Ziggurath - True North
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Published 2024-01-15
❄ Ziggurath is back on Unreal Estate Records with his bone-chilling monumental Wintersynth opus “True North”. Leaving the sunlit deserts and lush jungles of his previous albums behind, Ziggurath journeys on into the barren boreal landscapes of the world’s northernmost reaches.
❄ A word from the artist:
“One of my most prized possessions is a very banged-up vinyl copy of Bo Hansson´s Lord of the Rings that I found in what you call ‘Sperrmüll’ in German - heaps of stuff that people throw out and that block the street until waste collection takes it away. The record was scratched and warped and the melodies seemed to me like faint silhouettes in a snowstorm. You really had to be attentive and search through the noise to enjoy the unearthly quality of the music. For “True North” I tried to reproduce the feeling of listening to that record.” - Ziggurath
❄ Tracklist:
1. Borne Towards a Frozen Shore 00:00
2. Landfall 07:05
3. Hearthfire Inn 12:25
4. Open the Gates of Winter 15:55
5. Frostbound 20:10
6. The Cold Creeps In 26:30
7. On Barren Plains 27:59
8. Through Halls of Ruined Splendour 36:44
9. Thulean Sirens 44:41
10. Whirling, Swirling and Demented 48:11
11. Niveous Omens 50:38
12. Beneath Malignant Banners 57:29
13. Seas of White 01:00:57
14. The Glacial Mirror’s Maze 01:04:29
15. Voices on the wind 1:11:45
16. Then someone dies… 1:13:58
17. Unheilsame Wolken 1:19:10
18. True North 1:23:30
❄ Get the physical and digital releases on Bandcamp:
unrealestaterecords.bandcamp.com/album/true-north
❄ Tapes come in Glacier Blue with clear front and black back case.
Lovingly dubbed on high quality ferric tape, full album on both sides.
Double-sided j-card on glossy paper.
Ziggurath Sticker and Unreal Estate Records sticker included with every order.
❄ To celebrate the release of True North, the digital versions of Ziggurath's first albums are 50% off with codes truenorth (Jungle Majesty) and truenorthtales (Tales From Southern Realms).
❄ Credits:
Recorded by Ziggurath
Technical support by MautzZz
Tape released on Unreal Estate Records 01/2024.
❄ linktr.ee/unrealestaterecords
❄ Ziggurath curates a playlist of Dungeon Synth and adjacent genres:
open.spotify.com/playlist/32HmsQ1mc7eIcIk1tdaRGx?s…
All Comments (21)
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Gawd dam this stuff slaps
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Slice & Dice
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Masterpiece from start to finish.
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This is the perfect background score while reading "Terror" by Dan Simmons.
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So happy to have discovered your music.Riesen Talent auf jeden Fall
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First it was tropical synth and now it is winter synth. Waiting for the Sub-saharan album next!
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15 hours late to the party. Better late than never.
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Im reading "The Wager" by David Grann For me this soundtrack The Wager
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Great to see a new record. Your music rocks @ziggurath. It is a mainstay at my games :)
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Fastest click of the year. 😂
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I can't get over the melody at the end, uber Fabio Frizzi vibes.
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New Record 😍 Thanks for making this music, I really enjoy it at many occasions. You are one of the best dungeon synth producers out there, all your albums are well crafted and have that little something that so many others miss :) please never stop making these great concept albums! Grüße aus dem Saarland ✌
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Great work!
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What a great thing to stumble across today. Loved your other albums. This one is much moodier and ambient, I like it. How do you come up with the album art? Great stuff all around, nice work.
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Great music and even better album cover.
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based music as always 👍 the album cover goes hard too
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Amazing album cover, I cant stop looking at it. Great music too. Thanks a lot! This makes me want to go on an adventure and fight some undead and save some villages from evil
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Somehow, 1:23:30 reminds me of Murgrind.
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Do you still think there's nothing under the ice?
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