Hey Newgrounders,

Just a quick update for those that may be unaware but NG Battle of the Bands 2024 is currently running from November 3rd to December 3rd. You will find both the discussion thread and the submissions thread in the Audio forum.

This year is different as solo acts are allowed to enter. You can find all the details and rules for this contest within the discussion thread. Just like last year the prize is $100 for first place, if there are more donations however this would allow for more prize tiers. Best of luck to everyone participating this year!

Hi Newgrounders,

I am pleased to announce that my music has been distributed to major streaming platforms such as Spotify, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, and all the other platforms that CD Baby distributes to (I went with CD Baby as my distributer.)

So far I have 3 albums distributed which are: Bards & Battles, Monuments in Time, and A Stream of Sound. Along with the single Belarusian Goth Girl from my side project/singer-songwriter project Siphon the Cipher

In other news NG Battle of the Bands will be returning again this year, that's right that music contest I hosted last year will be returning again this year starting on November 3rd. But this year solo artists/one man bands can now enter. An official BBS Thread for that will be created closer to the date so stay tuned for that.

Peace,

-Nathan

Hey Everyone,

The NG Pub Song Collab that I hosted has been published now. It originated on the NGAP Collab Center discord server in the Mature Collabs channel. If you are interested in being part of any future audio collabs then consider joining the NGAP Collab Center discord, you can find a link in the author comments of the NG Pub Song Collab.

Thanks to Ratedkid and FatherBeef for being part of this collab. I made the banner artwork for it myself which I shall showcase below.

Hey Newgrounders,

I released a new album on my Bandcamp titled Bards & Battles.

It is set in the fictional medieval fantasy world of Bardanheim, Bards & Battles is a fantasy themed album inspired by concept albums from popular power metal bands. It features a collection of both instrumental compositions and songs with an acoustic folk rock flavour to them. Bards & Battles is unlike any previously released album by Flamadour, as it’s the first to utilise vocals and with songs set in the same world as each other while still retaining the same Spanish guitar flair of the previous albums.

This album utilises storytelling as a focal point through the use of lyrics and accompanying instrumentation. Step foot into the wonderous world of Bardanheim! And be mesmerized by tales of Bards and Battles!...

You will find 9 tracks on this album. The first track off the album is Great Dragon's Bane which was the song I made for this year's NGUAC knock out round. I updated the song on Newgrounds to match the new final version of the song from the album. I did the same with the instrumental version which is also included on the album. As well as every other track of mine that appears on any of my albums on Bandcamp as I remastered all my previous albums since I recently purchased Bx_Masterdesk PRO by Brainworx as it was on sale for only $29.99 (which is great value at that price and a must have plugin.)

In other news I'm currently hosting a Pub Song Collab on the NGAP Collab Center discord server, it's currently still in the Mature collab start-up channel as there weren't enough people interested in it. But it will go ahead whether it gets a lot of participants or not. The due date for that Collab is October 6th (the last day of Oktoberfest this year.) So if you are interested in making a pub themed song for the collab then consider joining the discord server otherwise I can PM you the PDF document with all the rules and details for the collab.

Peace,

-Nathan

Hey Newgrounders,

I've reached 100 Fans on Newgrounds, I'd like to thank everyone who followed me and made this possible.

In other news, I have updated my Album A Stream of Sound on Bandcamp. I added the two compositions that I made for AIM this year. Which were Roaming The Golden Plains and The Air of Spring. But that is not all, I also created a new improvised folk track called The Great Pine Forest. The guitar part of the track was recorded in one solid take and was improvised in an Alternate tuning showcasing my ability to improvise a tune on the fly. The overall runtime of the album is just under 20 minutes now.

While still on the topic of Bandcamp, Back in June I released a singer-songwriter song from my new singer-songwriter project titled Vex Cipher. The debut single is titled Belarusian Goth Girl, this song was almost 2 years in the making as I first began writing the lyrics back in 2022 (or early 2023).

