I love the work that the Italian DIY ambient punk and dungeon drone label, Heimat Der Katastrophe, is doing. They release cassette tapes and digital albums via Bandcamp that are sonic-based old-school D&D adventures. Every cassette comes with a folded tray card with maps, dungeon and character descriptions, and background on the adventure depicted in the music and on the card. You can just listen and enjoy the music, or follow along with the action outlined in the adventure, or play an actual D&D adventure using the music and material provided.
HDK’s latest offering is artist Kobold’s “The village in the frozen mountains.” The music is described as “short dungeon-pop compositions in a 16-bit style with magic melodies that will transport you straight to when you were young and carefree.”
The limited edition cassettes sell out immediately. Today’s release is already gone. But you can listen to the music free on Bandcamp or buy the digital album which comes with all of the adventure materials.
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