A reupload from the first account. A song of ours from early in the band's history, around 2013-2014, reworked in 2022 for the upcoming album 'Mulu Lagoon'. We had a lot of fun with dub, echo and delay effects, and blending chiptunes with synth pop and elements of electroska.

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

Mulu Lagoon

Daydreams of a Paradise - Instrumental

Daydreams Of A Paradise - Instrumental

A song we composed using the free and open source LMMS DAW, Reason Compact and our Korg microKey midi controller, which features the character Riven Halfwaye from our game/story series in progress called Parallel Tales.

It's meant to sound disturbing, chaotic, experimental, science-fictionesque, and was inspired by the Aperture Science Soundtrack if it had more phonk and hip hop elements.

About Riven: A genius scientist antihero coping with living with insanity in a dystopian world. He would do anything for the one he loves.

Here's the character's main theme song which features Tot. on drums:
https://soundcloud.com/archmageband/riven-halfwaye-w-tot-on-drums-instrumental

Riven is Rob's character, drawn by Masha.
The background optical illusion pattern is from Canva.

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

Plug ins used in LMMS:
HOME Arp by Surreal Music
Phonk Bass by Mastartiq
Bonechimes by Hans Jinneman (maximumharp)

We're making this one remixable according to Creative Commons as long as it's not commercial. It would be fun to hear what people wish to add to it. If you need the stems, don't hesitate to ask in a DM or email.

Realm III [Instrumental Prologue]

Temporary Chemical - Instrumental

The story behind this one is that Rob Ulysses of Archmage Band often has a reoccurring dream setting that he calls the "Macabre Coast".

We tried out a new style for this one, a darker more ambient approach with slow, heavy and steady beats and haunting synth bells.

This song is a theme song for our game in progress of the same name. We hope that you like the result when it's ready.

Synth work by @rob-ulysses and @masha-solo, Lyrics by Masha and Craig Conley of Neons Gone Mad @prof-oddfellow, Vocals by Michael Warwick of Neons Gone Mad and Masha, additional ocean sfx, Tesla Spirit Radio sfx, and production by Neons Gone Mad

Archmage Band Bandcamp: https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/
Neons Gone Mad on Bandcamp: https://profoddfellow.bandcamp.com/ 

Here is Neons Gone Mad's brilliant music video for this track.  https://youtu.be/dihlEVVSHRg

More versions of this track are in the works. We'll post it as an EP when those versions are finalised.

Lyrics:

Recurring dreams
Of foreshores

Galloping foam
White horses

Mercury depths
Sorcerer's

Rime, as in hoarfrost
Wizened verses

As I watch the ocean's waves breaking through,
I ponder what such ancient waters must know
Witness valuable scenes far beyond the ship’s bow
While my own vague accounts may be false when anew
For what knows the ocean, and so much of it true,
Humankind bears no proof and the ocean no woe.
Its waves disregard with an infinite flow,

Why is a thought
like the sea?

An idiosyncrasy?

Tied to the moon's
apogee?

Why is a thought so
like the sea?

Knowledge left on the sand before swept away too.
And when the ageless heart of the tide
Would listen to questions that were asked by the best
Inquiries of paradox, of life and of death
It knows not whether to heed and abide

It's a notion
It's an ocean

It's a notion
It's an ocean

[Spirit radio voice]
Because we are connected through that droplet we are able to go back to that ocean through our dreams and can connect all the information that we need and bring it back with us through our sacred dream doors.

Macabre Coast

Why Is A Thought Like The Sea? (The Macabre Coast) w/ Michael Warwick and Masha Solo on vocals

Macabre Coast - Masha Solo ft. Michael Warwick of Neons Gone Mad

A fun, positive, hopeful dance song to start off the year, made for the Jamuary challenge (jamming lots in January).

Synth work by Masha @masha-solo using lmms DAW and Reason Compact.
Art by Masha using royalty free resources from Canva.

This time Rob was too busy to join me in synth composition, but I still consider it a band project.

It will be up Bandcamp at the end of the month, when we have enough to make it into a proper compilation and when it has more polish done to mixing/mastering.

