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Volume IX — Foundations and Falling Skies (Vol 1-4)

≈ −38,000 → −300 DR — Primordials, Twinlights, giant/dragon wars; elven First Empires and Crown Wars; Netheril’s mythallar age ends with Karsus and the falling enclaves. 88:24 Min

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20 songs

4:18

V1-S1: The World Before Names

v5

=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS === [is_MAX_MODE: TRUE](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: TRUE](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: TRUE](MAX) STYLE: percussion-led industrial darkwave; analog horror synth engine; harsher dry room; sharper negative-space cuts; three plus two tom motif; restrained distortion MOOD: severe; relentless; elemental dread; controlled menace VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; controlled authority; calm command; restrained intensity with cold emphasis; no chant; no spoken word INSTRUMENTS: tight tom phalanx; stone hits; bitcrush accents; sub bass; percussive low piano; minimal analog pads (no choirs) TAGS: rhythm-first; forward motion; glitch-edged breaks; hook under 0:30; no ceremony; no cinematic gloss, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (no chanting, ‑no murmurs, ‑no vocal drones, ‑no mmmms, ‑no ahhhs, ‑no humming)

4:59

V1-S2: Twinlights Over the Sea of Night

v5

=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS === [is_MAX_MODE: TRUE](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: TRUE](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: TRUE](MAX) STYLE: percussion-led darkwave; analog synth horror pulse; hauntology haze; dry room; stalking tension; three plus two tom motif; minimal gloss MOOD: cold celestial tension; austere; looming; controlled dread VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; controlled authority; calm command; restrained intensity with cold emphasis; no chant; no spoken word INSTRUMENTS: dry toms; stone and metal hits; mono sub bass; analog synth bass; bowed cymbals; sparse low piano stabs; brittle arps (minimal) TAGS: rhythm-first; forward motion; negative-space drops; hook under 0:30; chantless; no ceremony; no cinematic gloss, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (no chanting, ‑no murmurs, ‑no vocal drones, ‑no mmmms, ‑no ahhhs, ‑no humming)

4:29

V1-S3: The March of Giants

v5

=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS === [is_MAX_MODE: TRUE](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: TRUE](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: TRUE](MAX) STYLE: percussion-led industrial darkwave; analog synth engine; harsher dry room; sharper negative-space cuts; three plus two tom motif; restrained distortion MOOD: severe; relentless; territorial dominance; controlled menace VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; controlled authority; calm command; restrained intensity with cold emphasis; no chant; no spoken word INSTRUMENTS: tight tom phalanx; stone hits; sub bass; percussive low piano; light glitch accents (no choirs) TAGS: rhythm-first; forward motion; hook under 0:30; negative-space cuts; no ceremony; no cinematic gloss, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (no chanting, ‑no murmurs, ‑no vocal drones, ‑no mmmms, ‑no ahhhs, ‑no humming)

4:32

V1-S4: The Wyrm Kings

v5

=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS === [is_MAX_MODE: TRUE](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: TRUE](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: TRUE](MAX) STYLE: percussion-led darkwave; analog synth horror pulse; hauntology haze; dry room; stalking tension; three plus two tom motif; minimal gloss MOOD: austere; looming; territorial; cold menace VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; controlled authority; calm command; restrained intensity with cold emphasis; no chant; no spoken word INSTRUMENTS: dry toms; stone and metal hits; mono sub bass; analog synth bass; bowed cymbals; sparse low piano stabs TAGS: rhythm-first; forward motion; negative-space drops; hook under 0:30; chantless; no ceremony; no cinematic gloss, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (no chanting, ‑no murmurs, ‑no vocal drones, ‑no mmmms, ‑no ahhhs, ‑no humming)

4:03

V1-S5: Ash Against Stone

v5

=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS === [is_MAX_MODE: TRUE](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: TRUE](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: TRUE](MAX) STYLE: percussion-led darkwave; analog synth horror pulse; hauntology haze; dry room; stalking tension; three plus two tom motif; minimal gloss MOOD: austere; severe; war-scarred; cold authority VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; controlled authority; calm command; restrained intensity with cold emphasis; no chant; no spoken word INSTRUMENTS: dry toms; stone and metal hits; mono sub bass; analog synth bass; bowed cymbals; sparse low piano stabs TAGS: rhythm-first; forward motion; negative-space drops; hook under 0:30; chantless; no ceremony; no cinematic gloss, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (no chanting, ‑no murmurs, ‑no vocal drones, ‑no mmmms, ‑no ahhhs, ‑no humming)

