Ithildin - A Long-Expected Party
A Long-Expected Party
1. Full of Tunnels Stuffed with Treasure
2. A Very Nice Well-Spoken Gentlehobbit
3. An Old Grey Man, Bent and Troubled
4. (Apparently) Perpetual Youth As Well As (Reputedly) Inexhaustible Wealth
5. There Were Green Trees with Trunks of Dark Smoke
6. His Cloaked Figure Quickly Vanished into the Twilight
7. Shadowfax
8. Dwellers of the Ettenmoors
9. Sitting in the Dark, Deep in Thought
10. The Shire, with Woods and Fields and Little Rivers
Total Time
32:40
Released
February 15, 2021
Additional Details
(SOLD OUT) Special yellow tapes reissue available from Voices of the Ainur :voicesoftheainur.bandcamp.com/album/vota-018-a-long-expected-party
"These are dreamy compositions that are persuasive of a tranquil journey through realms of fantasy and enlightenment. Ithildin soars beyond the illusion of traditional forest synth anthems with the ethos of Medieval visions and haunting musical refrain. This is the celestial quest we’ve all been waiting to hear." -VotA
"A standout here is “There Were Green Trees with Trunks of Dark Smoke,” the title of which was taken from Tolkien’s description of Gandalf’s fireworks, and like that celebratory display, this track (not to mention the album as a whole) is filled with beauty and wonder." -Bandcamp Daily
"Ithildin [...] is the namesake for another jewel of musical magic. And since the political and social developments, especially due to the pandemic, encourage mental escape to magical places, I like to follow Guillaume P. Trépanier on his way to classic places in Middle-earth. [...] I warmly recommend Ithildin's debut to all of them, because it rarely happens in this genre that an album carries me away along its entire length and its individual parts stand just as... enchantingly on their own. No failures, just wonderful music." -Medienkonverter
"one of the most intriguing and unexpected dungeon synth records of 2021. With both traditional bedroom fantasy ambient that occasionally lapses into surreal experimentation, A Long Expected Party is a model for the unassuming artist who releases their work without much fanfare or even promotion." -Invisible Oranges
"This hauntological journey in Middle Earth by Mr. Guillaume P. Trépanier has enough intrigues in itself to hold your attention through its short span." -The Atticmore
released February 15, 2021
Guillaume P. Trépanier : Synth, percussion
Louis-Philippe Cantin : Synth (track 6)
Music, artwork and layout by Guillaume P. Trépanier
Mixed by Louis-Philippe Cantin
Thanks to Louis-Philippe Cantin, Pierre-Luc Gilbert, Joanie Langevin & Patrick Paquin
Track 8 mainly inspired by dungeon synth master Diplodocus.
"These are dreamy compositions that are persuasive of a tranquil journey through realms of fantasy and enlightenment. Ithildin soars beyond the illusion of traditional forest synth anthems with the ethos of Medieval visions and haunting musical refrain. This is the celestial quest we’ve all been waiting to hear." -VotA
"A standout here is “There Were Green Trees with Trunks of Dark Smoke,” the title of which was taken from Tolkien’s description of Gandalf’s fireworks, and like that celebratory display, this track (not to mention the album as a whole) is filled with beauty and wonder." -Bandcamp Daily
"Ithildin [...] is the namesake for another jewel of musical magic. And since the political and social developments, especially due to the pandemic, encourage mental escape to magical places, I like to follow Guillaume P. Trépanier on his way to classic places in Middle-earth. [...] I warmly recommend Ithildin's debut to all of them, because it rarely happens in this genre that an album carries me away along its entire length and its individual parts stand just as... enchantingly on their own. No failures, just wonderful music." -Medienkonverter
"one of the most intriguing and unexpected dungeon synth records of 2021. With both traditional bedroom fantasy ambient that occasionally lapses into surreal experimentation, A Long Expected Party is a model for the unassuming artist who releases their work without much fanfare or even promotion." -Invisible Oranges
"This hauntological journey in Middle Earth by Mr. Guillaume P. Trépanier has enough intrigues in itself to hold your attention through its short span." -The Atticmore
released February 15, 2021
Guillaume P. Trépanier : Synth, percussion
Louis-Philippe Cantin : Synth (track 6)
Music, artwork and layout by Guillaume P. Trépanier
Mixed by Louis-Philippe Cantin
Thanks to Louis-Philippe Cantin, Pierre-Luc Gilbert, Joanie Langevin & Patrick Paquin
Track 8 mainly inspired by dungeon synth master Diplodocus.
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Added By:
Aveline
August 9, 2023
Edited By:
Opsiuscato
October 24, 2023