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 2

sunmom "S.P.Q.S.R." - "tancla - 1365. amaterasu"

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Rave Wars

Andrew develops some of the world's most advanced analog modelling audio algorithms, releasing these as plugins through his own company Cytomic, and licensing technology to industry leading developers like Ableton (Live, Move, Push), and Xfer Records (Serum).     Summary In this conversation, Bill Day and Andy Simper delve into the intricacies of audio programming, DSP algorithms, and the evolution of music production tools. They discuss the challenges faced in hardware development, the early days of VST plugins, and the impact of the Glue compressor on Ableton's EQ8. The conversation also explores the technicalities of filters, the transition from bi-quad to state variable filters, and the nuances of summing engines in audio quality. Throughout, they emphasize the importance of efficiency in DSP and the future of audio processing. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background 06:02 Early Days of Audio Programming 11:56 The Glue Compressor and Its Impact 18:01 The Transition to Better Algorithms 23:55 The Future of Audio Processing 30:33 Understanding Audio Summing and Its Implications 36:06 The Complexity of DSP Equations 41:18 Optimizing CPU Usage in Audio Plugins 52:12 Challenges in Audio Feature Extraction 59:17 The Complexity of Circuit Simulation 01:06:18 Modeling Analog Gear: The Importance of Realism 01:11:39 Criteria for Meaningful Emulation vs. Mimicry 01:20:40 Imagining Unlimited Computational Power in DSP 01:25:42 Unsolved Problems in Digital Signal Processing &nbsp;

MBP #174 Andrew Simper

Club Classics (plusol remix)

Curated by Shady Monk (aka ‘Shay.’), ‘Behind the Mask’ showcases fresh and classic electronic music in a variety of sub-genres, along with some hidden gems Shady’s uncovered and been influenced by through the years during their personal journey as a DJ/electronic music producer, and general lover of all things music.

@shadymonk

11:00pm – 12:00am
Monthly on the fourth Friday

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Behind The Mask w/ Shady Monk - 25.07.25

Sixtroke - S3X SL4V3 is a release on the "Sampler Platter: 20 years of Midnight Snacks" compilation celebrating 20 years of the Midnight Snacks radio show!

"The story behind S3X SL4V3 is a strange one. In 2018 I released a Bootleg remix of a song with a similar name. Snacks played it on his radio show and tagged the original two artists featured on the track. The smaller of the two artist’s management emailed Snacks to say “hey, that was a super cool remix where can we find that?”

Snacks handed over the link and I was immediately hit with a takedown notice. This absolutely didn’t sit right with either of us. Eventually, the story was shared on the subreddit of the second larger artist and that artist actually said “Fuck that person, they’re a nobody. You’re good”

This version of that bootleg is essentially the same except it’s mixed and mastered better, hits harder and contains no elements of the original track. The vocals were done by me. This for all intents and purposes is a cover of that song. Copyright strike me now, * * * * Records"

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S3X SL4V3

NZ & Australia tour with Ninajirachi starts this week!
→ https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/mix-up/umru-djset-2025/105619118

Tracklist:
Fatshaudi & umru — dreams (original demo)
Lovefear — Pa Gossamer
Lipstick Music — Run Right Back
Justin Bieber — ALL I CAN TAKE
Jim Legxacy — d.b.a.b.
Girl Tool — Circadian Rhythm
Chuquimamani-Condori — Parker w/ JCC E DJ edit
Nick Leon & Ela Minus — Ghost Orchid
Chino & Di Genius — clap it n drop it (Dj sowasop sowamix)
DJ Narciso — Não Quero
Cortisa Star — EVIL ASF (prod. umru & Matt Marvin)
hvxeem & Sidney Phillips — stalkers
Doss — ID
River Moon — ID (prod. umru, underscores, warpstr & Petal Supply)
biblemami — I'm Sorry (ft. Sidney Phillips)
umru & EQ — ID
GRRL — ID
VV Pete, Brodinski & Utility — GO DUMB
TAAHLIAH, Petal Supply & umru — ID
Stina Nordenstam — Dynamite (kmoe edit)
Dubbel Dutch — Heat Waves
d.silvestre — OQAMQ
Doss — ID
d.silvestre & MC Du Red — ELA TRAVA
Ninajirachi — London Song
umru & Ouri — ID
Charlie Shell — HITZ 4 THE HOOD (ELI B-LINE DUB)
bastiengoat — Liquor Store Lime
umru, bbafricka & warpstr — ID
Cortisa Star — Up (dudda bootleg)
GRRL — ID
Gabby Start — Blasé (umru edit)
XQZ ME — WERK
james K — Blinkmoth (July Mix) (Special Guest DJ VIP Remix)
Miss Jay & Girl Tool — WALK
Chuquimamani-Condori — Breathe Kullawada Caporal E DJ edit
Oklou — choke enough (jamesjamesjames remix)
Kim Dotcom — Party Electricity (ft. Amari)
umru & Jacques Greene — 1st Light (Ninajirachi edit)
umru & underscores — Poplife
Burna — Alarme
TNGHT — Goooo (Recluse Redrum)
Ninajirachi & MGNA Crrrta — Angel Music (umru remix)
leroy — LIKE WATCHING A ZOMBIE TURN
Sidney Phillips — IGET In My Pocket
daine — payphone (prod. Darcy Baylis, Lucy Blomkamp, Lonelyspeck & LAN Party)

umru on Mix Up, Triple J Radio, Aug 2025

Behind The Mask w/ Shady Monk - 22.08.25 🇺🇸

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEwfqPvFLoA

Bousculade

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

Bᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ / Cᴏɴᴛaᴄᴛ: shadymonkmusic@gmail.com

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Dɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ / Fᴏᴜɴᴅᴇʀ of:
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Storage Space 2

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