I re-recorded the guitars for the third and final time. And it took me a while to record the vocals after changing the lyrics to better suit to flow of the song. As well as practising my vocals to a point where it sounded decent enough with multiple takes being recorded in the process. (Singing is hard man!)

I may or may not upload the song to Newgrounds (depends if people like it enough I guess.) I also have the instrumental version on Bandcamp as part of the single.

In regards to my albums on Bandcamp. I created some physical CDs of my albums for myself to listen to and display in shadow boxes. I used some photoshop templates that I sourced online that have the correct 5mm bleed on the edges. I printed out the CD liners on photopaper since it's cheaper and easier to cut than cardstock. I cut out the liners by hand with a steel ruler and a pocket knife (since I didn't have a box cutter lying around at the time.) Overall the CDs came out good with the artwork (that I made myself) looking quite vibrant and clear in appearance. I'll drop an image to the first shadow containing my albums below. (I made up two shadow boxes in total thus far.)

Lastly to finish off this blog post, I shall drop a link to the song that I made for the NGUAC Knockout round. (I was delighted when I found out that I made it into the knock out round.)

I'll also be uploading the instrumental version to Newgrounds soon, so stay tuned for that.

Till next time

-Nathan

Hi Newgrounders,

I have released my second comedy album The New Goblin King which is available on Bandcamp. It contains a mix of new voice comedies such as Seductive Stories with Sebastian 4 & 5, The Forbidden Hot Sauce, The Corporate Media in a Nutshell, and Masochist Motel. Along with some older voice comedies that weren't included on my first comedy album A Priest Among Pervs

I also released a Mini EP titled A Stream of Sound which is also on Bandcamp.

In other news I've finally made a YouTube Channel which you can find Here. I've only got 1 video up right now which is a Music Video that I filmed and edited myself for my track Scorpion Dance. And let me tell you it was bothersome editing it all together and trying to sync up the official audio with the videos, along with trying to properly colour correct the individual clips.

Hey Newgrounders!

I have released a new album on Bandcamp titled Monuments in Time it's a compilation album with a brand new track titled The Road Least Travelled. It contains 4 Bonus Tracks bringing the total number of tracks up to 26. It has a runtime of 55 Minutes.

I consider this album my Anthology album as it contains the majority of previously released compositions which includes Dream State, Contemplation, Caravan of The Sand, and Prelude of The Nomad which were recently re-recorded for this album.

The Track Listing:

1. Dream State
2. Cycles
3. Andalusian Summer
4. Scorpion Dance
5. Dance of The Crimson Scarab
6. Caravan of The Sand
7. Enter the Ether
8. Ethereal Realm
9. The Last Cycle
10. Memorial
11. Prelude of The Nomad
12. Nomad's Journey
13. Conscious Resolution
14. Mortal Reflection
15. Mortal Coil
16. Faun Forest
17. The Road Least Travelled
18. Elysian Plains
19. Contemplation
20. Subtle Reflections
21. Within These Castle Walls
22. Winter Cave
23. Faun Forest (Soundscape) [Bonus Track]
24. Lake House [Bonus Track]
25. Early Morning Reflections [Bonus Track]
26. The Road Least Travelled (Extended Version) [Bonus Track]

In other news I started experimenting with VST instruments and uploaded 2 Tracks to Newgrounds that utilise a string ensemble

And lastly I also organized a Voice Acting Collab titled Attack of The Thespians which I uploaded before making this blog post. I recommend people check out the Collab as everyone involved did a great job!

Till next time,

-Nathan (Flamadour)

Hello Newgrounders,

I have released a new EP titled Subtle Reflections on Bandcamp it is an odd collection of compositions with 2 Nature Soundscapes, a Flamenco/Latin style track with percussion, An NG Collab entry, and some familiar classical guitar tracks. Furthermore It's a short 7 Track Extended Play with 3 of the tracks already released on Newgrounds. And those tracks are; Enter The Ether, Early Morning Reflections, and Subtle Reflections. I shall link those tracks below.

