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Synth Bard: Gold Box Renditions

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Artist: Synth Bard
Title: Gold Box Renditions
Format: Tape
Label: Ephem Aural (@)
Rated: * * * * *
Synth Bard 'Gold Box Renditions' is a super cool collection of renditions of SSI's Dungeons and Dragons DOS games (released in the nineties) made on analog synthesizers. The weapons of choice used by Synth Bard are the mighty Korg MS-20, the always good Dave Smith's instruments Mopho and the Waldorf Rocket, which is a small portable analog synthesizer. An assortment of guitar pedals was used to make it sound 100% analog. It introduces a bit of background noise but the overall recording is fairly clean. The tunes here are epic, catchy and melodic. This is the good stuff, a true geek wet dream! The tape itself is a work of art for any self-respected nerds: the sleeve reproduce the artwork of the original SSI's games, the tape has a strange brownish color and it comes with a Dungeons & Dragons character record sheet! The quality of the tracks is consistent, there is no fillers or boring tunes. There isn't much more to ad, it's simple and good. Plus, all the proceeds are donated to SOS Children's Village. Highly recommended!

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