I know that you've heard of nerdcore music before, and while that can
be cool I am really only going to listen to so much hip-hop music. I
was then surprised to discover that there was a nerdy band (doing music
inspired by gaming and D&D stuff) that had more of an "indie"
rock sort of vibe to them. Think of The Lumineers or Of Monsters and
Men (maybe with a harder edge at times) singing about their D&D game, and you have an idea of what the band Chamber Band sounds like.
You should check the band out at their Bandcamp page and pick up their digital record Deities in your favorite digital music format. I really got into the songs Lawful Neutral and Shapeshifter. Asmodeus is well worth a listen as well. The production values on this record are slick and hold up to comparison with any mainstream or big label release you might be listening to. I am a fan of bands with boy/girl harmonies with their vocals, and Chamber Band delivers on that with crisp singing of well-written lyrics that you don't just have to be a nerd to want to listen to.
Seriously, if you haven't already clicked on the link to their Bandcamp page
and bought this, you need to do that right now. Gaming is about the DIY
approach to things, and now bands can do the same thing (with sites
like Bandcamp and many others). Just like how gamers can put together a
game book that they want and need and put it up on sites like Lulu.com
or RPGNow/DriveThruRPG and get it out to the people that it will connect
to, musicians can do the same thing. This is something that we should
all support, because that cool virtual garage band of today could very
well be the next big thing, and Chamber Band definitely has the talent
to be that thing. All that is needed is that missing piece...you.
Tell me what you think of this record once you have it. I'm curious to hear your takes on it as well. This record should be the soundtrack to your next D&D game.
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Photo by Jay Hoffman
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You should check the band out at their Bandcamp page and pick up their digital record Deities in your favorite digital music format. I really got into the songs Lawful Neutral and Shapeshifter. Asmodeus is well worth a listen as well. The production values on this record are slick and hold up to comparison with any mainstream or big label release you might be listening to. I am a fan of bands with boy/girl harmonies with their vocals, and Chamber Band delivers on that with crisp singing of well-written lyrics that you don't just have to be a nerd to want to listen to.
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Tell me what you think of this record once you have it. I'm curious to hear your takes on it as well. This record should be the soundtrack to your next D&D game.