oh, we were so
we were onto
something lovely
won't you hold
one second more
to what we have
to what we are
to what we could be

together
maybe in dreams

iii. reprise (...perhaps in dreams)

the shutter gate effect is the solo experimental music project of an anonymous Californian.

drawing upon a diverse array of influences--including hip-hop, IDM, minimal tech, noise, shoegaze, and industrial metal--the project is simultaneously an exploration and celebration of the painful and wonderful contradictions that make us human.