Electronic / Dungeon Synth

The Scholars did what they had to do. I knew too much, and it was too risky to keep me within the Walls. The Sacred Cycle cannot be touched, even by thought. But I had to know. I could not stop myself… They cast me out into the desert. After two days of walking, I found a small cave where I could rest for a while. I feel strange, as if my mind has been corrupted by the Sacred Cycle. The road through the desert seems to repeat itself in an endless loop. I was relieved to find this cave. Maybe it …

In the centuries long past, the people of the province of Culhaver used to celebrate their successful harvest of the crops by travelling across Yarrowdale moor to the mountains to give thanks to their god who had sent them rain when needed and sunshine to follow the rain. It was on this day of celebration in the mountains, one year long ago, that a fearful dragon appeared, swooping down from the sky and attacking the defenceless gathering villagers. He became known as “Dagmor the Terrible”. Spit…

Oh yes! The Japanese fantasy-chiptune maniac in Turbografx-16 and SuperNes style called Black Tiger is back with a new, psychedelic album that will unleash your imagination! One of HDK clandestine (and unpaid) collaborator, the fantasy blast-beat author called Gian Spazz (sic), after smoking a too big spliff, wrote a weird story, full of plot holes, incongruous events and grammatical errors called "Spawn of the Changing Raven". The guy called Black Tiger has obtained the difficult task of writin…

Near a remote village with a not-so-important name lies the entrance to a dungeon, sadly notorious among the local inhabitants. Legend has it that no one has ever come out of it alive. This is the only certain truth; all the rumors about what awaits you inside are wildly different and often contradictory. This peculiar dungeon is actually a magical dungeon, the foolish (or perhaps amusing?) experiment of a diabolical 36th-level wizard: the dungeon is constantly changing, or perhaps it does not e…

Arriving from the island of Cyprus to the HDK catalog is the Mediterranean dungeon-synth of "Idylls of the Last King." The prolific artist continues his tale of suspended narratives, ancient stones, and echoes of bygone splendor. "A Year at the End of Time" comprises ten tracks recounting the fall of empires through the metaphor of the changing seasons, from the frost of winter to the fading of autumn. Included with the cassette is a handy tool for creating the perfect decadent settings for your…

Somber, damp, and tactile, the sound emerges slowly—like water timidly seeping through rock, swelling drop by drop into a steady flow: stern drones, buried melodies, and musique concrète chase one another, transforming a sparse landscape into an increasingly dense, unstoppable mass. It is music that smells of rotting leaves, pine needles and wet earth after a storm — of something ancient breathing underground...We were captivated by the sound of this dungeon-synth foray by Blood Resignation; we …

Welcome to the second chapter of “Glimpse into Horror,” a journey into the most twisted and bizarre corners of pulp horror. We return to the United States of the early 1950s—the brief but glorious era of horror comics that predated the Comics Code—a frenetic time when newsstands were overrun by walking corpses, vampires, severed heads, mad scientists, and outlandish monsters.Between 1950 and 1954, before the advent of the Comics Code Authority, American horror comics enjoyed a period of extraord…

ℑ𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔯𝔢𝔪𝔬𝔱𝔢 𝔯𝔢𝔤𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔬𝔣 𝔎𝔯𝔧𝔨, 𝔞𝔱 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔣𝔬𝔬𝔱 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔙𝔢𝔦𝔩𝔢𝔡 ℌ𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔰, 𝔞 𝔪𝔶𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔬𝔲𝔰 𝔥𝔲𝔫𝔱 𝔟𝔢𝔱𝔴𝔢𝔢𝔫 𝔱𝔴𝔬 𝔰𝔭𝔦𝔯𝔦𝔱𝔰 𝔥𝔞𝔰 𝔟𝔢𝔢𝔫 𝔲𝔫𝔣𝔬𝔩𝔡𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔠𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔰: 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔏𝔲𝔫𝔞𝔯 𝔎𝔫𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱, 𝔞 𝔭𝔞𝔩𝔢 𝔴𝔞𝔯𝔯𝔦𝔬𝔯 𝔠𝔩𝔞𝔡 𝔦𝔫 𝔰𝔦𝔩𝔳𝔢𝔯 𝔞𝔯𝔪𝔬𝔯, 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔇𝔷𝔲-𝔗𝔢𝔥, 𝔞 𝔠𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢 𝔥𝔞𝔩𝔣 𝔪𝔞𝔫 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔥𝔞𝔩𝔣 𝔟𝔢𝔞𝔰𝔱. 𝔄 𝔠𝔲𝔯𝔰𝔢 𝔭𝔯𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔰 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔪 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯 𝔪𝔢𝔢𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔤: �…

*2026 stock. 250 copies limited edition* "Mystic Towers, and all related projects from Adam Kalmbach represent an important time for dungeon synth, one where we didn't really know what was going on and amazing records would come out of nowhere - it wouldn't be until much later when we were able to connect the pieces. Mystic Towers, Erdstall and Abandoned Places were all great projects but it would take time to emerge that these were not only created by the same individual, but all dedicated to t…

*2026 stock. 250 copies limited edition* "Mystic Towers, and all related projects from Adam Kalmbach represent an important time for dungeon synth, one where we didn't really know what was going on and amazing records would come out of nowhere - it wouldn't be until much later when we were able to connect the pieces. Mystic Towers, Erdstall and Abandoned Places were all great projects but it would take time to emerge that these were not only created by the same individual, but all dedicated to t…

*2026 stock. 300 copies limited edition* In the shadows of the contemporary consciousness, lies a web of 'Obscure Power'. This album is an aural excavation of the hidden structures and energies that underpin reality. From the gleam of corporate crystals to the whispers of ethereal plazas, join in the exploration of the unseen force that shapes our landscapes and resonates within our souls. "Building upon the sonic blueprint of 'Sword and Circuitry', 'Obscure Power' expands the Quest Master unive…

*100 copies limited edition* Previously released by Weregnome Records in a limited quantity we are pleased to offer this excellent album once again in the cassette tape format. These hot sands hide great secrets and sorrow, but with the help of his dark sorcery, Warlock Corpse will reveal them to your eyes. Tруп Колдуна (Warlock Corpse) is a dungeon synth / raw black metal project - underground music from another world, where magic, dragons and evil warlocks exist, created on vintage synthesizer…

*100 copies limited edition* Underground music from another world, where magic, dragons and evil warlocks exist - Dark medieval melodies and dirty synthesizers mixed with black metal songs. This is the fifth album by the Warlock Corpse, who has risen again to sing in his hymns the dark and terrible sides of this rotten world. Give up hope, nothing good awaits you in this rotten world. Only darkness and oblivion.

*250 copies limited edition* The latest album from one of our absolute favorite current artists - Warlock Corpse. Hailing from the wastelands of central Asia, Труп Колдуна has been churning out high quality raw dungeon keller black metal synth for a few years now, but "Return of Dark Sorcery" feels like he has really hit his stride and is firing on all cylinders. Imagine perhaps taking the raw black metal sensibilities of Old Nick, the melodies of Quest Master, and the grit of Putrid Marsh and t…

*250 copies limited edition* 2 song EP pressed for the Fief US Tour. New Songs exclusive to this release recorded at the same time as the "VI" album. With pocket sleeve and hype sticker.

*200 copies limited edition* The new 12 track album from the mighty Fief, by far his longest work to date of pure medieval bliss.

*2026 stock* After many years in the shadows, the mighty Fief has returned to claim his throne. 8 new tracks of beautiful fantasy medieval music guaranteed to lift your spirits and evoke visions of days past.

*2026 stock. 300 copies limited edition* 5th vinyl pressing, limited to 300 copies: 140g orange/brown blob color-in-color vinyl in high quality full color jacket + black inner sleeve, hype sticker. An opus like no other can create. 30 minutes of pure medieval bliss. Mastered for vinyl by Mammoth Sound. Cover art by Silvana Massa.