4:19

V2-S1: Crownwalkers

v5

=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS === [is_MAX_MODE: TRUE](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: TRUE](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: TRUE](MAX) STYLE: percussion-led industrial-lean hybrid tension; drier, harsher room; baritone guitar decree-stabs; minimalist engine pulse; 3+3+2 gate-beat feel; restrained distortion MOOD: severe; disciplined; oppressive stability; controlled menace VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; controlled authority; calm command; restrained intensity with cold emphasis; no chant; no spoken word INSTRUMENTS: tight tom phalanx; steel hits; sub bass; percussive low piano; detuned baritone guitar (dry, short) TAGS: rhythm-first; forward motion; hook under 0:30; negative-space cuts; no ceremony; no cinematic gloss, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (no chanting, ‑no murmurs, ‑no vocal drones, ‑no mmmms, ‑no ahhhs, ‑no humming)

3:41

V2-S2: Sky Burn, Stone Break

v5

=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS === [is_MAX_MODE: TRUE](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: TRUE](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: TRUE](MAX) STYLE: percussion-led industrial-lean hybrid tension; drier, harsher room; baritone guitar decree-stabs; minimalist engine pulse; 3+3+2 gate-beat feel; restrained distortion MOOD: severe; scorched; disciplined fury; controlled menace VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; controlled authority; calm command; restrained intensity with cold emphasis; no chant; no spoken word INSTRUMENTS: tight tom phalanx; steel hits; sub bass; percussive low piano; detuned baritone guitar (dry, short) TAGS: rhythm-first; forward motion; hook under 0:30; negative-space cuts; no ceremony; no cinematic gloss, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (no chanting, ‑no murmurs, ‑no vocal drones, ‑no mmmms, ‑no ahhhs, ‑no humming)

4:37

V2-S3: Thrones of Ice and Ash

v5

=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS === [is_MAX_MODE: TRUE](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: TRUE](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: TRUE](MAX) STYLE: percussion-led industrial-lean hybrid tension; drier, harsher room; baritone guitar decree-stabs; minimalist engine pulse; 3+3+2 gate-beat feel; restrained distortion MOOD: severe; disciplined; cold fracture; controlled menace VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; controlled authority; calm command; restrained intensity with cold emphasis; no chant; no spoken word INSTRUMENTS: tight tom phalanx; steel hits; sub bass; percussive low piano; detuned baritone guitar (dry, short); granular noise accents TAGS: rhythm-first; forward motion; hook under 0:30; negative-space cuts; no ceremony; no cinematic gloss, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (no chanting, ‑no murmurs, ‑no vocal drones, ‑no mmmms, ‑no ahhhs, ‑no humming)

4:01

V2-S4: The Unwritten Ordning

v5

=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS === [is_MAX_MODE: TRUE](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: TRUE](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: TRUE](MAX) STYLE: percussion-led industrial-lean hybrid tension; drier, harsher room; baritone guitar decree-stabs; minimalist engine pulse; 3+3+2 gate-beat feel; restrained distortion MOOD: severe; disciplined; cold hierarchy; controlled menace VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; controlled authority; calm command; restrained intensity with cold emphasis; no chant; no spoken word INSTRUMENTS: tight tom phalanx; steel hits; sub bass; percussive low piano; detuned baritone guitar (dry, short); granular edge (light) TAGS: rhythm-first; forward motion; hook under 0:30; negative-space cuts; no ceremony; no cinematic gloss, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (no chanting, ‑no murmurs, ‑no vocal drones, ‑no mmmms, ‑no ahhhs, ‑no humming)

5:24

V2-S5: When the Fire Sleeps

v5

=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS === [is_MAX_MODE: TRUE](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: TRUE](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: TRUE](MAX) STYLE: percussion-led industrial-lean hybrid tension; drier, harsher room; minimalist engine pulse; 3+3+2 gate-beat feel; restrained distortion MOOD: severe; tired power; controlled menace; thinning dominance VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; controlled authority; calm command; restrained intensity with cold emphasis; no chant; no spoken word INSTRUMENTS: tight tom phalanx; steel hits; sub bass; percussive low piano; detuned baritone guitar (dry, short); light granular edge TAGS: rhythm-first; forward motion; hook under 0:30; negative-space cuts; sealed coda; no ceremony; no cinematic gloss, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (no chanting, ‑no murmurs, ‑no vocal drones, ‑no mmmms, ‑no ahhhs, ‑no humming)

