Compilation – Volume 3: The Book of Ages
This is the official page for the progress of our third compilation! It will most probably be an all digital release with around 17 tracks based around a time-traveller theme. It's all community based and we all contribute what we can to make this happen. Expect things to change here, currently it's all in a "Work in progress" state.
Story
The Sodality of the Star is a secret society of the ancient island civilization of Akrotiri. The Sodality devoted to the protection of a powerful jewel, the Sacred Star. When a cataclysmic earthquake devastates the island, members of the society flee in ships, but the jewel is hidden or lost. Throughout the ages of the world, descendants of the original membership seek to recover the jewel for power, faith or riches. But the ancient High Priestess of Akrotiri, Kitane, predicted at the end of her civilization that the Star would not be found until the world was remade in fire and water.
The Tracks/Ages
(with their real Earth-era equivalents in parentheses). Claimed artist name in bold :
1. Sodality of the Sacred Star (ancient secret society; temple workship) – Tincolindo
2. The Devastation of Akrotiri (Atlantis) – Conjurer
3. The Sea Priests (Ancient Bronze Age, the Sodality have become pirates) – ktroll97
4. The Peerless Empire (Rome) – Quest for Glory
5. Ages of Night (Dark Ages)
6. The Devotions of Brother Caleb (Monastic Age) – Dave Ranck
7. Raiders from the Wild Lands (Vikings) – Lost Kingdom
8. The Glorious Crusade of Orthal Knife (Crusades; Religious Strife)
9. The Alchemists (Renaissance; scientific discoveries) – MFM
10. The Magnificent Voyages of Beatrice Beattie (Age of Exploration) – Jeremy Wiebe
11. Dragons of Empire (Napoleonic Wars…with dragons) – Alexis Julemier
12. The Merchant Princes (Industrial Revolution)
13. Diamond Reign of the Empress Vincenza (Victorian Age) – Achazia
14. The Infernal Machines of Dr. Waldemar (Steampunk; Automatons) – Marion Ranch Records
15. Splitting the Atom (Nuclear Age)
16. Fire and Water at the End of the World (Envrionmental/Societal Collapse) – Pal Zoltan Illes
17. Akrotiri Reborn (A new island rises in the ocean; the cycle begins again) – Hetoreyn
What we need
This is what we need as of now:
- 17 tracks from 17 composers: You will be able to apply for a track and the Council will pick the final composer for each of the tracks if more than one has applied for one and the same track. The Council reserves the right to do as they fit :)
- The tracks should be original unpublished songs
- Artwork
- Artwork for front cover
- Artwork for back
- Booklet and miscellaneous graphics
- Mixing and mastering – The Slanted Room
How?
We'll probably make a digital download and either give it away for free or sell it through Bandcamp or similar. Currently it's a non-profit fan/community project for anyone so no money will essentially make it to the contributors. But we will hopefully provide an excellent way to get your work spread over the world. So think "promotional payment" for starters and any money that could trickle down to indiviuals a big bonus, so don't quit your day job just yet :P