The Full EP Listing:

1. Subtle Reflections
2. Early Morning Reflections
3. Lake House
4. Enter The Ether
5. Dance of The Crimson Scarab
6. Echoes From The Motherland
7. Winter Cave (Outro)

By the way the EP is available to download for Free! or you can name your own price.

Peace,

-Nathan

Hello All,

I've uploaded my last 3 voice comedies for the year, I shall link them below.

The first is titled Mad Mackenzie's Mad Hat Emporium it's the only E rated voice comedy that I've made thus far. And it's the 14th track from my debut comedy album A Priest Among Pervs

The second one is A Weeaboo's Monologue which is also from my comedy album.

And the third one which I just uploaded is A Weeaboo's Monologue 2 Conventions (also on the comedy album) it's the sequel to the first monologue. There are a total of 4 monologues, the last two can heard on Bandcamp if you click the link above.

Happy New Year to you all,

Hey Newgrounders!

I have some news to announce. I just released my debut comedy album A Priest Among Pervs under the name Nathan G Volkov which is a derivative of my pen name. This album is a collection of voice comedies which includes 5 New Voice Comedies that haven't been released on Newgrounds before. All the voice comedies that appear on the album have been remixed and remastered.

A Priest Among Pervs is a collection of Voice Comedies featuring an assortment of interesting characters like; Sebastian an eccentric and flamboyant podcaster and the owner of a rather "interesting" business, an old man with an raunchy past and unconventional business venture, a Weeaboo named Wes with a strong dislike for furries, and a salesman/announcer who appears in crude and sometimes lewd adverts.

Track Listing:

1. Coffee Enemas
2. Sebastian Seductive's Sensual Spa
3. Seductive Stories With Sebastian
4. Seductive Stories With Sebastian 2
5. Seductive Stories With Sebastian 3
6. Grandpa's Sales Pitch
7. A Weeaboo's Monologue
8. A Weeaboo's Monologue 2 Conventions
9. A Weeaboo's Monologue 3 Vtubers
10. A Weeaboo's Monologue 4 Clowns
11. A Guide To Caring For Your Emotional Support Whore
12. Absorb-Ass
13. Flicking The Bean Cafe
14. Mad Mackenzie's Mad Hat Emporium

As you can see from the track listing the new voice comedies are; A Weeaboo's Monologue 1-4, and Flicking The Bean Cafe.

I also released a Compilation Album of my music a couple days ago titled Abstract World

Featuring new re-recorded versions of Mortal Reflection, Elysian Plains, and Conscious Resolution. As well as a brand new track titled Faun Forest. It also contains Mortal Coil, Ethereal Realm, Memorial, and Scorpion Dance from Short Stories & Folktales EP. This Album comes bundled with a large selection of Artwork created by me.

Track Listing:

1. Elysian Plains
2. Conscious Resolution
3. Mortal Reflection
4. Faun Forest
5. Mortal Coil
6. Memorial
7. Ethereal Realm
8. Scorpion Dance

But that's not all, I also released a Free/Name Your Price EP titled Discarded But Not Forgotten which is a collection of "B-Sides" and entries from the collaborations on Newgrounds that I either hosted or partook in.

This Extended Play features 9 short tracks. One of which hasn't been released on Newgrounds and that track is Memories Left Forgotten

Track Listing:

1. Woven Tapestry
2. Cloudy Day Dreaming
3. Ode To The Fallen
4. Motions
5. A Touch Of Melancholy
6. Andalusian Summer
7. Soaring Among The Eagles
8. Midnight Breeze
9. Memories Left Forgotten

I also remixed and remastered my previous releases Short Stories & Folktales and Vivid Expressions (Demo)

That's all for now! I will endeavour to make a "My 2023 Year in Review" post sometime soon.

-Nathan