3:59

V3-S1: First Flowering

v5

///*****/// === First Empires, by Praxis & Blackdraft === === STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS === [is_MAX_MODE: TRUE](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: TRUE](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: TRUE](MAX) STYLE: percussion-led gothic darkwave; hauntology clockwork motifs; minimalist pulse; drier, harsher room; restrained neoclassical color (no choirs) MOOD: severe elegance; long memory; controlled menace; quiet arrogance VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; controlled authority; calm command; restrained intensity with cold emphasis; no chant; no spoken word INSTRUMENTS: tight drums; tick-percussion; sequenced bass; brittle arps (forward); sparse low piano; short strings (very light, no pads) TAGS: rhythm-first; forward motion; hook under 0:30; motif accrual; negative-space cuts; no ceremony; no cinematic gloss, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (no chanting, ‑no murmurs, ‑no vocal drones, ‑no mmmms, ‑no ahhhs, ‑no humming)

4:46

V3-S2: Evermeet’s Refuge

v5

=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS === [is_MAX_MODE: TRUE](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: TRUE](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: TRUE](MAX) STYLE: percussion-led hauntology darkwave; minimalist repetition tension; dry room; clockwork tick motifs; brittle analog arps; restrained low piano; no gloss MOOD: austere; guarded; long-memory calm; controlled unease VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; controlled authority; calm command; restrained intensity with cold emphasis; no chant; no spoken word INSTRUMENTS: tight drums; short toms; tick-percussion; sequenced bass; brittle arps; sparse low piano stabs; bowed cymbal accents (light) TAGS: rhythm-first; forward motion; hook under 0:30; motif accrual; dry mix; no ceremony; no cinematic gloss, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (no chanting, ‑no murmurs, ‑no vocal drones, ‑no mmmms, ‑no ahhhs, ‑no humming)

4:07

V3-S3: Shadows Below the Leaves

v5

=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS === [is_MAX_MODE: TRUE](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: TRUE](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: TRUE](MAX) STYLE: percussion-led hauntology darkwave; minimalist repetition tension; dry room; clockwork tick motifs; brittle analog arps; restrained low piano; no gloss MOOD: austere; watchful; quiet paranoia; controlled unease VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; controlled authority; calm command; restrained intensity with cold emphasis; no chant; no spoken word INSTRUMENTS: tight drums; short toms; tick-percussion; sequenced bass; brittle arps; sparse low piano stabs; short strings (light, no pads) TAGS: rhythm-first; forward motion; hook under 0:30; motif accrual; dry mix; no ceremony; no cinematic gloss, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (no chanting, ‑no murmurs, ‑no vocal drones, ‑no mmmms, ‑no ahhhs, ‑no humming)

3:57

V3-S4: Green High Magic

v5

=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS === [is_MAX_MODE: TRUE](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: TRUE](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: TRUE](MAX) STYLE: percussion-led gothic darkwave; hauntology clockwork motifs; minimalist pulse; drier room; restrained neoclassical edge (no choirs) MOOD: severe elegance; controlled menace; quiet arrogance; fracture pressure VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; controlled authority; calm command; restrained intensity with cold emphasis; no chant; no spoken word INSTRUMENTS: tight drums; tick-percussion (forward); sequenced bass; brittle arps; sparse low piano; short strings (very light, no pads) TAGS: rhythm-first; forward motion; hook under 0:30; motif accrual; negative-space cuts; no ceremony; no cinematic gloss, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (no chanting, ‑no murmurs, ‑no vocal drones, ‑no mmmms, ‑no ahhhs, ‑no humming)

4:37

V3-S5: The Crown Wars

v5

=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS === [is_MAX_MODE: TRUE](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: TRUE](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: TRUE](MAX) STYLE: percussion-led gothic darkwave; hauntology clockwork motifs; minimalist pulse; drier room; restrained neoclassical edge (no choirs) MOOD: severe; scorched politics; quiet dread; controlled menace VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; controlled authority; calm command; restrained intensity with cold emphasis; no chant; no spoken word INSTRUMENTS: tight drums; tick-percussion (forward); sequenced bass (darker); brittle arps; sparse low piano; short strings (very light, no pads) TAGS: rhythm-first; forward motion; hook under 0:30; motif accrual; negative-space cuts; no ceremony; no cinematic gloss, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (no chanting, ‑no murmurs, ‑no vocal drones, ‑no mmmms, ‑no ahhhs, ‑no humming)

