Np bro, and lemme kno what u think of the preview when you can 🙏

You're one of the few users on this site that is as opinionated and bold as I am and I fuxx with it heavy even if I don't agree all the time

Ty! I'm glad and I appreciate the attention

Added to the @ list ✔️ ✔️ ✅

Background info:

• Next project is already in the works with talking to collaborators. In the early concept stages.

This project, The Future is Forever, was to be done everything by just me as a showcase and to flex musically not only to showoff n prove myself in business but also for art therapy - but next project will have features and collaborators.

• A few shows in California and Arizona are already in talks since a few months ago + more things. Aiming for the summer circuit and Halloween circuit at the earliest, Spring circuit next year at the latest.

I used to work at a local studio for mixing and co-production before covid for some years but had to quit due to being an at risk health person, I did beat selling irl n online till a year or two ago but now it's more 1 on 1 basis, and also online when I quit my studio job I do loop packs, chord playing, sample recreation and co-production to this day plus mixing - irl and thru online.

And then I decided to finally do my own thing. With my instrumental album that was planned for late 2022 but my harddrive n home studio that had the stems got destroyed which led to it being cancelled, which then led to me doing a full on vocalized album in 2023 with advice and studio access from friends in AZ and CA. The two interludes on TFIF are from the instrumental album, Grief is Love, and a few more that were saved n salvaged from the destruction will probably be released in some form either as loosies or an EP at some point.

Beat at 1:33 in the preview comp goes insane

We have a Classic Section??

That's the 2nd single, in July called Feel What's Real and my second fav on the album - I'm glad you fuxx with it

But don't tell no one 🤫

Most of the drums on it were also made on a drum machine clone of the LinnDrum LM2, some real Prince type s***

I wasn't lying that it was coming soon brother, this time

Damn this sounds dope, the whole presentation is really cool and the production sounds great, nostalgic but fresh, I think I see the vision. Looking forward to the single, interested to hear a full track after all those previews

Yeah the last one sounds really good

Thank u and I really appreciate the attention n listen, and I'm glad you actually like it !

And yes that is the idea, mixing n clashing of old and new. Like for example the first song preview after the intro talking in the comp, the bassline is actually modern 808s, but I used them in a bass guitar type of way that the 80s pop singers and black funk bands would do. Or like the "feel what's real" preview is using a clone of a very famous drum machine called the LinnDrum LM2 that was used heavily by Prince and a few others - but I then filtered them through modern programs. Etc. There's a lot of little things like that of mashing the old and the modern into something new and unique to me.

There is a follow through-line "story" on the full album too with the tracklisting. Sequencing is very important to me for a full-on project.

But overall I wanted to make something familiar but still new n distinct, n something that's "easy listening" but has edge and punch to it.

Most of the sounds I sound design myself and I mixed every track individually, but the mastering on all of them is nearly the same to keep a cohesion. And every track has this background static noise you will be able to hear too that pulls it together.

Once the full album comes out in October Im willing to break down the ins and outs of the project sounds n files n whatnot, if people are interested in something like that. The engineering and sound design I poured a lot into, n conversed with ppl irl to get it right.

Lot of the tracks have their own electronic genre inspiration as well. Such as UK Garage for No More Traffic, House for Wash My Hands, Disco for Identity Theft Me, EDM for I'm a Dog, Funk for A New Light etc. that would be used as a basis to build off of and twist.

But I didn't want the influences and the merging of "old n new" to come off as a gimmick or be so obvious on the nose - so getting cohesion and an overall style was very important so it doesn't fall into that trap.

Congrats brother can’t wait for the full project to drop

Looking forward to giving this a spin

The gang coming outside

cover is great, can’t wait for the release

Been waiting on this one bro you know what mf time it is

Ty, your project one of my fav of this year too and I f***ed with the art direction heavy so I really appreciate it 🙏🙏😭

Since day 1 u been supporting even in my sideline threads, so I had to get it out or imma look n feel like a d***head

art direction is craaaazy

gonna listen shortly

Thank u, more to come such as animated music videos, visualizers and the Singles artwork

Let me know what u think when u can my brother

those that liked the op before june 20th but werent in the @ list are being added to the @ list, its too late ur blood in now

About to check it out
Expert review incoming

ty, looking forward to it when u have time

snippets are hard, need the single expeditiously fam