High Road

Re-embracing hope in present and past science fiction.

 A heavy dub of Nachtmusik. Admittedly the name 'New Nubia Space Station' is a bit too conceptually obvious and pretentious, but it kind of stuck. Working title was 'ambient step dub', next idea was 'Octavia Butler', name of the sci-fi novel author Octavia Butler, which in turn almost noone would understand who or what it refers to. (she is often named as the inventor of afrofuturism). 

The new name is inspired by two contemperary novels by Omar Epps & Clarence A. Haynes. 'Nubia - The Reckoning' and the follow up 'Nubia - The Awakening'. Definitely more down to earth than the 'Black Panther' franchise. Dystopic, yet entertaining and hopeful.

New Nubia Space Station

Seperti Malam Minggu


Shadows stretch where the sunlight fails
Echoes drift down the concrete trails
Steps align like a secret waltz
Every move
A silent pulse

Streetlights blink like they’re keeping score
Cracks in the pavement whisper more
Each breath lingers
Thick with weight
The clock ticks slow
The night won’t wait

Shadows on the sidewalk
Dancing in the dark
Every fleeting moment leaves a lasting mark
Do we follow
Do we lead
Do we leave no trace
Or just vanish like the night
In the city’s embrace

The world’s a canvas
Cracked and torn
Every heart a brush
Every soul worn
Paint me in chaos
In truth
In light
Erase me in silence
In whispers
In night

Dust settles where the morning breaks
Dreams dissolve as the city wakes
But somewhere in the shadow’s line
A trace of us remains
Undefined

Shadows on the Sidewalk

Every Friday night
In a bar on a stage with no lights
Someone calls a name that’s not mine
And they play my favorite song
Where the planes fly
Every second and every third line
Someone holds a little bit too tight
And they sing along

And I feel all right
It’s so good to be home
And I feel alive
Like I’ll never be gone
It’s a sanctuary city
And they sing my song

Take a long walk
To the small corner store on my block
It’s a lot farther than I thought
But the people there are kind
On the sidewalk
Is a tall man who tells me I’m lost
And he asks if I have the time
And I ask him why

And he says
“All right
It’s so good to be home
And I feel alive
Like I’ll never be gone
It’s a sanctuary city
And they sing my song”

They say if you can make it here
You can make it anywhere
But it’s really just the best place to be

And I feel all right
It’s so good to be home
And I feel alive
Like I’ll never be gone
It’s a sanctuary city
And they sing my song
It’s a sanctuary city
And they sing my song

Track from the album "Send In The Clowns"

Send In The Clowns

Sanctuary City

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I Need You Here With Me

Every experience leaves a trace. Residue is an album about what remains — the echoes of choices, love, loss, and the ghosts of who we used to be. Fueled by gritty guitars, raw emotion, and cinematic soundscapes, it captures the haunting beauty of memory that refuses to fade. Each track peels back another layer of self, blurring the line between healing and haunting. This isn’t nostalgia — it’s what lingers after the noise stops, the feeling that never really leaves.

What’s left behind still speaks.

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