Minutes to Midnight

Wake

The Little Things Give You Away

Not all files can be recovered. Some need to be rewritten.

'CORRUPTED SECTOR' is a 5-track sonic journey through digital failure and human restoration. Born from a forgotten 2019 backup, this EP explores the exact moment the connection drops and reality fragments.

From the industrial sarcasm of 'Send Failed' to the psychedelia of 'Synaptic Error', RQS invites you to listen to what exists between zero and one.

Warning: Contains frequencies from 'Glitch Soul' and unsent messages. Listen before the system reboots.

Fatal Exception

A pulsating hard rock instrumental that feels like a stone skipping across an endless cosmic lake.
The track kicks in with a thick, mid-tempo groove—punchy palm-muted riffs locked tight with a swaggering drum beat and a bass line that prowls underneath like thunder rolling in the distance. It’s pure pocket: heavy, hypnotic, and impossible not to nod to.
As the first verse riff cycles, subtle psychedelic touches creep in—phaser-drenched clean guitars shimmer in the background, distant reversed cymbal swells, and faint echoes that bend time just enough to pull you out of the everyday. Then the tension snaps: a searing lead guitar erupts with wah-soaked cries and blistering pentatonic runs, riding the groove like a comet tail.
The solos evolve across the song—first fiery and aggressive, all bends and pinch harmonics; later more melodic and spacious, drenched in delay and reverb as layers of harmony guitars weave through the mix like ripples spreading outward. The rhythm section never lets up, driving forward with tom-heavy fills and crisp snare cracks that hit like aftershocks.
Toward the end, everything strips back to a single, haunting clean guitar line floating over soft keys and distant waves of feedback… then BAM—the full band slams back in for one final triumphant ascent, guitars screaming in unison before the last chord rings out and slowly dissolves into echoing silence.
"The Ripple Effect" is four-and-a-half minutes of raw energy, psychedelic headspace, and pure instrumental attitude—perfect for cruising desert highways at midnight or cranking in the gym when you need to feel unstoppable.

What I've Done (Distorted Remix)

LINKIN PARK