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Waveshaper - Artificial Promises

'High Rise' by Midnight Hi-Fi

Released September 21st, 2023

Written and recorded by Clark Thompson
Artwork by Clark Thompson
Narrative and worldbuilding by Kayla Macy
Mastered by Michael McCluskey @ ZeroHour Studios
Additional mixing by Clark Thompson
Label - Mena Music

Narrative:
What she didn’t know was why she had chosen that particular exit on the long stretch of highway.

She pushed the thought away, tapping her lacquered nail on the elevator button. The night had been full of surprises already and she suspected there were more to come. When she had pulled off the Phoenix Boulevard exit, something about it had felt oddly familiar. Although that was impossible. The change of speed had been jarring and after hours of chewing through miles on the open highway in her blood-red Pantera, driving down the boulevard had felt almost like being in slow motion. The city was alive with energy and she couldn’t help but stare at the large group of people who had spilled out of the palatial doors of LuckyStars Casino and onto the crowded sidewalk. Slowing to a stop at an intersection, she had looked up to see the soft glow of the High Rise Hotel sign, its light diffused by the summer haze that still blanketed the city. She had seen destiny.

Reflexively she felt for the delicate chain around her neck. Did she even remember what she was running from anymore? The elevator came to a feather light landing, the gleaming doors making a soft whooshing noise as they opened into a dimly lit lobby with a long bar off to the side. The beat of the music drifted over, beckoning her and she obliged, walking toward the low glow of pulsing lights. Sliding onto the soft leather stool and ordering a French '75, she finally allowed herself to exhale as she surveyed her surroundings.

Rows of lush palms gave the space a secluded feel despite the size. The bar was luxurious and sleek, just like everything else in the hotel, and she watched the changing lights reflect off the bottles against the mirrored wall behind them. It was busy but not crowded and she was content to watch the well-dressed guests mingle. She didn’t know what was next but then again she never did. Certainty had always been elusive to her. The song changed and the beat picked up and that’s when she saw him. Tucked into the corner booth at the very back, a direct line of sight to the elevator. He locked eyes with her and took a sip of what looked like whisky, never breaking his gaze. The tempo shifted again and she felt her blood pulse along with it. It was too dark to see the amber liquid in the crystal glass in his hand but she didn’t have to guess what it was.

Back up in her room, she’d had the long elevator ride to firm her resolve, her hand subconsciously fluttering to her necklace only once. She opened the doors to the balcony, the muggy night air clinging to her skin. A shock of heat hit her first, then a feeling of lightness. Hot summer nights had always been her favorite. The distant sounds of traffic gently floated up and her senses took all of it in. She scanned the street below, watching the line of people waiting outside Holo Nights grow, then eventually wrap around the building. The purple glow of an arcade flickered in the distance and again that vague nostalgic feeling flooded her. What would happen if she finally stopped running?

It was past midnight when she saw him. Leaning against the far corner of CJ’s, his immaculately tailored black suit blending in seamlessly with the shadows. Despite how high up she was, she could feel the heat of his eyes on her. For the first time in as long as she could remember, she was certain of something.

She knew that the High Rise hotel was where dreams become real...

High Rise

Out Of My Mind (Ft. Sam Sparro)

Original soundtrack for the video game A Void Hope by Elden Pixels
Availible on Nintendo Switch & Steam

A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.
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2. Waveshaper - Intro

Waveshaper - Peak

Year: 1986
He is a crime-fighter; he is a time-traveler. He rides a motorcycle; he flies a jet. He is Mythical Vigilante.
With a samurai sword at his back and pistol by his side, the gleam of the setting sun of the past and newly-rising sun of the future beams across his helmet; the very device that allows for him to venture through space and time. As he rides, he picks up psychic messages that spread throughout time; cries of the innocent in desperate need of help.

The Past:
Dr. Trevor Harris - Quantum Physicist and childhood-friend, began working for Centurion Industries out of desperation for funds due to debt. Tasked with inventing a mind-reading device, the doctor’s work involved testing brainwaves and ESP abilities. Then one day, he learnt the possibility of time travel being more than just a dream. 
Centurion Industries soon discovered the creation of the helmet and its extended capabilities: a device that could be quite useful for their own dastardly plans. Harris’s lab was ransacked and the scientist himself held hostage; luckily, he had smuggled the device away from the facilities prior. Refusing to reveal its location, Dr. Harris is tortured and confined within the walls of his lab; forced to reproduce a duplicate. 
Harris secretly implants explosives within the Mark II and during a head-executive presentation, destroys the lab and all within it: including himself. Shielded by a steel door, a man in a suit escapes via helicopter before the entire building engulfs in flames.

The Present:
The roads of time are long and never ending. Mythical Vigilante recalls that before news of his friend’s death hit the media, flashes of visions plagued his mind; visions he could not comprehend. All became clear once he saw the headlines on newspapers and TV sets everywhere. The path had been lit and Mythical knew exactly what had to come next: the search for the helmet.

But that’s a whole other story.

Time Traveler (Feat. Nemix On Guitar)

AMBIENT SOUNDSCAPES INSPIRED BY THE DREAMLIKE WRITINGS OF HP LOVECRAFT.

NECRONOMICON DREAMS: DISTANT VIEWING

Water Dreams

Looking Back #47

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