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https://mantrasounds.bandcamp.com/track/envy-feat-grim-steez

While I was writing this song, I attempted to channel the feeling of taking something that doesn’t belong to you, or was never supposed to be yours because of the rise you get out of it, inherently driven by selfishness. The distorted vocal processing complimented the warped, dark basses in turn making the song cast a morose shadow over the listener. I felt like I tried a lot of new things while making this track specifically directed in a heavier style than what I usually make. This is one of my favorite vocal tracks to date and a song that really kick started the vision for the album as a whole. I feel as if this song embodies the majority of the album and I knew from the start that this song specifically was going to hold weight as a first release/introduction. 


Mastered by Deez
https://www.deeztunes.net/

Vocals Engineered by Obsidian Studios (Philadelphia, PA)
https://www.obsidianphilly.org/

Cover Art Done by Savannah Welsch / N4sty Design
IG: @n4sty_dzn

The 7 Deadly Sins

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Envy (feat. Grim Steez) [Hearditherefirst.blog Premiere]

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https://mantrasounds.bandcamp.com/track/greed-feat-grim-steez


This song originally started off as a flip of “Deep End” by Birdy and was one of the first 115 bpm tracks that I ever experimented with. When I decided that I wanted this song to be “Greed”,  I began incorporating sounds like paper money being shuffled, coins/change, and other metallic fx to give it a bankroll feel. While writing and recording the lyrics, I was going for a very humble monotone approach to show the respect and diligence you must have with money and wealth versus the typical tone that is carried through other songs relating to this topic. This is one song on the album that takes a bit more of a dancier turn in the second half but it naturally ended up fitting the exact vibe that I wanted to express for “Greed”. 


Mastered by Deez
www.deeztunes.net/

Vocals Engineered by Obsidian Studios (Philadelphia, PA)
www.obsidianphilly.org/

Cover Art Done by Savannah Welsch / N4sty Design
IG: @n4sty_dzn

Greed (feat. Grim Steez)

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https://mantrasounds.bandcamp.com/track/pride-feat-grim-steez

This song started off as a layered guitar sample that my friend John Soderlund (Ecliptics) recorded that I made into a beat later that night. The lyrics and song were written separately before I intended on choosing it to fill the role for “Pride”, but it naturally found its way into the setting. The song was originally named “The Last Supper WIP” because as I was putting it together, I kept picturing someone going about their business sitting at a large busy table, unable to care about the commotion surrounding them. Although it is a very minimalistic track, I believe that the self confidence and ego that come with “Pride” shows through the eerie stillness of the song complimented by the echoed/delayed vocals, to show how prideful people only hear themselves talk.


Mastered by Deez
https://www.deeztunes.net/

Vocals Engineered by Obsidian Studios (Philadelphia, PA)
https://www.obsidianphilly.org/

Cover Art Done by Savannah Welsch / N4sty Design
IG: @n4sty_dzn

Pride (feat. Grim Steez)

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https://mantrasounds.bandcamp.com/track/gluttony-feat-grim-steez


Before writing this song, I had a really bad writer's block for a majority of the summer. Mid August, I ended up getting covid and was able to relax in my studio without any outside obligations for a bit. During this time, I was able to hone in on certain tasks and projects that I wanted to finish regarding the album. Both drops in this song are drastically different, but I believe that they show the highs and lows of gluttony. The first drop of this track ended up being super fun and gritty, leading into a creepy break up of atmospheres and reversed vox. I attempted to design the second drop to sound as if the song itself was being digested from the perspective of the inside of a stomach; consisting of rumbling basses, with more bubbly falling mid basses layered over them. This song is one of the more production driven songs on the album as opposed to lyrically.


Mastered by Deez
https://www.deeztunes.net/

Vocals Engineered by Obsidian Studios (Philadelphia, PA)
https://www.obsidianphilly.org/

Cover Art Done by Savannah Welsch / N4sty Design
IG: @n4sty_dzn

Gluttony (feat. Grim Steez)

DL/Buy: https://mantrasounds.bandcamp.com/track/lust-feat-grim-steez

I had a really hard time trying to figure out the best way to approach the style of this track. I assumed that this was going to be one of the easier songs to create on the album, but the process to start it was a constant back and forth. I went through a lot of different trial and error WIP’s and scrap lyrics trying to figure out which direction I wanted to take the song in, but definitely looked to ‘The Weeknd’s’ music for inspiration while creating this. I finally sat down one night and made it, and it ended up coming together faster than any song I had ever created. This single is important to me because it gives an amazing depiction of a Mantra Sounds x Grim Steez collab. The album as a whole was a great interpretation of the collab project but this song specifically hones in on how the two work together as a pair. This song has definitely secured a spot for being one of my favorites on the album.


Mastered by Deez
www.deeztunes.net/

Vocals Engineered by Obsidian Studios (Philadelphia, PA)
www.obsidianphilly.org/

Cover Art Done by Savannah Welsch / N4sty Design
IG: @n4sty_dzn

Lust (feat. Grim Steez)

DL/Buy: https://mantrasounds.bandcamp.com/track/wrath-feat-grim-steez

This was the very first song I created for the album on Thanksgiving Day 2020, not even realizing that it would be used for the album. I originally had the project file named “Thankful WIP”, but when my friend John listened to it, he described it as “something you would listen to when you’re on your way to kill everyone you love” (lol). Even though this ended up being the first song started on the album, it happened to be the last one finished. This is the most thought through song on the album production wise and I feel it fits the criteria for “Wrath” to a T. As I divulged deeper into producing the track, I wanted to portray the image of an obsessive or crossed lover taking their infatuation a step too far within the recorded sounds and movement of the track that could be visually portrayed in a music video. I wanted the recorded sounds such as the knocking, muffled screams, knife sharpening, etc. to make you feel as if you are in the mind and shoes of the killer before, during and after the execution.

Mastered by Deez
www.deeztunes.net/

Vocals Engineered by Obsidian Studios (Philadelphia, PA)
www.obsidianphilly.org/

Cover Art Done by Savannah Welsch / N4sty Design
IG: @n4sty_dzn

Wrath (feat. Grim Steez)

DL/Buy: https://mantrasounds.bandcamp.com/track/purgatory-interlude

The “Purgatory Interlude” piece was written in the middle of making the album and truly represents where my headspace was in the midst of creating it. This album did not come easy; during this time I had already dealt with several frustrations and mental/creative blocks regarding the album's current state and where I wanted it to go moving forward. Channeling these emotions in order to tap into each sin was extremely trying and left me very empty at certain points. In this piece, it depicts the vision of me being defeated and falling into patterns. The line that says, “So don’t tell me to lift my chin while I’m looking down at my destination,” is accepting the thought of going to Hell due to the carelessness of falling into bad habits and patterns; inherently knowing and accepting that the way you are is easier than doing the work to change.

Mastered by Deez
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Cover Art Done by Savannah Welsch / N4sty Design
IG: @n4sty_dzn

Purgatory Interlude

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We are proud to present to you, The Gal & The Wagon!
Straight from the minds of Levitation Jones & Hyperbolic Headspace, this tune is long-awaited! Be sure to check out these guys' side project... https://soundcloud.com/folkscomma

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