“Apathy Inertia” is the 5th single to I AM A DUO’s first concept album “soundtrack for
movies in my head”. The album is a collage of Mental Health inspired music, with each track
representing a manifestation of how we are affected.
"Apathy Inertia" represents the big monster of self-pity and procrastination caused by
imposter syndrome. I composed the whole album having dancing and movement in my
head, so hopefully it gives the listener a feeling of "moving slow" or "trying to break away"
from inertia. Like jagged little sharp spasms engulfed and drowning on the surface...
The inspiration came in the worst possible way: by feeling it.

Apathy Inertia

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The Dance Files

Androids' Cry

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LoFi BoomBap

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Dilla

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Endorphine

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End (It Only Takes a Jerk)

My entry on Boi1Da's Splice producer competition.

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Beauty In The Beast

What
“soundtracks for movies in my head” is conceived as a multimedia project.
It is an installation where the audience watches a sequence of short movies synced to music from the EP, with each track having a main “feeling” as a theme. Other artists from different media (painting, photography, and design) can contribute with relevant exhibitions. This would be followed by an informal discussion panel to ignite a conversation and awareness about the feelings and personal experiences related to mental health and modern-day anxieties.
The track list, and themes represented are tentatively as follows:
1.    STATUS ANXIETY – COVID-19, anxiety, stress, FOMO (fear of missing out), fake news, BLM, police brutality, recession. Notifications, status updates, cancel culture. Climate Crisis, global politics, religious terrorism… Phew! I am triggered just by writing this. 
2.	FETAL POSITION – Insecurity that comes from all the above mentioned. Depression. Wanting to just “curl up” and hide.
3.	APATHY INERTIA – A big and slow monster. Trying to "move" physically and mentally. Overcome the urge to freeze due to anxiety and insecurity. Fear of failure and not fulfilling “social validation” leading to procrastination.
4.	STATE OF EUPHORIA – Being on the other side. One of the “oh, so happy!” people. Self-medicating. Numbness. Drugs, Alcohol, Sex. Release of endorphins. The rush… And the crash…
5.	PHANTOMS – Paranoia induced by social media – being “ghosted”. Life is happening and you’re not taking part. Everybody is “oh, so happy!”. Obviously not personal – life happens, people forget replies – but it can add another layer of loneliness to an already fragile state)

Status Anxiety 105 Am

What
“soundtracks for movies in my head” is conceived as a multimedia project.
It is an installation where the audience watches a sequence of short movies synced to music from the EP, with each track having a main “feeling” as a theme. Other artists from different media (painting, photography, and design) can contribute with relevant exhibitions. This would be followed by an informal discussion panel to ignite a conversation and awareness about the feelings and personal experiences related to mental health and modern-day anxieties.
The track list, and themes represented are tentatively as follows:
1.	STATE OF EUPHORIA – Being on the other side. One of the “oh, so happy!” people. Self-medicating. Numbness. Drugs, Alcohol, Sex. Release of endorphins. The rush… And the crash…
2.	FETAL POSITION – Insecurity that comes from all the above mentioned. Depression. Wanting to just “curl up” and hide.
3.	STATUS ANXIETY – Anxiety, stress, FOMO (fear of missing out). Being bombarded by notifications, status updates, and an overall feeling that life is happening and you’re not taking part. Everybody is “oh, so happy!”
4.	APATHY INERTIA – Trying to overcome the urge to freeze due to that insecurity. Fear of failure and not fulfilling “social validation” leading to procrastination.
5.	PHANTOMS – Paranoia induced by social media – such as being “ghosted” for example (‘ghosting’ someone is not responding to their texts. Most times not in malice nor aware – life happens, people forget replies – but it can add another layer of loneliness to an already fragile state)

 
The videos won’t necessarily tell the same story. They will be related to the overall feeling, but everything should be up for interpretation. One of the videos, for example, is mainly about brutalist architecture in Sydney and brushes on the theme of gentrification. Some people see beauty. Some people feel anxious. Or both. Or none.

State Of Euphoria 105 Em

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LoFi Boombap Retro Future

I AM A DUO (aka Junior Arruda) is a Brazilian/Canadian producer now residing in Sydney, AUS. Collecting samples and life experiences along the way.

Recently moving to Sydney has been a great opportunity to reconnect full-time to being an artist and to get dirty hands again, which resulted in a very prolific end of 2018/start of 2019 - 2 self-released EPS “The LoFi Boombap Files” and “The Remixes”, a EDM single “Playing Possum” and enough material to release 2 more EPs this 1st trimester.

The result of multiple musical personalities has unleashed Retro Futuristic, Lo-Fi Boombap, Riddim, Dub, Chillhop, EDM, as well as soundtracks for the real and imaginary. No need to choose boundaries. Does it have bass? Beats? Is it unexpected or a bit weird? Then we like it.

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