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Sword of Hailstone

by Desolation Plains

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Sleeping Villager
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Sleeping Villager The music is simply top-notch: everything I crave in a synth-laden experience is inordinatelyΒ well represented.Β If you're questing for a soundtrack to adventure,Β Desolation PlainsΒ delivers in spades.

Like unto any great form of escapism, this is an adventure that wholly succeeds at creating a little patch of adventure outside the bounds of hum-drum existence. Plus, the protagonist wields a zweihΓ€nder, and if that little nugget doesn't wet yer whistle, I dunno how to help. Favorite track: Over red river, under wood sanctuary.
Kaptain Carbon
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Kaptain Carbon Inspired by the masters of dark dungeon synth, such as Old Sorcery and Murgrind, Desolation Plains is stylistically similar but never as bleak, since their music has an inherent sense of fascination and optimism. Sword of Hailstone offers the listener a multimedia experience that goes far beyond standard music and brings the participant into a world of role playing, danger, and wandering skeletons. Favorite track: Over red river, under wood sanctuary.
Guillaume P. TrΓ©panier
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Guillaume P. TrΓ©panier This album literally comes with an adventure to jump in. It is a unique and extraordinary experience. The game, the figurine and everything that accompanies the cassette are not used to camouflage weaker music, it’s only there to enhance the pleasure. Listening in depth, with headphones, reveals brilliantly crafted music. Melody, tones, effects, mix… Everything has been done with care, sensitivity and with a strong attention to details. Simply brilliant! Favorite track: O’ Faceless Angel guide my blade.
dwrek
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dwrek Makes me feel like Im 11 again, in front of my friend's Tandy, taking turns playing some rando d&d game while also perusing an old Fiend Folio we got at a used book store. This whole album hits that spot. Favorite track: Over red river, under wood sanctuary.
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    - A yellow cassette recorded on both sides, contained in a black maltese cross case
    - The inside of the case will feature a hex map which will provide a location reference to the companion interactive RPG app
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    - One Soldier Miniature

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about

Conceptually born from the cold and bitter isolation of midwestern pandemic-winter, Desolation Plains’ Sword of Hailstone is a multi-platform experience that serves as a welcome vehicle for imagination and interactivity. Inspired by the spirit of fantastical adventure, this one-man synthwave/dungeon synth project seeks to capture the wonder and nostalgia of role playing games. Leaning into the gentler synthwave end of the spectrum, with a basis in sparse yet vibrant soundscapes, Desolation Plains is inspired aesthetically by acts such as Old Sorcery, Murgrind, and Desiderii Marginis. Should the promise of a fantastical journey fraught with peril and surprise suits your fancy, Sword of Hailstone is a worthwhile endeavor. Adventure inevitably awaits.

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β€œA uniquely intricate story of sound and irl rpg experience. Desolation Plains takes you into a world of futuristic nostalgia with a dungeon synth album and app-based rpg...an incredible package, and a masterfully composed album too!” - Order ov the Black Arts

β€œEverything I crave in a synth-laden experience is inordinately well represented. If you're questing for a soundtrack to adventure, Desolation Plains delivers in spades.” - Sleeping Village Reviews

βš”οΈπ•Ύπ–Žπ–“π–Œπ–‘π–Š π•»π–‘π–†π–žπ–Šπ–— 𝕽𝕻𝕲 𝕬𝖕𝖕 π•΄π–“π–‹π–”π–—π–’π–†π–™π–Žπ–”π–“ βš”οΈ

All releases of this album comes with access to a hex crawl campaign which utilizes the MΓΆrk Borg TTRPG platform. Non-cassette releases will have a PDF option available for the map component of the game.

More information on the SWORD OF HAILSTONE companion app here

hailstone.unicorntomb.com

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released May 7, 2021

Artwork created by Goran Gligovic
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Logo created by MishaMono
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Desolation Plains Minneapolis, Minnesota

Desolation Plains is a one-person Dungeon Synth act hailing from the frozen prairie-land of Minnesota. Inspired by vast forests of the north, the weeping red rivers of the iron range, and the open golden prairies of west central, Desolation Plains takes you on a journey through a world of frost-bitten arpeggios, forlorn filters and mystical oscillation. ... more

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