made this at 3 am. trying to get comfortable with making and sharing my music just for the sake of it, regardless of "purpose" (whatever that means) or how much polish or intention was put into the process of making it. pretty simple but hopefully tasteful, a little mellow and sad but also kind of a release. hope it puts you to sleep

art: nana - ai yazawa

melanocturna (demo)

01 L - Tron - SURROUND

Originally composed by Gustaf Grefberg
Written by Johan Althoff
🤘Guitars by Rob "Mop" Shelley

The Starbreeze vault strikes again! This time, we're going all the way back to 2003 when we were crunching our way through the final six months of Knights of the Temple -- Infernal Crusade. A lot can be said about its development, tribulations and mad dash to the finish, but we'll save that for the biopic.

As was soon to be an established tradition, I took Gustaf's main theme and ran it through the ADHD blender and out came this monstrosity. All the orchestral parts are Gustaf's brilliant work. 

With the original project long gone, this is a complete remake. Orchestral bits are all from the in-game soundtrack, drums and synthy bits are all new, but the real star of the show is the industrial grade guitars supplied by The Esteemed Mop. Do crank the volume as loud as your local city council has deemed legal.

Knights of the Temple Steam page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1194610/Knights_of_the_Temple_Infernal_Crusade/

Gustaf Grefberg on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/gustafgrefberg

Rob Shelley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-shelley/

Knights of METAL

Intro track from "The nature of magic" Commodore Amiga 500 OCS demo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4yjY6FRBv4&ab_channel=RetroDemoScene

Amiga - Magic intro

in flames

I've been teaching myself how to play guitar and bass for a good long while now, and the songs I practice, I learn by ear. Still having a lot of trouble with consistency, timing and accuracy on the frets, but it's going a lot better than before. It's a slow process, but it's satisfying and fun.

The mixing is another story, so just ignore that for now lmfao

justin hawkes heliocycle cover (more guitar/bass practice)

I've been working on this record for the better part of 3+ years. Much of the over-all concept was born out of a response to things related to the COVID-19 pandemic, either with themes of 'Escapism' and 'Isolation' (and the comfort that can come with it at times), or wanting to mentally remove myself to a safe space away from reality, as well as binge-watching trash TV with my partner, like 'Love Island', which definitely inspired the album cover and some of the track titles (such as 'Villa Dreamin'). Aesthetically there's also some loose nods to the liminal spaces present in "Hyperbolic Time Chamber" vibes from 'DBZ', the digital world as depicted in the 'Digimon' movie from the 90's, and my love for Pokemon (with 'Rare Candy'). I hope you enjoy this journey from start to finish!

ALBUM CREDITS: 

2023 fakenumberland

Shady Monk is David A. Gravagno
(*'Fire Is A Time Machine' & 'Shay.' are alternate aliases of Shady Monk.) 

Album Art, Concept, Production, Composition, Arrangement, Mixing & *Mastering on all tracks by: Shady Monk
(*Except 'Storage Space 1', mastered by: @floorbaba)

THANK YOU: 

Ableton Live, you've made my musical life/journey possible.  
FAKENUMBERLAND, for hosting this album!
 
@DESKPOPmusic crew (& more specifically @Braz_OS & FLOOR BABA), for being amazing supports/friends through the years, as well as always inspiring me to push myself. 

@ninaeba, who was originally featured on the vocal version of 'Polygon Edge (Bittersweet Bop)'.

Sam Turner (creator of the indie beat rhythm game 'Slip Dream Resonator') for allowing the album version of 'Polygon Edge (Bittersweet Bop)' to premier/ be featured in their game! <3

@wearenova (label), because even though there was an issue with my upload & 'PEPSI® Blood' was sadly unable to appear on their 'OGC 2023' compilation, I'd' have never made the tune without being prompted to for that comp, & it truly belonged on this album!

A FINAL THANK YOU TO ALL MY TALENTED FRIENDS & EVERYONE WHO CONTINUES TO SUPPORT MY WORK & INSPIRE ME EVERY DAY! YOU'RE ALL AMAZING! <3 <3 <3

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Storage Space 1 (album Version)

Originally released on a now defunct label, I think this one deserved a reupload. Enjoy!

og: Dean Fujioka
op: Yuri!!! on Ice ユーリ!!!

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History Maker (Sixtroke Remix)

Panacea

Eternity 3

https://weeklybeats.com/roccow
Beat Saber Custom song: https://youtu.be/yup8waOXcHI

Weeklybeats 2020

Beat Saber level

Grumpy Cats

Music maker. Chiptune / Demoscene. @EINDBAAS organizer!
Music licensed Ceative Commons Attribution. Want to use it in your games/videos/podcast/livestream? Please attribute to the work by mentioning my name. Thanks :) 

Questions? Shoot me an email :)
rocco@eindbaas.org
http://eindbaas.org

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