Fun track!  To paraphrases the luminaries Charles Fort and Robert Anton Wilson, here's hoping Big Science's shameless modern era of spiraling regress transforms into progress.

Oh this track is addictive! Love those computer sounds, so adorable! Great job!

Cute Melancoly Femme Fatale.....Love this feelz!

It's hard to stop listening to this track, once on repeat..:>

For Science! 🧪

A love letter to the wonders of progress and discovery as well as 90's computer sounds. We got inspired by singing floppy drive videos and Masha made her own sounds to match on the Roland Gaia SH-01.

Made as part of the Vuhu Island game soundtrack. We hope that it will be good to study to. 

Royalty free resources for the song art are provided by Elchinator (for Mendeleev's periodic table of elements background) and OpenClipart-Vectors (for the beaker image) both from Pixabay.

Archaeology

Research Lab

We made this jam on January 2nd, 2024 - and it was so much fun to create. It is heavily inspired by a mixture of phonk/noise/experimental elements and the Aperture Science setting from Portal 1 and 2, and it is for our game and story called Parallel Tales. This is the character theme song for James Halfwaye, Riven Halfwaye's father. Riven's song can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/archmageband/riven-halfwaye-w-tot-on-drums-instrumental

We made this just in time for the Jamuary Challenge being run by @starsmightyfine and it is the second jam. Thanks for inviting us, Stars Mighty Fine!

Synth work by Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses) and Masha Solo (@masha-solo).

Art by Masha.

Thank you for listening!

Realm II

James Halfwaye - Instrumental

James Halfwaye - Instrumental (For Jamuary 2024)

Written for our story 'Exit of the Exile', the first story in the 'Parallel Tales' series. The protagonist Ashara Vayla is an elf who accidentally cursed herself with a condition that grants her power that is out of this world, with some unfortunate side effects because of the arcane magic now running directly through her veins.

Synth work by Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses) and Masha Solo (@masha-solo)

Originally released April 2nd 2022.

Realm I

Arcane Blood Curse - Instrumental

A concept song about technology that is powered by magical forces.

Art by Masha using free Canva resources.

Synth work by Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses) and Masha Solo (@masha-solo)

Magi-Tech

Magi-Tech - Instrumental

A love song featuring the 2 main characters of 'Parallel Tales'.

Synth work by Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses) and Masha Solo (@masha-solo).

Art by Masha using some free Canva resources.

Realm I - [Instrumental Prologue]

Our Stars Are Different - Instrumental

This track is a collaboration with Masha @masha-solo the vocalist of Archmage Band @archmageband2 After creating a section arranged by her for the instrumental, I continued with other sections, and after completing the instrumental, she added the vocal melody to finish it.

'Writer's Block'

On a dark, cold, and rainy night
I drank a hot coffee and prepared to write
Hoping to finish more scenes of a novel tonight,
It was almost too complex, and very hard to get it right

I felt that my thoughts were scatterbrained,
And that the scene did not make sense,
I wrote it and rewrote it,
But I might have been too tense,

I thought my script was just a mess
I felt that it was better, when I had written less

This scene was just eluding me
This scene was just eluding me
I wanted to express my thoughts creatively,
I wanted to express my thoughts creatively,

I felt that my thoughts were scatterbrained,
And that the scene did not make sense,
I wrote it and rewrote it,
But I might have been too tense,

This scene was just eluding me
I wanted to express my thoughts creatively
That doesn't always happen easily
Yeah, it doesn't always happen easily

Of how I saw it in my mind
I can do better,
I told myself
I'll just start over,
I'll just put this script back on the shelf,
Another try, another day,
Pick up the notebook and the pen
And try again,
And try again,
I'll try again,
I'll try again

I got quite sad about my writer's block
At least you were there for me to have a talk
You cheered me up, perhaps another day I can try again,
Another try, another day, pick up the notebook and the pen
I got quite sad about my writer's block
At least you were there for me to have a talk

Vocal,Lyrics, Composion, Singing melody by Masha Solo of ArchmageBand@https://soundcloud.com/masha-solo
Composition and Sampling collage by Synline
Featured on the my new album 'Code Share' on.soundcloud.com/v4P9a

'Writer's Block' Masha Solo of Archmage Band=Synline

As part of the "Jamuary" Challenge organised by @starsmightyfine here's our latest magic-themed track, Archon Mode. It refers to an overflowing of arcane energy and power in a fantasy story sense. We used Reason Compact for a lot of the sounds. Art by Masha using free resources by Canva. 

Synth work by Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses) and Masha Solo (@masha-solo).

Happy 2024, everyone!

Archon Mode - Instrumental (For Jamuary 2024)

Archon Mode - Instrumental ( For Jamuary 2024)

As part of the Jamuary event organised by @starsmightyfine here's our final track, A Flowing Stream of Memories. Thanks for inviting us, Stars Mighty Fine!

We mostly made this using the sounds from the Figure App, a midi controller and the Roland Gaia SH-01.

Synth work by Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses) and Masha Solo (@masha-solo).

We hope you enjoy it, thanks so much for listening!

Arcane Arcade

A Flowing Stream of Memories - Instrumental (For Jamuary 2024)

A quick chiptunes piece made just in time for the third week of the Jamuary Challenge being run by @starsmightyfine. Thanks for inviting us, Stars Mighty Fine!

Made as part of the soundtrack for our upcoming game called Vuhu Island.

Photo by Masha when she went to Pompeii, Italy.

Thank you for listening!

The Dig Site - Instrumental (For Jamuary 2024)

Composed in September 2016 and finally named and art finalised in February 2024. 

It will be one of the songs on the upcoming 'Realm II' album.

Synth work by Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses) and Masha Solo (@masha-solo).

We hope you enjoy it, thanks so much for listening!

The photo is royalty free from Canva. 
Art by Masha.

Endless Adventure (I Wrote My Own Path) - Instrumental

One night in March 2022 when my partner Rob from Archmage Band (@archmageband and @archmageband2) was coding he experienced an auditory glitch every time he typed with an interesting series of beeps. I noticed it, catching the moment with my microphone. The glitch had inspired me to make this melodic techno song which is usually more his style, and I also dedicate this one to him. (@rob-ulysses)

Ambitious Daydreams

Captured Glitch ("I Thought You Were Playing Music, Rob")

Archmage Band was formed in 2013 by Rob Ulysses and Masha Solo, who are a musician couple and synth pop duo based in Australia. 

Big news: We've just released our debut 12-track album, as part of the 'Realms' series, 'Realm I [Instrumental Prologue]' on December 12th, 2023 (12/12/2023) We're ecstatic that it's finally finished and we hope you enjoy it. It will be streamable both on Soundcloud and Bandcamp without limits.

Here's our website: http://archmagemusic.com/

Gear:
We use just one synthesizer, the Roland Gaia SH-01, for most of our work, combining it with sounds from Reason Compact and Figure on occasion.

All art by Masha unless stated otherwise on the release.

For enquires, collaboration or remix ideas, or just to get in touch with either Rob or Masha, contact Archmage Band at mail@archmagemusic.com

Additional Accounts:
@archmageband2 (2023-2025 music)

Solo Accounts:
@masha-solo
@rob-ulysses

Thank you all for listening to our music, have a lovely day.

Research Lab

Archmage Band

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