Along with Wizards of the Coast's newly launched Spelljammer: Adventures in Space (Gameology, Amazon AU) Dungeons & Dragons campaign collection, a new music album SPELLJAMS was digitally released a few days ago (under the musician label named 'Kill Rock Stars') on a number of platforms (source: Nerdreactor).
While many of these platforms provide streaming of the album's tracks for existing platform account users / paid subscribers, ANYONE without a user account / paid subscription can enjoy (AND download) this album's tracks for FREE by going to Kill Rock Stars' official YouTube playlist.
Here's the list of all platforms that SPELLJAMS has been released on, with comparison notes on what's required in order to listen to and/or download the album tracks:
| [Platform] | [Notes] |
|---|---|
| Bandcamp | 'Buy Digital Album' price is $14 USD |
| Spotify | requires account, and also a paid subscription plan for offline listening & higher sound quality |
| YouTube playlist | free to listen to for anyone, does not require account sign-up/sign-in or subscription/membership. Recommendation: A person can use a YouTube downloader tool (e.g. free, open-source youtube-dl) to download this album's tracks for FREE, as MP3/OGG etc. format audio files, for off-line listening convenience and portability. |
| Apple Music / iTunes Store | Non-subscribers can only enjoy 60 second 'Preview' listening duration on any track; requires paid Apple Music subscription for unlimited streaming; iTunes Store album price is $12.99 USD |
| Deezer | requires paid subscription plan, streaming only (no option to buy/download tracks) |
| Amazon Music | Australia region users cannot buy/download any album, can only stream |
| Pandora | Not available to Australia region |
| Tidal | requires paid subscription plan, streaming only (no option to buy/download tracks) |
| Napster | requires paid subscription plan, streaming only (no option to buy/download tracks) |
SPELLJAMS music album (source: Kill Rock Stars blog post)
For nearly five decades, Dungeons & Dragons has inspired generations of creative people to make movies, novels and, yes, music. Now that relationship is even more distinct with the release today of an album of music created by cutting-edge bands and musical acts all inspired by Spelljammer: Adventures in Space. The far-out storytelling in the world’s greatest roleplaying game’s latest offering is fertile ground for composing some of the most original songs you’ll hear this year from bands like Magic Sword, Shabazz Palaces and OSEES.
SPELLJAMS features a double LP’s worth of tracks from artists all produced by Chris Funk, guitarist from The Decemberists who plays D&D with many folks in the music scene in Portland, Oregon. Chris Perkins, story architect at D&D and lead designer of Spelljammer, worked with Funk to bring the Flash Gordon-esque soundtrack to life.
Pre-orders are open now for the vinyl Artifact Edition deluxe double LP which will come in a triple gatefold LP jacket with custom art and graphic design from the D&D Team at Wizards of the Coast. The release date for the vinyl Artifact Edition of SPELLJAMS will be announced at a later time. Pre-order now here.
- “Seeds Of Destruction” - Magic Sword
- “Arena Of Blood” - Osees
- “Space Is A Place” - Reggie Watts
- “Visible Lights” - TEKE::TEKE
- “Far” - Black Marble
- “Left Hand Path” - Mikaela Davis
- “love is the disaster” - Lucius
- “Xedalli” - Penny & Sparrow
- “Moon Dancer” - Y La Bamba
- “Light of Xaryxis” - Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
- “Spacefighters” - MonoNeon
- “Crystalline Climbers” - Cardioid & pink paint
- “Me and The Moon” - Devon Gilfillian
- “Endless Sea” - Red Fang
- “Ghost Of The Nautiloid” Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band
- “Forgotten Land” - Deru, Arooj Aftab
- “Topolah’s Song” - Wizard of Waz
- “chaotic.evil.astral.elves” - Califone
- “The Door To Endlessness” - Shabazz Palaces
Anyone know of any better deal than $165 on Amazon for the Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebook Gift Set?