This one came from burnout.
I was chasing numbers, chasing noise, and somewhere in that chaos I lost what made it feel real. I started this whole Shiitake thing to create without pretending, but over time the noise crept in again, followers, views, metrics, bullshit.
So I stripped it all back.

The lyrics came from that reset button moment where it’s not about proving anything anymore, it’s about remembering the craft. Every line came from learning to slow down, rebuild, and make something honest again.


Lost in the noise
Back to basics

Used to count the likes, not lessons learned
Fed the flame till my purpose burned
Built a mask, called it drive
Till I forgot what it meant to feel alive
Woke up broke in every way but spirit
Truth hit hard, I had to hear it
Found the rhythm hiding in the climb
Not in fame, but in what’s mine

No crown, no chase, just me and the sound
What I lost came back when I stayed on the ground

Back to basics, clean cut, no tricks, just truth
Snap to the pocket, let the groove talk smooth
If you feel that pull, that’s proof
Back to basics, built slow, no rush, no bluff
Craft over flash, that’s enough
When the roots hold strong, we’re up
(oh oh) back to basics

Used to chase what wouldn’t stay
Numbers fade but the work remains
Now I measure life by time well spent
Not the noise, but the intent
Every setback turned to form
Each bruise kept the meaning warm
Didn’t need a stage to define
Truth hit harder line by line

Stripped it down to what was real
Less to prove, more to feel

Back to basics, clean cut, no tricks, just truth
Snap to the pocket, let the groove talk smooth
If you feel that pull, that’s proof
Back to basics, built slow, no rush, no bluff
Craft over flash, that’s enough
When the roots hold strong, we’re up
(oh oh) back to basics

Every loss taught restraint
Every silence sharpened paint
Every "no" carved a cleaner sound
Less noise, more ground
Now I own what I became

You can’t fake what time refines
This is where the real aligns

Keep it lean, keep it honest, that’s the win

Back to basics, clean cut, no tricks, just truth
Snap to the pocket, let the groove talk smooth
If you feel that pull, that’s proof
Back to basics, built slow, no rush, no bluff
Craft over flash, that’s enough
When the roots hold strong, we’re up

(oh oh) back to basics
(oh oh) back to basics
(oh oh) back to basics
This is where it starts
(oh oh) back to basics

No detours, no dramatics
Every word earned, back to basics

Back to Basics

Flinch, Then Ignite:  https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/shiitakeproducts/flinch-then-ignite

I built Shiitake Products because the world needed a home for beautiful nonsense and soul-splitting truth.

- Sometimes that looks like a dancefloor meltdown at 2am.
- Sometimes it’s a button that says “Mildly Okay Human.”
- Sometimes it’s a whispered hymn to grief.

It’s all real. It’s all me. This is my multiverse—and you’re invited.

Here, AI collides with human emotion to create music that actually means something.
From dark trap bangers to cinematic alt-rock anthems, from emo-folk confessionals to glitch-satire ballads—every track is a story, a mood, a moment.
Not built for algorithms.
Built to feel.

🎧 Genres? Trap. EDM. Alt-rock. Rap-rock. Folk. Comedy. Chaos.

🧠 Themes? Rage. Love. ADHD spirals. Existential dread. Healing. Heartbreak. Hope.

🎯 Mission? To punch through the noise—and hit something real.


🔥 Want your story turned into a song? I do that.

🎁 Every listen helps fund more sonic experiments, more weird merch, and more beautiful noise.

🔗 Links:
🎶 Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/7Hk4B9nLJs5XwqQEqOdMaU
🍎 Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/artist/shiitake-products/1766960367
☕ Support / Custom Songs: ko-fi.com/shiitakeproducts
🌐 More chaos: shiitakeproducts.com

⚠️ Marketers & "design bros" beware: I will waste your time on purpose.