"As Close As Brothers" - my Malazan Book of the Fallen inspired Fantasy Synth Album
“As Close As Brothers” is the debut album of my fantasy synth & ambient project “Thorasuul”. t’s what you might call a passion project. The songs are entirely centered on the experiences of Fiddler, one of the main characters from my favorite book series, “Malazan Book of the Fallen” by Steven Erikson. I’ve been working on it on and off for over a year, writing songs and then deleting them. I even considered scrapping the project altogether before releasing anything. As I read the books, I kept finding new approaches and ideas, which I then tried to translate into songs. I tried to create a setting in which a musical summary of the experiences, both joyful and painful, from Fiddler’s life could be captured. The incredibly beautiful cover art by Michal Kváč depicts the scene in which the songs take place: a clearing in the forest, somewhere in Genabackis. The night is deepening, and the wind rustles the treetops. Lost in memories, he sits by the fire and thinks of his comrades from the 9th Squad. First in, last out.
They were - “As Close As Brothers”
No AI was used to create any part of this Project.