Wishing you all a very happy, healthy, 2025 that's creative/productive (when you want it to be) otherwise I hope your time is fun & relaxing! Much love from Archmage Band.

Jamuary2025

Meadow Dance - Instrumental - For Jamuary2025

Meadow Dance - Instrumental (For Jamuary2025)

A character theme song for our game series in progress 'Parallel Tales'. Composed March 2025. Synth work by @masha-solo and @rob-ulysses. Art by Masha. Gradually we're finding more time for making the next album that this song will be on: Realm III [Instrumental Prologue].

Made using Reason Compact and lmms DAW. Background photo from Canva.

Thank you so much for listening.

Reigus - Instrumental

This is part of the Parallel Tales Soundtrack, and features three characters from the story: Thaddeus Fletcher, Anatolio Corelli, and Luvio Sterling.

It started when Masha composed a bassline in Reason Compact, which Bruce Parsons added a classical section to about 36 seconds long, and then Masha added and expanded upon it to create first Thaddeus' song, then the other two.

We had a blast working on this with you, Bruce! Thanks for joining us!

Art: By Masha, photos are royalty free from Pixabay and Canva.
The man with the red hair is Thaddeus, the man in the middle is Anatolio, and the man on the right is Luvio.

Bruce Parsons parts: Cellos, Moog Bass, Violins, Mills Piano, Serge Analogue Synthesizer @blankreg
All other parts: Masha @masha-solo

Parallel Tales is an upcoming fantasy novel to start with, later on, hopefully a radio play and eventually a game by Masha Solo and Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses).

We hope you enjoy the listen, and thanks for stopping by!

The Shell & The Rogues EP

The Shell & The Rogues (Thaddeus Fletcher’s Theme) - Instrumental

The Shell & The Rogues (Anatolio Corelli's Theme) - Instrumental

The Shell & The Rogues (Luvio Sterling’s Theme) - Instrumental

Hi everyone~

We decided to try our hand at remixing something for noxpox's open collaboration here: https://soundcloud.com/noxpox20/noxpox-padang in honour of noxpox's 20th page. (noxpox is already onto page 21 though! @noxpox21)

The original sounded surreal and haunting, so we went along the same lines.

DAWs used: lmms and Garageband for iOS

lmms sound credits:
Bell for arps by Surreal Music (SurrealMusic)
HOME Arp by Surreal Music (SurrealMusic)
Calcite by Hans Jinneman (maximumharp)
Blue Eyes by Hans Jinneman (maximumharp)
LegendArp by Ṁ€|_ØĐ€Ṁ₪Ň (Bhavs)
Astronaut Pluck4 FreeBoy But free! by Daniel (weatherman06)
Rhodes Space Dreamy by Lamosa (troser12troser28)
Legendary Lead [Monstro] by ektod (Ektod)

Original by noxpox @noxpox20
Remix by Masha Solo @masha-solo and Rob Ulysses @rob-ulysses

Update: It's remixable according to Creative Commons, and noxpox has given me permission for this file to be downloadable, so feel free to grab it to listen to or to remix. Thanks, noxpox!

Collabs and Remixes

noxpox - padang (Archmage Band Remix)

noxpox - Padang (Archmage Band Remix)

Composed June-July 2025
This one will likely be on the upcoming Arcane Arcade album.
Synth work by @masha-solo and @rob-ulysses
Art by Masha using Canva
Thanks for listening!

Arcane Arcade

Spellbound Groove - Instrumental

This instrumental version features guest guitarist Eric Morrison (Thanks for joining us, Eric! We think your guitar playing rocks!)

Vocals Version: https://soundcloud.com/archmageband3/swept-away-by-stunning-inspiration-ft-eric-morrison

credits

Synth work by Rob and Masha. @rob-ulysses and @masha-solo
Art by Masha using free Canva resources.
Featuring village bell chimes by Neons Gone Mad. @prof-oddfellow
Guest Guitarist: Eric Morrison @eric-morrison-10

Swept Away By Stunning Inspiration Single

Swept Away By Stunning Inspiration ft Eric Morrison - Instrumental

Swept Away By Stunning Inspiration ft. Eric Morrison - Instrumental

from Swept Away By Stunning Inspiration Single, released September 2, 2023
https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/album/swept-away-by-stunning-inspiration-single

Featuring Masha Solo's vocals with singing and spoken word poetry. We also invited guest guitarist Eric Morrison (Thanks for joining us, Eric! We think your guitar playing rocks!).

