Here's some great old-school sounding dungeon synth by way of Dutch artist Nortfalke, whose sound is more closely connected to the "classic" sound of early "DS" artists like early Mortiis, The Circle of Agurak-era Equitant, Cernunnos Woods, Lunar Womb, Wongraven and Depressive Silence, but in many ways richer and more varied. It's more rooted in that original kosmische / Berlin School-influenced ambience those artists summoned, than the electronica influences that's permeated a lot of modern dungeon synth. I love all of the above, don't get me wrong, but there’s something uniquely tranquillizing when listening to stuff like Nortfalke. Lit only by candlelight, Seefonktjúenderee is the darkest kind of synthesizer music, whooshing synth drones and spacey electronics swirling like clouds of space dust while deep, kettledrum-like rhythms echo and boom in the depths. Like all of that "classic" dungeon music, the influence of Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze's most forbidding material echoes throughout all of this, sprawling symphonic shadows spreading outward to the horizon. Lush, string-like tones melt into vast moaning drift, but with huge, majestic melodies taking shape in the darkness. There's this massive depth of emotion in these slowly circling electronic melodies, a soul-wrenching beauty that materializes in the seemingly endless gloom. It's gorgeous, black sorcery.

On this LP, the A-side combines the tracks "Seefonktjúenderee" and "Yn it schymenryk" into one long, sprawling piece, while the twenty-minute "Jeeuwne mone" makes up the other side. Each unfurls waves of moody drone flecked with delicate, glinting notes, gradually joined by horn-like textures and muffled Moroder-esque arpeggiated chords moving in glacial tempos, developing into layered complexity. From these minimalist beginnings, the songs emerge into almost orchestral washes of atmospheric sound. That slightly "proggy", Teutonic element elevates Nortfalke's music beyond the simple enchantment of Dauði Baldrs-style electronic patterns, turning it all into something so much larger and expansive. It's delicious, delirious dream-music, more than just "ambient" music, much more going on here, each side comprised of carefully crafted compositions that flow together seamlessly; it's the kind of stuff that I'd really like to hear on CD, just going for as long as possible, leading you through these celestial labyrinths with just the tympani-like percussion as your guide. The doom-laden mood is perfectly balanced with Nortfalke's elegant beauty; the sounds emerge and drift and melt away, a perfect shadowcraft woven together with an array of Roland, Yamaha and Korg instruments, with none of the sounds and tones and textures overpowering one another. On "Jeeuwne mone", more deliberate drumming, growling trumpets, and flute-like melodies begin to appear alongside far-off choral voices, taking the last third of Seefonktjúenderee into something slightly spookier, more "upbeat" (relatively speaking, of course), seemingly ceremonial, ultimately slipping into this sublime, almost neo-classical groove. It's every bit as seductive as everything before it, though, and makes for a powerful finale for this experience. I know I'm gushing, but seriously, this album is seriously some of the best dark synthesizer music I've come across recently, let alone "dungeon synth". Stellar stuff, in more than one meaning of the word.

A masterful piece of music. Completely enchanting.

Dunkelheit's lovely LP edition includes a printed insert and large fold-out poster, and is limited to a mere three hundred copies on black vinyl.