This album is the conclusion of a 10-year journey of writing, recording, learning, and growing as a musician from when I first started seriously recording my DTB persona back in 2013 with the release of the “Dundar The Barbarian EP(ic).” I’ve been sitting on finishing this album for a while now, and I think part of that was being unsure how to end this saga combined with mixed feelings on letting it go. With “Wintersea” I feel I’ve released something that represents a culmination of my experience in the recorded music realm, and lets the vessel that was Dundar The Barbarian sail to its resting place.

This release was originally going to be 4 songs, but with some encouragement from a very good musical friend, I was convinced to bring it up to 7 (my favorite number, also the sum of my other favorite numbers 3 and 4), which feels good for closure.
In its infancy, “Wintersea” was going to be an addendum to “Sunset Manor: Images, Light, Elation.” I wanted to make something that focused on acoustic guitar and singing, bringing the huge production that was SMILE back to Earth. Instead, “Wintersea” became its own entity, and I think it stands apart from the rest of my releases in a way that showcases a much different vibe and focus, particularly in its folk-music elements.

Thank you to all my supporters since I started releasing music as Dundar The Barbarian in 2013. It’s been a decade.

“End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it. White shores, and beyond, a far green country under a swift sunrise.”