4:49

V4-S1: Seed of Netheril

v5

=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS === [is_MAX_MODE: TRUE](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: TRUE](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: TRUE](MAX) STYLE: percussion-led industrial darkwave tension; drier, harsher room; tighter transients; more negative-space cuts; restrained distortion; analog synth engine pulse MOOD: severe; disciplined ambition; cold ascent; controlled menace VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; controlled authority; calm command; restrained intensity with cold emphasis; no chant; no spoken word INSTRUMENTS: tight tom phalanx; steel/stone hits; sub bass; percussive low piano (forward); minimal clean guitar ostinato; light bitcrush accents TAGS: rhythm-first; forward motion; hook under 0:30; widening arc; glitch-edged breaks; no ceremony; no cinematic gloss, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (no chanting, ‑no murmurs, ‑no vocal drones, ‑no mmmms, ‑no ahhhs, ‑no humming)

4:41

V4-S2: Arcanists Ascend

v5

=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS === [is_MAX_MODE: TRUE](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: TRUE](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: TRUE](MAX) STYLE: percussion-led industrial darkwave tension; drier, harsher room; tighter transients; more negative-space cuts; restrained distortion; analog synth engine pulse MOOD: severe; stratified power; cold inevitability; controlled menace VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; controlled authority; calm command; restrained intensity with cold emphasis; no chant; no spoken word INSTRUMENTS: tight tom phalanx; steel/stone hits; sub bass; percussive low piano (forward); minimal clean guitar ostinato; light bitcrush accents TAGS: rhythm-first; forward motion; hook under 0:30; widening arc; glitch-edged breaks; no ceremony; no cinematic gloss, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (no chanting, ‑no murmurs, ‑no vocal drones, ‑no mmmms, ‑no ahhhs, ‑no humming)

5:22

V4-S3: Cities That Float

v5

=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS === [is_MAX_MODE: TRUE](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: TRUE](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: TRUE](MAX) STYLE: percussion-led industrial darkwave tension; drier, harsher room; tighter transients; sharper negative-space cuts; restrained distortion; analog synth engine pulse MOOD: severe; high-altitude dominance; brittle confidence; controlled menace VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; controlled authority; calm command; restrained intensity with cold emphasis; no chant; no spoken word INSTRUMENTS: tight tom phalanx; steel/stone hits; sub bass; percussive low piano (forward); minimal clean guitar ostinato; light bitcrush accents TAGS: rhythm-first; forward motion; hook under 0:30; widening arc; glitch-edged breaks; no ceremony; no cinematic gloss, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (no chanting, ‑no murmurs, ‑no vocal drones, ‑no mmmms, ‑no ahhhs, ‑no humming)

3:59

V4-S4: Karsus’s Folly

v5

=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS === [is_MAX_MODE: TRUE](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: TRUE](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: TRUE](MAX) STYLE: percussion-led industrial hybrid tension; analog synth engine pulse; dry room; percussive piano; tight tom motif; additive layering into a hard drop; restrained glitch edits; no gloss MOOD: cold inevitability; disciplined dread; catastrophic failure; controlled menace; system overload VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; controlled authority; calm command; restrained intensity with cold emphasis; crisp diction; close-mic dry vocal; no chant; no spoken word INSTRUMENTS: tight tom motif; punch-kick short decay; metallic hits and steel clanks; percussive low piano strikes; sub bass drops; saturated analog synth bass; industrial noise bursts (short); stutter edits; brief bitcrush flickers; sparse low brass synth stabs (short) TAGS: rhythm-first; forward motion; hook under 0:30; broken-grid; hard negative-space cuts;, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (no chanting, ‑no murmurs, ‑no vocal drones, ‑no mmmms, ‑no ahhhs, ‑no humming)

3:44

V4-S5: Fall Through the Weave

v5

=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS === [is_MAX_MODE: TRUE](MAX) [QUALITY: MAX](MAX) [REALISM: TRUE](MAX) [REAL_INSTRUMENTS: TRUE](MAX) STYLE: percussion-led industrial electronic tension; analog synth engine pulse; ultra-dry harsh room; sub-forward low-end; percussive piano strikes; additive layering into a late peak; full-cut collapse drop; broken-grid edits (restrained); no gloss MOOD: catastrophic restraint; ashfall aftermath; cold survival; looming instability; late-stage surge VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; controlled authority; calm command; restrained intensity with cold emphasis; crisp diction; close-mic dry vocal; no chant; no spoken word INSTRUMENTS: tight tom engine; punch-kick short decay; sub drops; saturated analog synth bass; percussive low piano (staccato); steel/stone impacts; sparse low brass synth stabs (short); stutter edits and glitch cuts (brief) TAGS: rhythm-first; forward motion; hook under 0:30; sub pressure; build up, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (no chanting, ‑no murmurs, ‑no vocal drones, ‑no mmmms, ‑no ahhhs, ‑no humming)