MYSTIC TOWERS - Chapter One Inner Kingdom LP

FINALLY available in the physical format, these two very special albums from 2012 and 2016 respectively have been long sought after. Their two color art sampled from MS-DOS QBASIC, paired with droning and minimal melodies conjure emotion and nostalgia for simpler times. These are simply albums which you need to experience for yourself and listen to. My absolute highest recommendation.

"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 the halcyon days of computer gaming. Dungeon synth has changed in the many years of its revival and there is nothing we can do to change its course. Mystic Towers and the related works from Kalmbach will always retain the sense of wonder and discovery that seem to be inextricably tied to the early 2010s." - KAP, 2025