lucid dreaming is an "old school" FM synthesis double LP spanning many diverse styles.

music and artwork: @gyaosugoji
track 14 features @rangerbts & @centurion-cee-is-cool
writeup: @miracle-mirage @archibald-buttsqueak

It is excellent to write to you on this day, mioh.

A couple of days ago, I was taking my daily stroll through my favorite trail. Do you recall our pathing through the Ominous Rocky Slopes? My fascination with the site and its quirks has not been quelled to this day! On that day was the usual joyful experience: viewing the various types of rock, playing with the rocks, what have you. However, towards the end of the trail I experienced something so peculiar...

A mysterious figure standing at the center of the path, as if they were waiting for one to pass by. They were well-garbed, a detailed cloak that matched the surrounding rocks and obscured their facial features. I nonchalantly approached the figure with the usual elegant greeting. The mysterious figure nodded and held up a finger, digging into their cloak pocket and pulling out a flat square of plastic slightly larger than their hand. "Do you like music?" they asked, to which I answered "feverishly". They nodded in approval and handed the object to me, which I then recognized was a CD case. The disc had no design, only scrawled with the words "crazygoji - lucid dreaming". That was a name I recognized... but its title was not familiar to me in the slightest! This must be some new, or even secret, collection of music. I lifted my head back up to thank the cloaked person, but they were nowhere to be seen! As if they disappeared into thin air... or camouflaged within the rocks in hiding... how mysterious! 

My excitement to listen to this newly acquired album was at its peak in that moment. As you know, I've been entranced by the releases of this artist for the last couple of years, with the wonderful "horsey tunes", "times new romantic" with a variety of sounds that I adore, the terrifyingly good "furious focus", just to name a few. I met with esteemed fellow goji at the local Foosackly's the next day to question about this mysterious CD. I was left speechless at his response: "DON'T LISTEN TO THE ALBUM". After a few seconds of silence that felt like minutes, I had to express my surprise. "WHAT?!?" "you can not, under any circumstances, listen to that album until it's released. the consequences of this are unspeakable". He suddenly stood up and walked off in a hurry, leaving me in a state of confusion and slight embarrassment, as I may or may not have peeked at a couple of tunes due to uncontrollable curiosity. Of course, I refrained from detailing this to him.

And today I write to you this letter, including alongside it the aforementioned CD. I am aware that you cherish goji's works as much as I do, so I will give you a choice. I have already made mine. Nothing insidious has occurred just yet, but I must say my precious hairs have been dwindling much more frequently than normal. Could the CD contain a curse that makes you go bald? Is this just a natural progression of baldness? I am only theorizing. But if that is so, than it was well worth the album experience for me. Absolutely and indubitably.

Until we write again,

Archibald Buttsqueak

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