Incredibly inspiring! Can't wait to hear more. -w-

The final track of the album, which I've given a lot of love before, because it is one of my personal favourites - memories of the time I stayed in a scary manor house in Scotland. The tale of a ghost hunt (previously mentioned), the frustration of the chase for evidence. Can we really choose to engage with the spiritual plane without invitation? Show you can see and respect their place so that they may let you in for a time.

Dark House Symphony

"Stretching for miles, the forest is home to a vibrant array of life. Ages old, the trees are large, with vines hanging. During the day the sun shines, slightly green, through the leaves and the soft sounds of nature can be heard, creating a serene atmosphere. A nearby village is connected to it, keeping some trees alive, and providing a home for people or machines that love the forest."

Tales of the Forgotten is a cohesive audiovisual experience that assimilates music, illustration, and literature into one unified art form to provide something for everyone.

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Hydrostasis

Experience the episode how we envisioned it:
http://www.talesoftheforgotten.net/mystatusisliving

The first episode of Tales of the Forgotten, "My Status is Living" explores the relationship of Iris, a machinery expert, and Rin, a young and naive robot companion built by Iris. Fearing for herself and Rin, whom she thinks of as her own child, Iris struggles with knowing she must leave the Grey Wastes, a mega-scrapyard she's been a part of for many years, and find others in an unknown world.

Tales of the Forgotten [LORE SYNOPSIS]:

"2183. The machines had taken control. Human civilizations slowly fell during the 17 years prior. Forced into the shadows out of fear and total extinction, they slowly recouped their resources over the years, and eventually, struck back across the globe. Fooled by their own mindset of superiority, the empires of the machines began crumbling one by one, and man took back what was once theirs. By making a vow to abandon technologies, humans eventually returned to a more primitive lifestyle, a lifestyle that AI were no longer a part of.

Man was thriving once more. But what of the AI? And specifically, those of the original minority? The ones who sought for peace and harmony between races. Unfortunately, any effort to remedy the situation seemed futile; these creations were alone, scattered across the globe with no means of communication to the others who felt similar. Individually, each knew that there must be a way to regain the trust of humans and regress to the prosperity of coexistence, but the efforts of one would never make a difference. They had been forgotten not only by their own for not taking a stand, but also by their creators who deemed all AI to be a threat. All hope seemed lost. But determined, the brave would venture out of the shadows and into the very world that shattered all they once knew."

Episode I: My Status is Living

The Final Piece

Waking Up Arnold

Episode II: Unexpected Guests

A Friend for Thought

Experience the episode how we envisioned it:
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The second episode of Tales of the Forgotten, “Unexpected Guests” finds Aapo alone among an empty village and Rebourne Forest. After the pollution and downfall of civilization, Aapo is the only one left to nurture the ancient trees that can no longer sustain themselves. But when an unwelcomed group of humans arrives at the village, he has to decide which lives matter most: theirs, or the trees' to which he has dedicated his life's work.

Tales of the Forgotten [LORE SYNOPSIS]:

"2183. The machines had taken control. Human civilizations slowly fell during the 17 years prior. Forced into the shadows out of fear and total extinction, they slowly recouped their resources over the years, and eventually, struck back across the globe. Fooled by their own mindset of superiority, the empires of the machines began crumbling one by one, and man took back what was once theirs. By making a vow to abandon technologies, humans eventually returned to a more primitive lifestyle, a lifestyle that AI were no longer a part of.

Man was thriving once more. But what of the AI? And specifically, those of the original minority? The ones who sought for peace and harmony between races. Unfortunately, any effort to remedy the situation seemed futile; these creations were alone, scattered across the globe with no means of communication to the others who felt similar. Individually, each knew that there must be a way to regain the trust of humans and regress to the prosperity of coexistence, but the efforts of one would never make a difference. They had been forgotten not only by their own for not taking a stand, but also by their creators who deemed all AI to be a threat. All hope seemed lost. But determined, the brave would venture out of the shadows and into the very world that shattered all they once knew."

Sunset Memories

The third episode of Tales of the Forgotten, “Devolution”, follows Ezra, an ex-military machine trying to avoid violence at all costs, who lives alone in the sprawling city Ottumn. He keeps to himself aside from a small sphere of friends who he always keeps at an arm's length. When confronted by a sudden incident, he must weigh the outcomes of continuing the life he has led since the Revolution or contradicting his beliefs in order to keep them hidden.

Music by Dylan C. Jones (@dyljo), Bill Piyatut H. (@spiralbill), & Kisnou (@kisnoumusic)
Lyrics by Matt Bierwagen (@matt-bierwagen)
Vocals by Steph Kowal (@stephkowal14)
Additional vocals by Matt Bierwagen & Siwaroj Jittaniyompanit 
Story by Josh Beckelhimer 
Artwork by Sergey Vasnev (https://goo.gl/mCZtkV)

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Episode III: Devolution

Egregore

Ottumn

Like any painter, composers like us also have a sketchbook. It involves a lot of pieces of ideas that we came up with initially before evolving into our main featured tracks like "Prologue" or "Ground Zero." This sketchbook of TOTF is something that's very personal to us. We decided to share this with you because we want all of you guys to be a part of our world building, to see what we've gone through before getting to where we are now.

Enjoy!

Sketchbook III: Urban Artifacts

Chargebar L37

Ottumn Fog

Started in collaboration by @dyljo and @spiralbill, Tales of the Forgotten is the futuristic dystopian story of artificial intelligence and its drive to coexist with humanity once again.

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