*2026 stock. 300 copies limited edition.With blue flood inside jacket printing and slight layout updates + hype sticker.* "No other dungeon synth or related genre effects me the way Fief does. From beginning to end I am transported to an idyllic past of play and adventure. Is it my own childhood fantasies I am remembering, or some shared myth of adventure and magic? Regardless, this, and all other Fief albums, are pure Arcadian bliss." - ben

*2026 stock. 300 copies limited edition* Out of Season is proud to present I by Fief, a reimagined release that breathes fresh life into the project’s original spirit—combining introspective momentum, vivid atmosphere, and a deeply personal creative voice. I revisits the emotional core of the work while offering new depth through refined sonics, renewed focus, and a heightened sense of perspective. The result is both a return and an evolution: familiar enough to feel immediately personal, yet tr…

*200 copies limited edition* Watching the smoldering rubble of Hillsfar in the earliest moments of dawn, something catches your eye along the docks. Raiders return to their ship, checking the sails and preparing the rigging to make their escape. Seeing no other opportunities, you find the spaces between their attention to board the raiding vessel to stow away beneath the deck. In a short time, the raiders shout as their boat is heaved through rough waters, making great motions diving up and down…

*200 copies limited edition* Compiled to include with purchase of the vinyl gatefold release of The Moonsea Saga from Out of Season, this collection contains both Jewel of the Moonsea and Raiders on the Moonsea. Venture forth into the coastal city of Hillsfar, explore the dark corridors where unseen evil dwells. Take refuge in the outlying forests among the ancient entities forgotten by time.

*200 copies limited edition* "A New Age Electronica Adventure". The Moonsea Saga continues... Hillsfar is burning!

Following the release of Haunted House Party, Bradley Thomas Turner was contacted by the Cryptozoological Society of New York City to create music for their museum’s holiday exhibitions. As enigmatic as they are controversial, the secretive society gave the composer free rein to create music that celebrated their profane (and, according to their critics, pseudoscientific) explorations of the darker side of yuletide folklore. The endeavour was denounced by religious groups, the scientific communi…

The mist ravaged the tall treetops. With it carried the distant prayers of the friars isolated among the rocks, who knelt before God every day. And, in the stillness, echoes of tragedies. Of frenzied jealousy. The moribund voice of a stabbed brother, and the tearing of murderous flesh. Deep valleys and flat clearings. What remained of the calamity and pestilence impregnated in the stone he trod upon. Brothers in God, brothers in death. Stones erected in a circle. Overwhelmed by the mist that dis…

Ruins Of Xibalba (Sydney, AUS) bring avant-garde ritual dark ambient from down under. Deep within the past, the roots of "Shaman" branch into our world. Bent Window is proud to present this elegant and mystifying release in cassette format... “Shaman is an album that challenges the lives of those who have lost touch with their roots, their existence marred by false beliefs and misconceptions. Shamanism is a gift to humanity, the sole path to truly understanding nature, accessing profound emotion…

Hello! This is the complete anthology containing all EPs published in 2024 by Gnomic Dagger. An essential tape for all fans of micro-dungeon crawling! Gnomic Dagger creates synth adventures on Hobbit-sized hardware instruments; handheld synths, micro samplers, and sounds from mini keyboards and vintage half-rack modules.

"Several hundred years ago the Mage of Enlandin built a dungeon complex beneath his castle to protect all of his treasures and to serve as a last defense. The army of a neighboring country attacked, pounding the walls with catapults and blasting his defenses with spells. The Mage and his faithful companions fled into the dungeon as the castle collapsed. Believing the Mage of Enlandin to be buried with his treasures, the attacking Lord ordered his men to dig through the rubble. Before they could …

HDK is honored to present a new artist, Alo, who debuts with an album of romantic Berlin-school electronic music in which each track is a fragment of a suspended world, a contemplative and restless electronic experience: hypnotic sequences, pulsating synthesizers, and melancholic textures evoke abandoned cities, decaying technologies, and forgotten memories. The album (and its title) is a tribute to the English writer J.G. Ballard (1930–2009) and his frightening imaginative power.