Lyrics (By Masha)
It is almost 17 o’clock, work is done, I need a walk
On a chilly eve of a beautiful autumn day
Trying to breathe deeply negativity away

Into the woods I went to try and clear my head,
(Exhale the memories…)
Want to erase the worry, and put joy into its stead,
(Exhale the memories…)
As I was strolling towards the bay,
(Exhale the memories…)
I took a seat on a bench along the way

Setting my thoughts back to the present time
Hearing the distant village clock’s timely chime
Made me do a double-take,

I take in the view of the nature that surrounded,
I found myself astounded!

At the rays that shone brightly through the multicoloured trees
(I found myself astounded!)

Orange, amber, yellow, and copper, bright red, and green,
Orange, amber, yellow, and copper, bright red, and green,

As the wind blew rustling countless leaves,
They made the finest natural choir,
Some drift down, with feather light graceful ease,
I figured out that nothing in my life is truly very dire

Since I have caught a glimpse at this spectacular scene
If I were not here, it would have gone completely unseen
Like a vision but so clear and so very pristine

I take in the view of the nature that surrounded,
I found myself astounded!

At the rays that shone brightly through the multicoloured trees
Orange, amber, yellow, and copper, bright red, and green,
Orange, amber, yellow, and copper, bright red, and green,

I take in the view of the nature that surrounded,
I found myself astounded!

At the rays that shone brightly through the multicoloured trees
Orange, amber, yellow, and copper, bright red, and green,
Orange, amber, yellow, and copper, bright red, and green

(Exhale the memories…)

credits

Synth work by Rob and Masha. @rob-ulysses and @masha-solo
Art by Masha using free Canva resources.
Featuring Masha Solo's vocals and spoken word poetry.
Featuring village bell chimes by Neons Gone Mad. @prof-oddfellow
Guest Guitarist: Eric Morrison @eric-morrison-10

Swept Away By Stunning Inspiration ft. Eric Morrison

In honour of our 3rd page being almost full, we bring you all an open collab opportunity.

We're about to launch our 4th Archmage Band page here on SC, and we thought it'd be nice to post a demo which serves as an open collaboration for a track that we call "Where the Circuits Meet the Spell" as a nice little closing piece for this 3rd page. (The rest of the tracks uploaded here will be reuploads, that were deleted due to not having enough room, or older tracks).

Feel free to put your own spin on this, as long as you credit and link back to us. No commercial use, please.

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

It's all going to be added to a special playlist: https://soundcloud.com/archmageband3/sets/where-the-circuits-meet-the-spell-open-collab-playlist

Open Collaborations

Meet The Spell (demo) [Open Collab]

Where the Circuits Meet The Spell - demo [Open Collab]

Our first collaboration with John Musichead, for our open collab "Where the Circuits Meet the Spell"

Thank you so much for this awesome cyberpunk-mood spin on our track, John!

In honour of our 3rd page being almost full, we thought it'd be nice to post a demo which serves as an open collaboration for a track that we call "Where the Circuits Meet the Spell" as a nice little closing piece for this 3rd page. (The rest of the tracks uploaded here will be reuploads, that were deleted due to not having enough room, or older tracks).

Feel free to put your own spin on this and the original track, as long as you credit and link back to us. No commercial use, please.

Original Track: https://soundcloud.com/archmageband3/meet-the-spell-open-collab

Synth work by Masha Solo and Rob Ulysses: @masha-solo and @rob-ulysses
Additional instruments by John Musichead @john-musichead
Art for this version is by Masha using Canva.

