Tortured by Locusts - Jan 2025
After a couple tracks I finally got the hang of making songs seem fuller. Off the top of my head I believe
two thousand of them was the first completed song of the album. That or see you there.
A large majority of songs were made when I was flown out to Florida for 5 or 6 months. Do not go to Florida.
Had a VERY rough time down there. I think this affected the mood of tortured by locusts a lot. I'd say the only
song with a positive-feeling chord progression. Everything else ranges from sorrow to somewhat angry to some sense
of longing. At least that's what I'm reading from the album.
But I would say something that had a greater impact than all of that was me getting Surge XT. My favorite synth to
use by FAR. It's open source, has a great range of effects, and very flexible in terms of modulation. I also feel
like it's easier to digest than other synths. They get too cluttered with knobs for me, but Surge XT just uses sliders,
something I can definitely get behind. I found pretty quickly that I was able to create various low fidelity synths
that I could then alter to sound heavy and claustrophobic or light and airy. The sounds I'm able to make sound incredible
to me, and if you don't want to start from scratch there are PLENTY of presets that you could just use straight up or heavily
change, great for sound design. Not even to mention the wavetables and how mjuch outside content there is; I have to reel
myself back in to talking about the album.
Another thing that brings a lot more diversity to the album is instead of basically only using drum loops I designed
a lot of the percussion to better fit the songs. That also contributes to an aspect of this alum that shows a lot of
improvement to me, the songs seem a lot more cohesive. I don't think think the lack of cohesion in Hi is such a drawback,
but that's just because of niche interests that makes me fond of clunky songs.
I actually notice almost an evolution from the first album. The melodies are mainly better in terms of structure, I was far
better at actualizing ideas, and I was able to control sounds more in terms of using them effectively, instead of everything
being loud as hell.
If I had to choose a favorite song it'd be hard. I think they're all pretty close in the race. But I think I'll go with
i wish for more burning. Shows my development well!
I could go on and on about other plugins I used, but that would be better suited for another writing. Maybe! Just maybe.
Raze
How does the water thrash against the metal
Pointless guilt serves nothing but to further manipulation
I feel guilty for being pointlessly guilty; for manipulating
I feel guilty for the evil acts i have committed
and the ones i have struggled to not be birthed into reality
I know myself to be evil, and this is not just pointless torture
I know that after a life of killing myself for decades - if there is any life after this - i will serve for what i am
An eternity where my flesh is ripped apart, nearly isolated in a deep brown field under a sick red sky
I could only hope to be alone, but you'll be there too
You won't let me fall into myself and lose my mind
You'll keep me outside, aware of the snapping and bleeding
Hope for something greater
Head split open
Tortured by locusts