Kipling Wrote:
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> Tangerine Dream's 1983 recording, "Hyperborea", is
> highly atmospheric and recommended to any fan of
> Clark Ashton Smith who also enjoys
> electronica/ambient recordings. In addition to the
> weird title track, the other tracks are "No Man's
> Land," "Cinnamon Road," and "Sphinx Lightning".
They're not the most dynamic compositions, but they're profoundly stimulating
while reading. They do a fantastic job at transporting my astral self through time and space to the jungles of Commoriom or the ice-islet Yikilth. Hyperborea suggests a sense of lost mysteries waiting beneath the ice, and No Man's Land makes me think of the trippy journey to such mysteries.
Sojourner's suggestion is musically rich, making it difficult to read with (without distraction), but on its own it gives a good archaic kick! I envision myself in some sort of Hyperborean festival, dancing and chanting around a sacrificial flame in honor of Y'houndeh or some other animal-headed gods of plenty.
I have a couple suggestions, derived from a video game. The following suggests the sort of eerie atmosphere Satampra might have felt while entering the temple of Tsathoggua, to me anyway.
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And the following feels more sorcerous or sinister, not to mention exotic. Could be suitable for Hyperborea or Zothique.
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