Thanks for being the first collaborator for the Open Collab playlist for this track. https://soundcloud.com/archmageband3/sets/where-the-circuits-meet-the-spell-open-collab-playlist

Where the Circuits Meet The Spell [Open Collab]

Where the Circuits Meet The Spell ft. John Musichead

Where the Circuits Meet The Spell ft. John Musichead - Instrumental

After this track spent ages on the back-burner, we're ready to show you all "Summertime, Vuhu Isles" a track meant for our adventure game in progress called "The Expedition of Vuhu Island" about archaeologists on a fictional tropical island.

For the longest time we weren't sure if this one was finished or not, but now we've decided that it's been a long time since we made this one (approximately 2016-2018 or so), and we're unlikely to revisit it due to hardware failure ages ago (unless Masha sings over it sometime in the future) 

We really hope you like this one, it's a companion piece to "The Bonfire Party".

The characters portrayed here are "Andrew Thomson" (with the dark hair) and "Artemida Leonova" (with the red hair).

Thanks so much for checking it out, and we hope it takes you on an journey to the tropics in your mind when you have a listen, and that it's a pleasant adventure that you enjoy.

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

Summertime, Vuhu Isles - Instrumental

In honour of our 3rd page being almost full, we thought it'd be nice to post "Where the Circuits Meet the Spell" and subsequent remixes as a nice closing piece for this 3rd page.
Our fourth page is starting up here: @archmageband4

Made for our open collab "Where the Circuits Meet the Spell" combining the fun and cool jam contributions of both John Musichead and noxpox - but arranged by us to form one complete  song.

Thank you so much for this awesome cyberpunk-mood spin on our track, John, and for weaving that amazing arcane synth soundscape, noxpox - it's been so much fun to compose with you two!

The Open Collab "Where the Circuits Meet the Spell" Playlist:
https://soundcloud.com/archmageband3/sets/where-the-circuits-meet-the-spell-open-collab-playlist

Feel free to put your own spin on anything in the playlist, as long as you credit and link back to us. No commercial use, please. If you need stems, reach out to us. BPM: 90

Original demo: https://soundcloud.com/archmageband3/meet-the-spell-open-collab

Synths by Masha Solo and Rob Ulysses: @masha-solo and @rob-ulysses 
Additional synths by John Musichead @john-musichead and noxpox @noxpox21 
Art for this version is by Masha using Canva.

Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy!

Where The Circuits Meet The Spell Open Collab

Where the Circuits Meet The Spell ft. John Musichead & noxpox - Instrumental

Archmage Band was founded in 2013 by Rob and Masha, who are a musician couple and synth pop duo from Australia.

Our Albums:
Realm I [Instrumental Prologue]: https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/album/realm-i-instrumental-prologue 
Realm II [Instrumental Prologue]: https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/album/realm-ii-instrumental-prologue-2

Gear:
We use a synthesizer (Roland Gaia SH-01), a midi controller (the Korg microKEY), Reason Compact, Figure, the LMMS DAW, and Garageband for iOS to make all our sounds.

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:
@archmageband (2020-2022 Music)
@archmageband2 (2022-2023 Music)

Solo Accounts:
@masha-solo
@rob-ulysses

Thank you all for listening to our music, we hope that you have a great day.

Hi, welcome to Archmage Band's 4th SoundCloud page!

Archmage Band was founded in 2013 by Rob and Masha, who are a musician couple and synth pop duo from Australia.

We released our first music in 2016, starting with the demo collection "The Bonfire Party":
https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-bonfire-party-demo-collection

Our Albums:
Realm I [Instrumental Prologue]: https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/album/realm-i-instrumental-prologue 
Realm II [Instrumental Prologue]: https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/album/realm-ii-instrumental-prologue-2

Gear:
We use a synthesizer (Roland Gaia SH-01), a midi controller (the Korg microKEY), Reason Compact, Figure, the LMMS DAW, and Garageband for iOS to make all our sounds.

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:
@archmageband (2020-2022 Music)
@archmageband2 (2022-2023 Music)
@archmageband3 (2023-2025 Music)

Solo Accounts:
@masha-solo
@rob-ulysses

Thank you all for listening to our music! We love collaborations. If you'd like to collaborate with us, please don't hesitate to reach out either via DM or email.

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