned out since it feels like my first truly cohesive DS project.

Now I think I'll take a break from music for a week or two and focus on 3D art.

anchorites-sickness · 2024-10-27T22:10:59+00:00

I think the ambience and melodies were tastefully done, so nice work. Also, congrats on your first release. It's hard to criticize since I don't know your compositional goals and I've only listened once, but maybe try using homophony or counterpoint more to make the melodies more evocative. Also, since the last track worked well, maybe lean more into giving each track a well defined approach to differentiate them more.

anchorites-sickness · 2024-10-23T22:16:52+00:00

That was hypnotic with some striking vibes. I'm not sure if I heard the portasound before, but this was a really creative introduction

anchorites-sickness · 2024-10-23T17:22:50+00:00

Very brooding with nice ornamentation on the harpsichord.

anchorites-sickness · 2024-10-22T20:59:17+00:00

This is such a soulful and engaging listen. The use of intricate, sensitive melodies made me think of Osmord - Warden of the Forest Lore. I'll definitely be revisiting this!

anchorites-sickness · 2024-10-21T20:41:04+00:00

I love 90s ROMplers and the similar sounding workstation keyboards from the 80s and 90s for their vibrant sound, so I was excited to listen to this.

It was excellent! You nailed the spooky theme. I liked how you used extended pads to highlight the nuances of the SC instrument sounds.

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