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Umbría @umbriasynth.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

I've been offline from this account for a whole month. I'm working hard on multiple fronts related to Umbría and I'm truly excited for what's to come. I'm just not good at staying online.

A laptop surrounded by some audio gear (speakers and keyboard), and my hand holding a guitar in the foreground.

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Umbría @umbriasynth.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

If your baroque instrument is 1'85m long, beware of ceiling fans. I'm sending my luthier some pictures of the damaged neck of my theorb as I write this. Big Fuck.

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Umbría @umbriasynth.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

My most stressing fortnight of this year has just finished and Madame Silú de Mordomoire is exactly what I needed dame-silu-de-mordomoire.bandcamp.com/track/distan...

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Distant Shores of Oblivion, by Dame Silú de Mordomoire

from the album Ordeals

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Umbría @umbriasynth.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Yesterday's end-of-term concert. Time to go back to synths 🔮

Me playing the theorb on a little stage at Girona's Music Conservatory.

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Umbría @umbriasynth.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I was interviewed by Hyacintho from the Ítaca blog. Here's a nice wall of text about the project, some influences and the #DungeonSynth scene (Spanish, I guess the chrome translation will be fine enough?) itacanuestra.wordpress.com/2025/03/16/e...

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ENTREVISTA A UMBRÍA

Por: Hyacintho Sol Escuchar Umbría es como cruzar el ropero mágico de Narnia. De inmediato entras en un mundo de fantasía cuyos bosques, valles y grutas te cautivan con la primera escucha, pero par…

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Umbría @umbriasynth.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Just bought this from @cardaver.bsky.social and instantly got 3 points on my barbarian skill tree 🗡️

Print of a black and white illustration of Thulsa Doom helm, from Conan the Barbarian.

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Umbría @umbriasynth.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Adding some John Bauer to my friend's wall

A Troll from a John Bauer illustration drawn with crayons on an old wall.

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Umbría @umbriasynth.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Another sketch from Irene Lazuen, this time for the cover of Homecomer, my fourth album. To my taste, this one ended up being the most beautiful physical edition of an Umbría album yet. #DungeonSynth

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Umbría @umbriasynth.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Giving a spin to Darken Wood discography again. This one and III are probably among the most beautiful albums I've listened in the whole DS scene ever 🌲 darkenwood.bandcamp.com/album/v

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V, by Darken Wood

8 track album

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duchess of delay @pretendeer.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

My first article in 11 months has been published! Presenting: Very short write-ups on twenty of my favourite dungeon synth releases of 2024. I left out so many, but I had to cut it down or this article would've gone on for bloody ages.

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Echoes for Eons: The Best Synthesizer Music of 2024

At the start of 2025, I took to social media and uploaded a chart of my favourite synth releases from last year and subsequently said nothing else whatsoever thanks to the invention of the characte…

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Umbría @umbriasynth.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

And here we go. Back on track finally 🔮

Screenshot of a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) with some audio tracks in different colors on it.

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Umbría @umbriasynth.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Listening to this album while walking home under the rain was one of the best moments of the week. ulkmusic.bandcamp.com/album/shellb...

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Shellbound, by ulk

5 track album

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Umbría @umbriasynth.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

-𝘚𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘺𝘯𝘵𝘩? This. Twenty-five years ago. This banger is the one to blame. youtu.be/jrrr7w4wz18?...

youtu.be

Age of Empires 2 - Soundtrack

YouTube video by 1 hour for yourself

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Umbría @umbriasynth.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

One of my top DS artists joining forces with one of my top illustrators: Arsule & Joan Llopis Doménech 🍄🔮🪐

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Umbría @umbriasynth.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I asked Irene Lazuen if I could share this sketch she sent me for the cover of The Rime Pathways. I can't describe how rewarding it's to work with someone so passionate about her commissions, and I truly believe a huge part of this album's magic comes right from her doing ✨ #DungeonSynth

Black and white illustration by Irene Lazuen of the cover of The Rime Pathways, before adding details and color. It shows two elder women with maskes crossing a winter landscape, one of them riding a giant goat.

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Umbría @umbriasynth.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Sylfvr is breaking into Azeroth with his new project Howling Fjord: winter themed WoW Dungeon Synth. Also, beautiful cover artwork ❄️🐉

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Umbría @umbriasynth.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I've been listening to the whole @fenwalker.bsky.social discography while playing Diablo IV. Blizzard should hire this man 🫀⚔️

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Umbría @umbriasynth.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Bringing about Arsule reminded me of this French #DungeonSynth compilation from 2018. It came to me in a moment when I was discovering the genre and it heavily influenced my first steps. The French scene was powerful back then and still is nowadays 🔥 dungeonsynthdefrance.bandcamp.com/album/legend...

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LEGENDES - Dungeon Synth de France, by Dungeon Synth de France

12 track album

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Umbría @umbriasynth.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I admire Arsule, the DS project from @marinefevrier.bsky.social, since I arrived to the scene before my first album. Having a place at her Top 2024 DS list is like a dream come true 🩵

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Umbría @umbriasynth.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

To my fellow dungeon adventurers: how do you approach your new album/EP projects? Do you gather references for inspiration? Use any kind of "design document" before or during the process? Or get right into action? 📜 / ⚔️?

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Umbría @umbriasynth.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Greetings, voyager! This is my new Bluesky profile, which will be centered on my Dungeon Synth project and whathever related to it (music I love, fantasy, illustrators,... I'm honestly not sure yet). Safe travels! 🌳🍁🏔️ (🖼️ John Bauer) #DungeonSynth #FantasySynth #Umbría

Ilustración de John Bauer del siglo XVIII, en la que aparece de perfil un caminante junto a su caballo. El caminante lleva en brazos a una niña de ropa etérea y aspecto feérico, y sobre el caballo hay 6 niñas más con la misma apariencia. Toda la ilustración es en blanco y negro excepto el caminante, cuyas ropas son azules.

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