Ginger Wizard – Curious Flora & Fauna Of The Ancient World (Uk)

Crypt of the Wizard is proud to present Ginger Wizard – The Curious Flora and Fauna of the Ancient World on vinyl and digital formats. About ten years ago in a record store in Prague, the Ginger Wizard discovered a copy of Bo Hansson’s Lord of the Rings LP. Although initially unfamiliar with the record, the reference to Tolkien’s masterwork and the incredible cover art drew him in and, rather fittingly, sent him off on a journey of discovery that would reshape his creative trajectory. Years later while working in cassette tape manufacturing, Ginger Wizard noticed that most fantasy-inspired music fell into two camps: metal and dungeon synth. With little interest in the former, but intrigued by the latter, he began writing a few songs imagining a beautifully packaged and tactile cassette tape. However, dungeon synth he soon realized was “the most boring music to make”. So began the Ginger Wizard’s own mythological discography. In 2022 came The Feast for