We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Miserere

by Burgen

supported by
Wound of Briccius
Wound of Briccius thumbnail
Wound of Briccius Dark, moody, and melancholic, absolutely perfect Austrian Dungeon Synth! This is exactly the thing I imagine myself hearing as I creep through a Renaissance ossuary. Burgen did a great job on this album, and I cannot recommend it enough. Favorite track: Gebenedeit.
Gabriel Tamas
Gabriel Tamas thumbnail
Gabriel Tamas Perfectly eerie with an archaic atmosphere which is, quite frankly, hard to be described with words. This album shapes itself as both cinematic and evocative at the same time, creating a dark, pressing soundscape. The added vocals come as a brilliant addition to the overall feel of the album, increasing its strangeness. Very well suited for vinyl!
Wasted
Wasted thumbnail
Wasted Oddly satisfying to witness the songs from Burgen's original "Demonstratio" demo get segmented for this reissue. Although it seems blasphemous for those four songs to be rearranged in a new order for this album, this is nevertheless a superb reincarnation. Favorite track: Zinnen, Welch'gen Himme Ragen.
The Reaper's Preacher
The Reaper's Preacher thumbnail
The Reaper's Preacher Walking through the floating gardens of my lord's domain
Pondering my life's existence as his loyal thane
The sunset hues, purple and green, echoing my shame
As shadows hired by my purse flit through my refrain Favorite track: Kadavergehorsam.
lyra
lyra  thumbnail
lyra I absolutely love this!!! Miserere is an excellent title that fits the music perfectly. Sometimes creepy, sometimes depressive, the ritualistic repetition makes this perfect for cult activities. Highly recommended!
more...
/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      €3 EUR  or more

     

  • Limited Edition Tape
    Cassette + Digital Album

    Pro tape limited to 70 numbered copies.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Miserere via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Sold Out

  • Limited Edition Vinyl LP
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Heavyweight black vinyl limited to 200 numbered copies. Double-printed foldover sleeve on cardboard paper. Includes a black polylined innersleeve and a sturdy transparent outer sleeve.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Miserere via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Sold Out

1.
Tribok 05:10
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Nichtigkeit 03:52
8.
Eitelkeit 03:23
9.
10.
Waise 04:12
11.
Gebenedeit 05:40
12.

about

Updated description (2022):

Bleak dreamy dungeon synth from Austria. A timeless album full of anxious daydreaming and endless hopelessness. With it's haunting depleted vocals and repetitive rhythmic foundation, it has similarities with neoclassical darkwave, but manifested totally within it's own realm of depressive dungeon synth.

Burgen was a sideproject of Lord Sargeburt, who is also known as An Old Sad Ghost. It had a more experimental approach than the main project, which was considered more traditional at the time. After the Burgen moniker was no longer used, it is easy to hear that the sound and spirit of the project has lived on in An Old Sad Ghost.

'Miserere' collected the best among the Burgen demo material and presented it in an album format originally released on tape back in early 2019. This vinyl reissue is the first LP release with the music of Lord Sargeburt. It omits the interlude track 'Rauher Stein Im Morgengrau' but comes with a respectfully remastered sound.

Available in a limited edition of 200 hand-numbered copies. Heavyweight black vinyl with a custom double-printed foldover sleeve on cardboard paper. Includes a black polylined innersleeve and a sturdy transparent outer sleeve.


Original description (2019):

A substantial debut full-length of bleak dreamy dungeon synth with tormented undertones and a distinct ritual aspect - making it suitable for total detachment or intense introspection.

Burgen is an Austrian project working within and beyond the country's proud neoclassical industrial traditions. Behind it you will find an unsung hero of the dungeon synth revival, who has also created the projects A Letter For Carmilla and An Old Sad Ghost.

To support the artist directly, consider paying for the digital files at: anoldsadghost.bandcamp.com/album/miserere-burgen

GON018

credits

released February 10, 2019

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Gondolin Records Denmark

Dungeon synth label.

Distro & sublabels:

Forsaken Relics
forsakenrelics.com

Galvorn Records
galvornrecords.bandcamp.com

contact / help

Contact Gondolin Records

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Miserere, you may also like: