I wasn't expecting an actual video with acting, costumes, sets, and stories. I thought it was just going to be a playlist of music set to old Lego catalogue images. This is WAY more creative than I thought it was going to be.
I’ve never experienced something like this on TH-cam. It’s wistful, strange and beautiful. Thank you so much for what looks like a lot of hard work to put this together.
Incredible!! What an amazing amount of work and dedication to produce this! Thank you for featuring some of my work in this fantastic tribute to Lego castle!!
It's very rare for the algorithm to direct me to something that so directly hits every part of my spot on the venn diagram, and even more rare for me to find it on the day it releases - this is wonderful work, absolutely has to be one of my favorite dungeon synth releases of the year, it has such a Tales Under the Oak vibe to it that really amplifies the charm. Keep up the amazing work!
This is so cracked and I can't believe it exists. It's such a specific combination of things that have been made to harmonize in an incredible way. May your creative outlets always bring you joy.
I sure hope the audience can come up with the key, I still need to watch the beginning. I felt like I was chasing the green dragon, like I ate some of the stuff growing by the armor shop.
Beautiful video, well done! I love all the little details, from the puppets to the animations, the VHS-era aesthetic and the interwoven lore. It's like a lost memory from childhood! And the music is great as always 👍
I came to this for music, was confused, and then became entranced. This brought me so many memories, particularly the tape that came with the Dragonstrike board game. Incredible stuff.
This style and camera work is fantastic.... Story time with Majisto... could be big hit to revive the classic castle theme and get kids interested again. This is pretty special thanks for sharing
I love the way you bring the sets to life, this coupled with some quality stop animation would be pure gold story telling for LEGO as each set can be one of many episodes.
I have watched the whole thing, and I gotta say, I get why it took so long! Having made such a professional project while having a day job is no small feat! Narrative albums really are your strong suit, I really enjoyed the story you weaved through the album, as well as your signature "creepy shit happens midway through the album," as seen in Enter the Dreamcastle, this time with a tinge of traumatic moments from 80s kids fantasy flicks. The last track was also incredibly poignant, and hits close to home even to a zoomer like me, whose happy childhood memories lie mostly in the early 2000s. Overall, *we're making it out of AD&D Second Edition with this one!* Overall, you've outdone yourself! Hopefully the community will be able to figure out that little ARG you've got going on, since I'm way too smoothbrained for that X)
This gave me chills and made me feel emotional. Really transported me back to the late 90's and early 2000's. Such a beautiful piece of art. I am trying so hard not to cry while watching this. Thank you and bless you everyone that worked on this. This is a masterpiece.
This is so avant-garde. Sure, it has elements of nostalgia worship seen in other hauntology subgenres. But, MAN, this emotionally cuts thought to the heart of my personal millennial memories; deep fried in authentic anolog lofi. And for once, I'm grateful to hear a fresh optimistic philosophy for those obsessed with their childhoods, like I do. Favorite track: "Black Falcon's Fortress" I'm a big DOS head and the 90s computer music instruments paired with those visuals gave me goosebumps!
Nostalgic and engrossing, I really love the storytelling throughout, absolutely stellar work. You continue to impress me with your ability to capture a moment in time. Also excellent taste in films. Legend and Dragonslayer? Perfect.
This is amazing! I was not expecting this. This is "VHS tape your mom picked for you at the library/goodwill/thrift store that you use to fall asleep to" core but that's just going to the surface of what's on display here. I can't wait to watch all of it.
Now that was awesome, a little different from your other albums since this has dialogue telling the story rather than being told in the timestamps like your "Enter the DreamCastle" album, but it's interesting. The crackly video quality makes me feel nostalgic for the 90s, the style reminds me of Vangelis when they made the music for movies like Blade Runner and that monologue at the end is so heartfelt I actually cried. I love it how you make these albums about old 90s Lego themes, and I'm going to keep watching to see what's coming next.
@dreamcastleTM She's not much of a vaporwave/LEGO person but she LOVES fantasy/medieval media so I think she'll connect with it a little differently than I do. But yes I think she'll like it :)
This is insanely fascinating, the sheer level of work not only in the animation and backdrops for the sets, but the actual set and outfit for the wizard etc. The biggest crime is youtube recommended me this before work so now I have to wait till tonight to see the rest of it
never been a composed writer or anything so here's a stream of consciousness if you care: This is absolutely fantastic. I didn't even realize the lego sets were CG for a long ways in - it just looks that good. I know the VHS effect obscures it a bit, but its still wonderful. The story was interesting, and honestly I'm probably gonna be too dense to figure it out in whole, though I do assume the unknown letters is probably some font that needs transcribed and translated from the language I would guess it to be in :) . Tried but my transcribed letter attempts were not good enough it seems. Is it for the mythical seventh tape (that I assume is also sold out?) Majisto and Ogwen are wonderful and I greatly enjoyed them both. I still can't get over how good the background looked for that scene, I assumed some was CG but not nearly as much as it seems. Even just the overviews of the playsets were just so well done, the lighting, the candle and torch effects, the camera work, it all felt like a classic commercial but better. The attention to detail in all of these is just phenomenal, even the "media found" video looking realistic, but very clearly having the harry potter era door piece is just so cool. I never really had any of the castle sets, but I always wanted some. I do remember some of the sword and helmet pieces etc, so I assume we had one or two small sets. Always wanted one of the ghosts, but never realized how many sets had them! You really had to hit with the feels at the end though huh? I don't know if I will ever be able to capture that wonder again playing with sets back when, but I hope to try. (you did a pretty incredible job doing it here) I also spent a bit of time on your website. Its a bit overwhelming, but I do love it. Will have to spend more time later - been cleaning for a family visit the afternoons this week. Would love to see a set of the room you used as Majisto's place. This is the type of video I would expect to find with tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of views. I hope the algorithm keeps it flowing, you really deserve it. I also see you have an album on bandcamp with what looks to be a Johnny Thunder picture... thats a real throwback for me, whether it be staring at the catalogues over and over or what sets I did have. Anyway, thanks for reading my textwall (or not). Hope this takes off.
The ending pretty much states the emotional thesis behind the continued exploration of vaporwave and its subgenres. Perhaps, it speaks for all of us. Thank you.
@@dreamcastleTM Nostalgia has often been used for ill and for gain from others. It can trick us and deceive us and leave us in an opium like state. Yet, at the same time, nostalgia could be the very key to our self actualization as it can be used as a tool to craft and shape art in that pursuit to make sense of our past. Vaporwave artists for a long time have highlighted the vapid meaninglessness of our overly commercialized past decades. Artists today, I've noticed, are exploring that very same nostalgia through a hopeful and optimistic lens, one that is mindful of its contexts and exploitation. Nostalgia can either enslave us, or set us free, creating the very future we wanted to see when we were young. It can empower, inspire, and remind us that life is such a wonderful gift. What you have done with this album is make this clear. The art from the past (movies, books, themed toy sets) can influence the art of the future. That, I feel, is the emotional triumph of this album.
I'm blown away by the amount of work and production that has gone into creating this. And am beyond honoured that you asked to feature some of my MOCs. It was a real delight to see them pop up amongst the vintage sets and alongside the fantastic designs of @the_brick_stop and @bricks_fan_uy as well.
Genuinely awesome and well worth the wait. The quality of your work started strong and has only gotten better over time. Can’t wait to see what’s next!
Argh, this can't premier soon enough. I've been counting down the days. The trailer was incredible, so I can only imagine how awesome the final product will be. I think I'll try to host a watch party in the Summer of Slug server 🤔
Congratulations on another incredible project Dreamcastle. I have been diving heavily into Lego Castle over the past few months and seeing this video, the love for all that made this theme amazing shines through. Both in the sets themselves as well as the creative and interesting ideas that people have made from them. Kudos!
At the start of Bandit Ambush, I caught a very subtle Street Fighter III sample. Akuma has one of the best themes! Good choice! Great pitch work with the sample and perfectly timed with the drums!
haha, in this case it wasn't a sample, but it may very well have been the same synth instrument. I made a few deliberate choices to use some pretty famous patches.
This is so incredible, the vibe is immaculate. I felt a pain in my soul listening and watching through this, but not in like a bad way. The word 'nostalgia' is formed from the greek words nostos (homecoming) and algos (pain) so calling this a Symphony of Nostalgia would be all too accurate. The ending especially really drives it all home for me.
Looks and sounds amazing! Coming from a vintage Lego and vintage synth collector! I've been thinking about using an old vhs camera to film my mocs and add some ambient stuff over it.
Man. This is amazing! I love all of the hard work put into your art. I do really wish I got my hands on one of those tapes though… Great job and keep up the magic!
i just thoughtt his was gonna be a simple video with music playing in the background while lego stuff was happening at first. then i just went on a whole entire trip. I know i just finished the video but. i want more!! XD Thank you for this and great job to everyone that made this possible!!!!!!
i thought for a moment some of this was made with ai, in the 80's fantasy film ilk of ai generated videos, but no. You really did pull off this look by yourself with tools, what an idea in this day and age, thank you so much for making this fascinating piece, well done.
As a 90’s kid i approve this. I do wish there is more story and music like this. I can tell these musici and story were made with heart and sympathy. Long live the lego dark age!
based and brick pilled
“It’s my sleepover and I get to choose the movie!”
certified banger
I've been on youtube for 15 years and this is the first time I hit the algorithm lottery
This was an incredible convergence of things I'm very, very into.
I wasn't expecting an actual video with acting, costumes, sets, and stories. I thought it was just going to be a playlist of music set to old Lego catalogue images. This is WAY more creative than I thought it was going to be.
I’ll admit, I was not expecting it to be a Jim Hensons storyteller type video but wow. I must say it feels nice.
This is a 10/10 youtube video.
I’ve never experienced something like this on TH-cam. It’s wistful, strange and beautiful. Thank you so much for what looks like a lot of hard work to put this together.
@@pescando thank you 🥲
This is like a secret history of the Lego Castle sets and the stories they tell.
Incredible!! What an amazing amount of work and dedication to produce this! Thank you for featuring some of my work in this fantastic tribute to Lego castle!!
WE ARE BLACK-KNIGHT-MAXXING TONIGHT BOIS
Such a perfect fusion, I'm almost mad it wasn't me who thought of it. It's so well made I forgive you though!
Me: I’m not going to watch the latest blockbuster on Netflix, it’s too long
Also me:
This is not the usual algorithm-driven synthslop that's polluting TH-cam. It's amazing art worthy of respect.
It's very rare for the algorithm to direct me to something that so directly hits every part of my spot on the venn diagram, and even more rare for me to find it on the day it releases - this is wonderful work, absolutely has to be one of my favorite dungeon synth releases of the year, it has such a Tales Under the Oak vibe to it that really amplifies the charm. Keep up the amazing work!
@@doodstormer 🥹
It's gotten to the point where I look forward to a free TH-cam video more that any Hollywood movie in the past 15 years
The kind of kids special that would have been made in the mid 80s to early 90s, and I am so happy to witness it.
The ending hit hard and felt relatable 😭
Also, I'm so glad to see dungeon synth used more as something you might call fantasy or medieval synth... nice to hear more cheery or normal tracks
This is so cracked and I can't believe it exists. It's such a specific combination of things that have been made to harmonize in an incredible way. May your creative outlets always bring you joy.
Medieval Blacksynthwave
I sure hope the audience can come up with the key, I still need to watch the beginning. I felt like I was chasing the green dragon, like I ate some of the stuff growing by the armor shop.
I'm not too good with this sort of secret storytelling thing. I hope I can figure at least some of this out. I want to know if our heroes are okay!
Beautiful video, well done! I love all the little details, from the puppets to the animations, the VHS-era aesthetic and the interwoven lore. It's like a lost memory from childhood! And the music is great as always 👍
This boutta explode someday
I’m watching this in college and this has all my attention
I came to this for music, was confused, and then became entranced. This brought me so many memories, particularly the tape that came with the Dragonstrike board game. Incredible stuff.
the visual production on this is insane
Bro, the level of craftsmanship coming off this video.
This is my favourite thing ever I think (I haven't even watched it)
This style and camera work is fantastic.... Story time with Majisto... could be big hit to revive the classic castle theme and get kids interested again. This is pretty special thanks for sharing
I love the way you bring the sets to life, this coupled with some quality stop animation would be pure gold story telling for LEGO as each set can be one of many episodes.
I have watched the whole thing, and I gotta say, I get why it took so long! Having made such a professional project while having a day job is no small feat! Narrative albums really are your strong suit, I really enjoyed the story you weaved through the album, as well as your signature "creepy shit happens midway through the album," as seen in Enter the Dreamcastle, this time with a tinge of traumatic moments from 80s kids fantasy flicks. The last track was also incredibly poignant, and hits close to home even to a zoomer like me, whose happy childhood memories lie mostly in the early 2000s. Overall, *we're making it out of AD&D Second Edition with this one!*
Overall, you've outdone yourself! Hopefully the community will be able to figure out that little ARG you've got going on, since I'm way too smoothbrained for that X)
@@TheSynthPunk this means a lot to me, thank you
OMG I love the dragon puppet!
Shame to have missed out on a cassette, but this is getting me through my work this morning. Thankyou Majisto and Ogwen ❤
This gave me chills and made me feel emotional. Really transported me back to the late 90's and early 2000's. Such a beautiful piece of art. I am trying so hard not to cry while watching this. Thank you and bless you everyone that worked on this. This is a masterpiece.
😢
This is so avant-garde. Sure, it has elements of nostalgia worship seen in other hauntology subgenres. But, MAN, this emotionally cuts thought to the heart of my personal millennial memories; deep fried in authentic anolog lofi. And for once, I'm grateful to hear a fresh optimistic philosophy for those obsessed with their childhoods, like I do.
Favorite track: "Black Falcon's Fortress"
I'm a big DOS head and the 90s computer music instruments paired with those visuals gave me goosebumps!
This is a certified hood classic!
i want all of these lego sets
Nostalgic and engrossing, I really love the storytelling throughout, absolutely stellar work. You continue to impress me with your ability to capture a moment in time.
Also excellent taste in films. Legend and Dragonslayer? Perfect.
This is amazing! I was not expecting this. This is "VHS tape your mom picked for you at the library/goodwill/thrift store that you use to fall asleep to" core but that's just going to the surface of what's on display here. I can't wait to watch all of it.
beautiful
This is so beautiful christ, so much work and love into this
What an amazing journey. This is something special.
Now that was awesome, a little different from your other albums since this has dialogue telling the story rather than being told in the timestamps like your "Enter the DreamCastle" album, but it's interesting. The crackly video quality makes me feel nostalgic for the 90s, the style reminds me of Vangelis when they made the music for movies like Blade Runner and that monologue at the end is so heartfelt I actually cried. I love it how you make these albums about old 90s Lego themes, and I'm going to keep watching to see what's coming next.
Forget the cassette tape, I need a video tape of this masterpiece! ✨
Oh boy I can't wait to make my wife watch this on my birthday
@@colingreening711 will she enjoy it?
@dreamcastleTM She's not much of a vaporwave/LEGO person but she LOVES fantasy/medieval media so I think she'll connect with it a little differently than I do. But yes I think she'll like it :)
OMGGGGGGGG WHEN YOU USED THE ACTUAL MEDIEVAL ILLUSTRATIONS THAT DROVE ME FUCKING CRAZYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
algorithm please PLEASE pick this up
This is insanely fascinating, the sheer level of work not only in the animation and backdrops for the sets, but the actual set and outfit for the wizard etc.
The biggest crime is youtube recommended me this before work so now I have to wait till tonight to see the rest of it
never been a composed writer or anything so here's a stream of consciousness if you care:
This is absolutely fantastic. I didn't even realize the lego sets were CG for a long ways in - it just looks that good. I know the VHS effect obscures it a bit, but its still wonderful. The story was interesting, and honestly I'm probably gonna be too dense to figure it out in whole, though I do assume the unknown letters is probably some font that needs transcribed and translated from the language I would guess it to be in :) . Tried but my transcribed letter attempts were not good enough it seems. Is it for the mythical seventh tape (that I assume is also sold out?)
Majisto and Ogwen are wonderful and I greatly enjoyed them both. I still can't get over how good the background looked for that scene, I assumed some was CG but not nearly as much as it seems. Even just the overviews of the playsets were just so well done, the lighting, the candle and torch effects, the camera work, it all felt like a classic commercial but better.
The attention to detail in all of these is just phenomenal, even the "media found" video looking realistic, but very clearly having the harry potter era door piece is just so cool.
I never really had any of the castle sets, but I always wanted some. I do remember some of the sword and helmet pieces etc, so I assume we had one or two small sets. Always wanted one of the ghosts, but never realized how many sets had them!
You really had to hit with the feels at the end though huh?
I don't know if I will ever be able to capture that wonder again playing with sets back when, but I hope to try. (you did a pretty incredible job doing it here)
I also spent a bit of time on your website. Its a bit overwhelming, but I do love it. Will have to spend more time later - been cleaning for a family visit the afternoons this week.
Would love to see a set of the room you used as Majisto's place.
This is the type of video I would expect to find with tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of views. I hope the algorithm keeps it flowing, you really deserve it.
I also see you have an album on bandcamp with what looks to be a Johnny Thunder picture... thats a real throwback for me, whether it be staring at the catalogues over and over or what sets I did have.
Anyway, thanks for reading my textwall (or not). Hope this takes off.
This goes so hard, it’s been on a loop while I work. Truly and sincerely - bravo.
First time the youtube algorithm has gifted me with something so amazing.
This is something special, incredible work all around
The ending pretty much states the emotional thesis behind the continued exploration of vaporwave and its subgenres. Perhaps, it speaks for all of us. Thank you.
🥹
@@dreamcastleTM Nostalgia has often been used for ill and for gain from others. It can trick us and deceive us and leave us in an opium like state. Yet, at the same time, nostalgia could be the very key to our self actualization as it can be used as a tool to craft and shape art in that pursuit to make sense of our past. Vaporwave artists for a long time have highlighted the vapid meaninglessness of our overly commercialized past decades. Artists today, I've noticed, are exploring that very same nostalgia through a hopeful and optimistic lens, one that is mindful of its contexts and exploitation. Nostalgia can either enslave us, or set us free, creating the very future we wanted to see when we were young. It can empower, inspire, and remind us that life is such a wonderful gift. What you have done with this album is make this clear. The art from the past (movies, books, themed toy sets) can influence the art of the future. That, I feel, is the emotional triumph of this album.
@@RemnantCult thank you so much for this comment. You understand 🥹
I'm blown away by the amount of work and production that has gone into creating this. And am beyond honoured that you asked to feature some of my MOCs. It was a real delight to see them pop up amongst the vintage sets and alongside the fantastic designs of @the_brick_stop and @bricks_fan_uy as well.
@@ClassicStyleCastle it’s an honor having you be apart of this ☺️
What a trip!! Absolutely breathtaking, my satisfaction is immesurable and my day is greatly improved due to having found this pearl!
I'm at a loss for words. This was beautiful. The end had me tearing up. Absolutely amazing.
Genuinely awesome and well worth the wait. The quality of your work started strong and has only gotten better over time. Can’t wait to see what’s next!
Argh, this can't premier soon enough. I've been counting down the days. The trailer was incredible, so I can only imagine how awesome the final product will be. I think I'll try to host a watch party in the Summer of Slug server 🤔
i feel ya. thanks so much for doing that!
Omg there's a Summer Of Slug server and you there's watch parties too!? Wow I gotta join.
The go should’ve done something like that in the early days to promote their brand.
I desperately need a behind the scenes for this.
I love lego castle, dungeonsynth and vaporwave. I never thought both three would ever been mixed *LOL*
good job 🧙♂🪄
you CAN go home again but it’s a Lego castle now.
This is amazing!! All the nostalgia! What a production!
Congratulations on another incredible project Dreamcastle. I have been diving heavily into Lego Castle over the past few months and seeing this video, the love for all that made this theme amazing shines through. Both in the sets themselves as well as the creative and interesting ideas that people have made from them.
Kudos!
thank you!!!!
At the start of Bandit Ambush, I caught a very subtle Street Fighter III sample. Akuma has one of the best themes! Good choice! Great pitch work with the sample and perfectly timed with the drums!
haha, in this case it wasn't a sample, but it may very well have been the same synth instrument. I made a few deliberate choices to use some pretty famous patches.
@@dreamcastleTM very likely then. It goes almost note for note.
This is so incredible, the vibe is immaculate. I felt a pain in my soul listening and watching through this, but not in like a bad way. The word 'nostalgia' is formed from the greek words nostos (homecoming) and algos (pain) so calling this a Symphony of Nostalgia would be all too accurate. The ending especially really drives it all home for me.
Oh man this fills me with so much nostalgia, such amazing video
i love this so much. been wanting to do a short in this style for some time so to see someone do it so well is super inspiring. lovely watch
Looks and sounds amazing! Coming from a vintage Lego and vintage synth collector! I've been thinking about using an old vhs camera to film my mocs and add some ambient stuff over it.
New concept for me. Still confused. But I like it.
Absolutely otherworldly! What an amazing portal into the imagination you've created, thank you Dreamcastle!!! :)
🏰 C A S T L E 🏰
Man. This is amazing! I love all of the hard work put into your art. I do really wish I got my hands on one of those tapes though…
Great job and keep up the magic!
Need more like this! Too 🔥🔥🔥
This is Yoked AF. Great work.
incredible work
This was so, so wonderful. Thank you very much for your art. Hope theres more in the works! Greetings from Spain ❤😊
@@Brickmogul hello from New England!!
i just thoughtt his was gonna be a simple video with music playing in the background while lego stuff was happening at first. then i just went on a whole entire trip. I know i just finished the video but. i want more!! XD
Thank you for this and great job to everyone that made this possible!!!!!!
i thought for a moment some of this was made with ai, in the 80's fantasy film ilk of ai generated videos, but no. You really did pull off this look by yourself with tools, what an idea in this day and age, thank you so much for making this fascinating piece, well done.
@@Ranookswierdstuffs thank you! I tried to get as practical as possible, as an homage to my favorite 80s films.
Absolutly amazing! ❤
I have no idea how I got here, but this is marvelous.
I love Bridget, the Forestman girl. I want to try to make a minifig of her!
show me when you're done. she's somewhat based on the minifig with bangs from the Dark Forest sets.
I enjoyed it
much like
That basssssss
I am so fucking excited to watch this
IDK how I missed the tapes already 😢
im sorry 🙁
Ok, well, automatic sub from me, damn
This is glorious
Can't wait! Hopefully Majisto the Sampleweaver treats our ears yet again 🎉
YOU SHOULD MAKE THESE BUT FOR LEGO MARS MISSION, LEGO SPACE POLICE III, AQUA RAIDERS, ETC ETC ETC
amazing work!!
This was incredible. I went to buy a cassette immediately and they're all already sold out? Is there any chance you'll put out more?
@@AidanRickard I’m sorry, probably not 😢, but the last secret variant is still waiting to be discovered in the Dream Castle
@@dreamcastleTM Aw that is a shame indeed. I bought the digital album either way. Love your work
@@AidanRickard thanks!!!!
fucking love this, thank you
That was awesome... Good job !
As a 90’s kid i approve this. I do wish there is more story and music like this. I can tell these musici and story were made with heart and sympathy. Long live the lego dark age!
absolutely phenomenal work
this was awesome
Woah, this is super cool
Holy.
Shit.
Exquisite
I love this