LINDALË by Werna Wolf

LINDALË, part II: https://wernawolf.bandcamp.com/album/lindal-part-ii

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MAY 2024 UPDATE: due to the dubious legal nature of samples and quotes in music, and in order to keep the DIY spirit of Dungeon Synth alive, I have decided to replace all the copyrighted samples I had used with recordings made at home, using new lines and extracts from my own poems. I hope you like the result, as it is even darker than it used to be.

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All things are One in God. Yet have we not forgotten - the ultimate Truth? You stand at the crossroads of eternity, imprisoned by your beliefs. A welcome halt your heart to sound.

Veils upon veils, the mystery unfolds - your chest a treasure holds. Far too long have you dwelt in the cave, fearing the night would forever last, waiting for the sun to rise as darkness crept within your soul!

That is - until you heard the call of Lindalë, urging you to quest for the key that once fell inside Rámalókë's mouth. Ancient Wisdom awaits beyond Henfanwa's door - unspeakable, for silent is the Word.

Will you have the courage - to trespass?

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This album is meant as a tribute to Tolkien's poetic genius as well as to Summoning's musical masterpieces. It also obviously draws inspiration from many other sources (European folklore, legends and fairy tales, movies like "Willow", "The Dark Crystal" and "Excalibur", ancient philosophy, electronic music from the 1970's and 1980's, etc.).

It was mainly composed and recorded using a Shure SM58 microphone, a Roland Juno G synthesizer as midi keyboard and Logic Pro, but this doesn't really matter, does it?

Just like the Truth, you can recognize Beauty the way you recognize your reflection in the mirror, simply remembering what you have always known. If I have by any chance come close to what may be deemed beautiful, then don't forget I can only be held responsible for whatever mars the ideal this work was aimed at reaching.

Now do what you will with this album - these tracks aren't mine anymore. Live or die. Either way, what bliss!

P.S.: don't you dare forget to read the poems included in the lyrics!

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Special hails: Arsule, Verdo, Ferin, Erang, Sven Mor (HUARD PRODUCTIONS), Julien Lacroix (UNGAIKYO PROD), John Lordswood, The Dungeon Noise Cavern YT channel, the Black Metal Artists YT channel, the French and international Dungeon Synth communities, my bandmates from Alloy (my black / death / thrash metal project), Alain (Usquam), Mina, Elo Die, Julien L., my parents, all those who support this project in any possible way and especially YOU.

Tracklist

1.	Nuruhuinë	6:11

2.	Hróta	2:39

3.	Namárië	5:04

4.	Anarórë	1:46

5.	Rámalókë	4:39

6.	Nolwë	2:01

7.	Henfanwa	5:39

8.	Úquétima	1:22

Credits

released December 22, 2023

All songs composed and recorded in 2023 by Werna Wolf. Additional samples recorded in April and May 2024.

Original artwork by Werna Wolf, based on histoirescochonnes.blogspot.com/2014/10/histoire-cochonne-2-56.html, a cartoon made about ten years ago by his cartoonist self, which itself was based on John Colliers's 1887 painting, "Lady Godiva".

The background noise in "Nolwë" comes from my garden and was recorded on a summer evening.

The original vocal samples used on this album came from Francis Ford Coppola's "Dracula" (1992), J.R.R. Tolkien's reading of his own poem, "Namárië", John Boorman's "Excalibur" (1981) and Jim Henson and Frank Oz's "The Dark Crystal" (1982). Don't look for them, they're not in the songs present on this page, since, in spite of all the modifications I had made, it still wasn't clear whether or not this was legal.

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