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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Multi-Genre music producer since 2008, crafting anything from VGM soundtracks, digital-fusion, Hyper Pop, House/Techno, UKG, Drum & Bass, Industrial, and much more.~

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Anything I re-post is on accident.
I have used the internet since I was a child, I am sorry for any unsavory comments I might've made in the past.
Also:
You might have noticed that if you scroll back in your liked tracks, then you try to play one that is too far back, then the page refreshes and you need to scroll the whole way back.
Anyways, this can be averted with this simple trick:
Instead of clicking the play button, drag it into the pop-up "up next" menu, then play it from there.
Personally I used to have to open my old likes in a new page to play them and it sucked, but with this new trick I can play my old liked tracks without issues.
Another piece of advice, on your likes page, in the search bar, search for gibberish and it'll load in all your likes to see if you've liked a track with that name, then after it's done searching and returns no results, remove the gibberish from the search bar and you then scroll down and your liked tracks will load in fast, beware however, if you don't remove the gibberish soon enough after it's done loading in your liked tracks, they won't be displayed and you gotta refresh the page.

(Inaccurate description, he's just a furry!)

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