Conrad - the Riverside Quest [Full Album]

Join the journey of the Knight as he goes on his Riverside Quest to rescue a princess. But, rescuing the princess from the Dragon in the castle in the dark mountains is merely the beginning of the struggle. Both his physicality and mentality are put to the test, and slowly it dawns on him that a very fundamental question is being asked of him: Stay loyal to what you are supposed to be, or to what you want to be?

00:00 | 1. Adventure Dreaming
03:18 | 2. Jambalaya Falls
06:29 | 3. The Knight and the Dragon
10:28 | 4. Longing for the River
13:34 | 5. Empty Halls
17:01 | 6. Battle of the Ochre Fields
20:28 | 7. Life, Death, and Love
25:21 | 8. Dance on my Grave
28:03 | 9. Fade into the Light
35:17 | 10. Bells of a Place Called Home

Let me know what your favourite track is!

I wrote this album over the course of three-and-a-half years, working on it in periods in between my Pocket Operator albums. I think this album nicely shows my musical progression and maturation, also with respect to workflow and mixing.

All the music is made in the DAW (digital audio workstation) Renoise, which was very suitable for some of the break-heavy songs (Jambalaya Falls), but not as much for the ones with mostly long recordings, like Longing for the River. Most songs are made in a slightly different way, as I was also experimenting with the programme, and with new musical ideas (see song descriptions for the specific ideas per song). Some songs took years to finally wrap up, as I struggled to make a nice cohesive unit out of them.

All music and artwork by Conrad