Yoh (Original Mix)

Puzzle

Through fire and shadows I made my way
A heart of stone but it starts to fray
The night is calling it knows my name
A dance with darkness a deadly game
Through fire and shadows I’ll rise again
A broken soul but I’ll never bend
The flames surround me they light my fight
Through fire and shadows I claim the night

Through fire and shadows

Face

setcps(135/60/3)

let trans_1 = stack (
s("sbd*2 -!2")
   .gain(2).duck("2").duckattack(.9).duckdepth(2),
n(irand(8).sub(7).seg(8)).gain(2).scale("a:minor")
   .rib(46,1)
   .distort("2.2:.3")
   .s("sawtooth").lpf(200).lpenv(2).lpq(12).orbit(2),
s("supersaw").detune(1).gain(1.5).rel(5).beat(2, 32).slow(2),
)

let trans_2 = stack (
s("sbd!4"),
n(irand(8).sub(7).seg(8)).gain(.15).scale("[a:minor d:minor]")
   .rib(46,1)
   .distort("4:.9") 
   .s("sawtooth").lpf(100).lpenv(1.5).lpq(12).orbit(2),
s("supersaw").detune(2).gain(1.25).rel(2).beat(2, 32)
  .duck("2").duckattack(.8).duckdepth(3),
n(irand(11).sub(7).seg(16).slow(3)).scale("[a:minor d:minor]")
)

let hats_1 = stack(
  s("- hh*2 rim oh - oh - oh")
  .room(.3).seg(8).hpf(6000).gain(.5)
)

let hats_2 = stack(
  s("oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh")
  .room(.3).seg(8).gain(.5)
)

let beat_1 = stack(
  s("- hh*4 rim oh - oh - oh")
  .room(0.3).delay(.3).gain(.5).seg(8),
  s("- - - - sd - rim -")
)

let beat_2 = stack(
  s("- hh - oh - hh - oh")
  .room(0.3).gain(.5).delay(.4).seg(8),
  s("bd - sd rim*2 bd - sd sd")
  .delay(.2).gain(.5).seg(8)
)

let pad = n("5 ~ 0 6*2 3 ~ 0 ~")
  .scale("a:minor")
  .sound("gm_orchestra_hit")
  .room(1.3)
  .gain(1)
  .sustain(3)
  .decay(3)
  .hpf(1500)
  .hpenv(.7)
  .segment(16)
  .delay(.5)

let melody = s("folkharp")
.splice(32,  "2 - [2/2] 3 4")
.gain(2)
.lpf(600)
.lpenv(3)

let pad_2 = n("5 5 - 6*2 3 ~ [0, 2, 5] ~")
  .scale("[a:minor d:minor]")
  .sound("gm_orchestra_hit")
  .distort("2:.2")
  .slow(2)
  .slide(.3)
  .room(.9)
  .sustain(3)
  .decay(3)
  .hpf(1500)
  .hpenv(.7)
  .segment(4)

let pad_3 = n("9 5 - 3*2 7 ~ [0, 2, 5] [0, 3, 6]")
  .scale("[a:minor d:minor]")
  .sound("gm_orchestra_hit")
  .distort("2:.2")
  .slow(2)
  .slide(.3)
  .room(.9)
  .sustain(3)
  .decay(3)
  .hpf(1500)
  .hpenv(.7)
  .segment(4)

let chords =n("7 2 [7,9,12] [7,10,13]",
              "[0] [3/2] 0*4 4*2").sound("gm_tenor_sax")
  .scale("[a:minor d:minor]")
  .slow(4)
  .shape(0.4)
  .lpf(300)
  .lpenv(4)
  .gain(.7)
  .room(1)
  ._spectrum()
let pause = n("-")

let intro  = stack(trans_1, hats_1)
let intro_2  = stack(trans_1, hats_2, melody)
let verse  = stack(trans_2, beat_1, chords)
let verse_2  = stack(trans_1, hats_1, pad, chords)
let bridge = stack(chords, hats_2)
let bridge_2 = stack(chords, hats_1, trans_1)
let chorus = stack(trans_2, chords, beat_2, pad_2)
let chorus_2 = stack(trans_2, chords, beat_2, pad_3)
let outro  = stack(pad, chords)
let end = stack(pause)

arrange(
  [8, intro],
  [5, intro_2],
  [1, bridge],
  [8, verse],
  [2, bridge.delay(.79)],
  [1, end],
  [16, chorus],
  [4, bridge_2],
  [16, verse_2],
  [1, bridge_2.room(.3).delay(.5)],
  [1, end],
  [10, chorus_2.room(.2)],
  [6, outro],
  [4, end]
)
.scope()
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sting me

AFTER DARK is Aiko Nova at her most hypnotic — a slow-burning, cinematic dark-pop single that blurs the line between desire and memory. Built on a deep house groove and a pulsing bass bed, the track pulls you into a world of late-night neon and restless obsession. The beat is steady but shadowy, the synths breathe like city lights flickering in the distance, and Aiko’s voice moves from intimate whispers to layered, soaring hooks that echo long after the track ends.
The song captures that in-between moment: the silence after the party fades, the stillness of empty streets, the pull of someone you can’t let go of. It’s emotional, raw, and deeply atmospheric — music for headphones at 2AM, for midnight drives through glowing highways, for the feeling of being haunted by what you lost and craving what you can’t quite reach.
With subtle Spanish guitar textures adding a haunting cinematic edge, AFTER DARK feels both timeless and modern, a fusion of electronic deep house, chillwave mood, and dark-pop intensity. It’s a continuation of Aiko Nova’s 2025 run of singles — each track unveiling more of her nocturnal, emotionally charged world where sound and story are inseparable.
Turn it loud, close your eyes, and let AFTER DARK carry you into the glow of the night. This is Aiko Nova’s soundtrack for the hours when the world is quiet but your heart won’t stop racing.

AFTER DARK

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