Bloodsport Gambler is a table-top board game for 1 or 2 players, focuses on a tense & seedy story of risk, luck, and the efforts that sway fate in your favor. Thrust into desperation by swelling debts, you must gamble on the foul pit fights of Ghoulmorrah in a last-ditch struggle to pay off a merciless syndicate of moneylenders. With looming payments fast approaching, the only way to beat the odds is to sleuth, scheme, and sabotage. While a sure bet is favorable to warding off debt collectors, t…

For the first explorers, the Dark Caribbean was paradise. They had found only deserted islands and rich treasures. It was only when thousands left their overcrowded and corrupted homelands to colonize the islands that the Scourge appeared… Frightening screams echoed across the beaches, and from the night-black waves the undead rose. Terror spread like wildfire. First they came one at a time, then entire hordes, and soon the settlements were submerged by rivers of lifeless, nameless creatures. Po…

HDK launches its "Educational Series" with this cassette of experimental Swedish music on a prehistoric theme. Suitable for all children in primary and secondary schools, it will accompany them in their learning of history. The cassette is also ideal for adults with rather limited historical knowledge. Unfortunately, for now, it is only available in Swedish. The cassette includes a final test for self-assessment of learning.

*50 copies limited edition* Orb Tapes is proud to present Demo, the debut offering from Castellar, a project whose sound sits at the intersection of shadowed atmospherics and raw sonic immediacy. Emerging from the underground currents of experimental music, Demob captures the urgency, openness, and unpredictability that can only come from first transmissions.   Across its unfolding passages, Demo balances restraint with intensity: fractured textures collide with moments of stark beauty, while la…

Darkly romantic and steeped in candlelit dread, Canyon of Blood is the new full-length album from The Garden Gate. Built around brooding string arrangements, vintage synthesizers, and harpsichord-toned textures, the record conjures a lush, haunted landscape, part western mirage, part baroque hallucination. Laced with 60s occult psych influences and underpinned by dusty drum machines, Canyon of Blood feels like Morricone scoring a fever dream rather than a duel. It’s music that floats somewhere b…

Megaloot is an addictive Inventory Management Roguelike RPG, where meticulous loot management lets you create diverse and powerful builds for each run. With every new attempt, start from scratch and loot strategically to craft dominating setups and become the ultimate power hunter. There is a mysterious tower in this world that replicates all sorts of objects from other realities, creating an indefinite space full to the brim with monsters, strange creatures, people, and loot. You have found you…

This is the original soundtrack by Streben RPG. The musical ensemble called Gnoll locked themselves in a damp medieval castle and pressed the "on" button on their synthesizers. This is the result: a twilight album that takes you to the foggy lands of central Europe in dark times, lands dotted with gloomy castles, ancient monasteries and forests where no one dared to venture. Inside the cassette is included an unpublished mini-adventure module for Streben RPG. Enjoy the dark medieval times of Str…

Library of the Occult Records unviels Music to Accompany the Poems of Edgar Allan Poe a haunting double LP that threads the legendary poet’s dark romanticism through the minds of some of the most evocative contemporary electronic artists. The Library’s ever-expanding circle now united as the Library of the Occult Electronic Orchestra, bring their own haunted visions to Poe’s bleak and beautiful world. Ivan The Tolerable stretches krautrock pulses and experimental noise into something hypnotic an…

Tom Hall, aka Sermons By The Devil, makes visceral electronic music the old-fashioned way: with machines. His hardware-based apocalyptic electronic music builds over longform tracks in modular-made percussive heartbeats and wavering synth melodies. It's meditative, hypnotic, and a singular sound. With his Library Of The Occult debut Exorcismo Electrónico, Hall takes Sermons By The Devil into everything from apocalyptic tomes, electro funk excursions, and hip hop-adjacent beats, all meant to put …

"Sounds of the World Vermis - Melodies of the Unknown" is a collaboration between Radagast (Josua Karlson) and Plastiboo. It's the soundtrack to the dark and mysterious world Vermis.

Tip! Mac is an Italian cosmic courier who has been accompanying our souls on deep interstellar journeys for many years. His production is as vast as Jupiter's asteroids, but also of excellent quality, so we strongly recommend you to put on your space suit and venture into it without delay. The compositions of the album ROBOTICA date back to 1991. Mac retrieved them from space-time oblivion and re-recorded them in 2015. Today HDK is proud to propose ROBOTICA album in cassette: a scrummy mix of ko…