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Brendan Elliott

@brendanelliottart.bsky.social

Council of the Trees. Album cover for Fantasy Synth artist Castlesiege.

#fantasy #fantasyart #art #dungeonsynth #fantasysynth

February 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM

JourneyDude in Scotland

@scottishinsider.org

Right at the beginning of the Royal Mile, look up and you’ll spot a cannonball lodged in the wall - a silent reminder of Edinburgh Castle’s sieges and battles. 🔥🏰

#Edinburgh #RoyalMile #ScottishHistory #HiddenInPlainSight #CastleSiege #MedievalScotland #ScotlandTravel #HistoryLover 🪬🧿

A close-up of a historic stone wall on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, showing a cannonball embedded in the masonry. The wall is composed of rough-hewn stones in shades of brown, red, and black, with sandstone window frames contrasting against the rugged texture. The embedded cannonball stands out as a relic of past battles and sieges on Edinburgh Castle.

March 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM

Phoxie 🔜 BLFC

@pocketphox.com

Yeah there's unfortunately an AI issue with Dungeon Synth in recent history x.x

But as for artists that don't use AI, I highly recommend:

- Spellseer
- Witchbolt
- Hircine
- Castlesiege
- FIEF
- Trollslayer

July 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM

Mastafran (4/4 Commissions Slots Full)

@handle.invalid

Music Frustrations aside, it's Bandcamp Friday, so here's an album that's been in my ear: The Council of Trees by Castlesiege is my introduction to what people seem to be calling Dungeon Synth. TO put it short: PC game music with no video game.

The Council of Trees, by Castlesiege

9 track album

castlesiege.bandcamp.com

May 3, 2024 at 10:09 AM

Eric | Builder of Nightmares

@a5roseb.bsky.social

A black dragon unleashes a torrent of corrosive acid, reducing a mighty stone fortress to smoking ruin.
#BlackDragon #FantasyArt #DarkFantasy #CastleSiege #AIart #AIchallenge #aiartcommunity #aiartist #GenAI #GenerativeArt #SynthArt #BuilderofNightmares

A towering black dragon dominates the left side of the scene, its jagged horns and razor-like spines framing a massive open maw. Instead of fire, a glowing stream of corrosive green acid pours from its mouth in a continuous cascade, splashing into the shattered streets below. Thick strands of saliva cling between long, uneven fangs, emphasizing the creature's terrifying scale and ferocity. Across the background, a once-grand stone castle has been devastated. Towers still stand, but much of the surrounding city has collapsed into heaps of broken masonry, burning debris, and drifting smoke. Small fires flicker among the ruins while pale gray haze softens the distant battlements. The muted palette of charcoal blacks, weathered stone, cold gray smoke, and sickly green acid creates a grim atmosphere of destruction. The composition places the dragon's snarling head in sharp focus while the ruined fortress recedes into a smoky blur, making the viewer feel uncomfortably close to the beast at the moment of its relentless attack.

Keywords:
black dragon, acid breath, castle, fortress, ruins, fantasy, destruction, smoke, medieval, monster, siege, dark

AI-generated; use is permitted for non-commercial creative projects. MidJourney, FLUX.1-schnell model via Perchance, Artspace.ai, REVE, Echoform™.

July 30, 2026 at 5:51 AM

FlyingCuttlefish

@flycuttlefish.bsky.social

There's actually a niche genre called Dungeon Synth that mimics that era of videogame OST! I've been dipping my toes into it recently because it makes for great ambience during a DnD session.

This particular album is one of my favorites! I also enjoy the music of Fogweaver!

Castlesiege - The Council of Trees (2023) (Dungeon Synth)

YouTube video by The Dungeon Synth Archives

www.youtube.com

February 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM

🌭 Showbiz Sid Oozeley 🌭

@oozeley.bsky.social

some quality dungeonsynth bops if you need 'em

Castlesiege - The Council of Trees (2023) (Dungeon Synth)

Artist : CastlesiegeAlbum : The Council of TreesYear : 2023Genre : Dungeon Synth, Ambient, FantasyCountry : United-StatesTRACKLIST :1. Horseman's Jaunt 00:00...

www.youtube.com

July 16, 2024 at 8:09 PM

糸田屯

@itodatoon.bsky.social

UnreqvitedやThe Ember, The Ashなどで活動するカナダのブラックメタラーウィリアム・メルスネス（またの名を鬼【※表記ママ】）のネオ・ダンジョン・シンセ／ファンタジー・アンビエント名義 Ilúvatiaが先ごろ発表したデビューアルバムが良い塩梅。Dungeons Deep Recordsが「Fief、Hole Dweller、Castlesiegeのファンにオススメ」と紹介していたのもうなづける。
iluvatia.bandcamp.com/album/amaran...

Amaranthine Hollow, by Ilúvatia

11 track album

iluvatia.bandcamp.com

February 7, 2024 at 1:32 PM

Duplication.com

@duplication.bsky.social

Castlesiege - "The Council of the Trees" c42

dungeonsdeeprecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-co...

An album immersed in the atmospheric essence of point-and-click Sierra adventures, unfolding a narrative where the deeper you venture into the woods, the more ominous the shadows within the forest grow.

January 17, 2024 at 7:25 PM

Will Uhl 🦉 Merry Mancer Games

@raffitheowl.bsky.social

bandcamp friday picks! beyond trying to increase my elfgames cred by amassing dungeon synth, KG&TLW's new album is fuckin stellar. didn't expect it to be so DnB-centric, but something about aliens and DnB seem to just belong together (see also: Pendulum - Visions; Jordana - OVNI (Ever Present))