Product Description Venture to the Realm of Shadows where restless spirits arise from unknown depths to wander the shores of night. Midnight Syndicate blends haunting orchestrations and sinister sound effects to create a dark, gothic soundscape. Dim the lights, but take heed... What darkness conjures, the night harbors. This is the original, out of print version of this CD. Limited quantities are available. Review What a great CD. 21 tracks that create a pure, scary soundscape for your Halloween gathering or haunt. --HalloweenMagazine.comCome into the darkest depths of gothic soundscape. With no surprise Midnight Syndicate darkens things up with Realm of Shadows turning each song into a dark tale that will take the listener on a dark sinister journey. --Sideline Magazine (#31)...probably one of the best, if not the best gothic release of the year! --Movement Magazine P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); About the Artist Edward Douglas Gavin GoszkaMidnight Syndicate blends orchestration and synth textures with sound effects to create gothic-horror soundscapes. The goal of the music is to transport listeners to worlds and movies of their own creation. See more
R**R
Perfect music for my murder mystery parties and haunted house!
This was a great cd that I played to get in haunting mood, played for all my murder mystery parties, it's very classy instead of the same creepy scary noises from other cds.
C**C
Realm of Goth
<NOTE: Production of this third Midnight Syndicate CD (UPC #72177-29213-23) and their second release titled "Born of the Night" (1998) was halted in February 2006 due to the termination of an agreement with a third party.>"Realm of Shadows" (2000) is Midnight Syndicate's second dose of "haunting orchestrations and sinister sound effects (creating) a dark, gothic soundscape." Having purchased all of their CDs (twice - for work and personal use) and using their music (with their permission, of course) as soundtracks for our local Halloween haunted attractions, I can honestly say that I will always be anticipating their next release.As with "Born of the Night" (see my review), the production quality of this CD was outstanding. The music is stirring and the sound effects are realistic. The raven calls in track #9 "Ravens Hollow," the synthesized strings in track #12 "Spectral Mist," and the creaking timbers in track #20 "Harbored Souls" are particularly noteworthy. I actually prefer Syndicate's limited use of vocal effects, which normally come off as "cheesy" attempts to sound creepy. And once again, the bell tones in track #13 "Soliloquy" and track #21 "Eclipse" should have been digitally sampled instead of using tubular bells.There are 21 selections totaling a little more than 52 minutes of music. Most of the tracks would have benefited from lengthening and building upon the base music and effects- they left me wanting more. The best tracks on this CD are #9 "Raven's Hollow," #10 "Beyond the Gates," #15 "Serpent's Lair," #19 "Witching Hour," and #20 "Harbored Souls."As with their previous CD, this music begs to be played on a high-quality sound system, preferably one with some kick-butt subwoofers and enough power to handle this CD's wide dynamic range. Otherwise, listen with care on less-capable systems before you crank up the volume.
M**I
Haunting
This is so creepy and beautiful. This is really high quality and inventive music. I heard the song Eternal Midnight in the opening credits of the film, Vampire Resurrection. I really liked that song and wanted to hear more and found this cd, which included that song. All the music is great. I never heard anything of this quality and am amazed that I am only discovered them a few years ago. Midnight Syndicate is so talented, they really should be more popular.
M**R
Realm of mediocrity
I must say that in investigating the world of Midnight Syndicate over the past year I found that this CD seems to be the most-talked about, highly-praised and least available of their releases. Now, that I have it in my possession (the 5th Midnight Syndicate CD I have bought in 10 months) I find it to be kind of bland compared to Gates Of Delirium and The 13th Hour (although it's a step up from Born Of The Night which walks the fence between creepy and corny). While the mood and sound effects on Realm Of Shadows are nice (the crows on the CD made me think I had one trying to build a nest on my balcony), there are really no tracks that stand out. They all just kind of run together. I'm not saying it's awful. Like most things in life, it just doesn't live up to the hype.
R**E
great
Everything worked out great,delivery was as promised,shipped well,and packed well. The product was as described and expected. A great place to search and fined pretty much anything your looking for.
T**S
Scarry
Wish I had had this for Samhain. I found the artist though Pandora and fell in love. If you like the slightly gothic/classis/scarry music you will enjoy this.
D**N
Very Good
Having heard some of their music at Six Flags Fright Fest this was an awesome buy!Five out of Five without question.
J**R
Five Stars
Great
P**Y
Five Stars
Bought by my son & he loves it..
A**E
dark and oblique
Dark ochestral melodies will haunt your days and nights with this album by Midnight Syndicate
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