Dec 18, 2015 "ends up killing his daughter Autumn when he collides into the mothers car while she's out driving in the storm." You hit the story of the track perfectly with this one, i imagine a movie where all that happened and this song being played
Dec 20, 2015 9. Haunt You So after the emotional blows from 'Downpour' and 'Tragedy', this track is meant to further highlight the feeling/ideas behind Ripple Effect and expand on them. Namely, that your actions have serious consequences, and if you're not careful with what and how you do things, they may ruin your life, hurt someone, or both. I wanted this to be an eerie and brooding track and set it up to call back to the death of Autumn with the samples of childs laughter. It's a reminder of what's been lost, and I think it (along with me whispering haaaaunt yooooou) also gives it that extra something that the listener would expect from a track named 'Haunt You'. As the last track before the more upbeat moments on the album, I hoped this would really bump, and hit extra hard with the raw distorted feel of the second half. Production-wise, this is probably the most straightforward hip hop sounding track on the album... that is of course until the drop hits you like a sack of bricks. It's probably my favorite one on the entire album along with 'Caught In The Rain' and 'G. S. K. Y. D.'. I'm so glad it turned out like it did too, because there was a moment of doubt about whether or not I could fix the initial problems I was having on the first version of the track. Spoiler: mentions @Squid @Source Act @captain awesome @threee @Loyalty @Hana bi @Sith Lord @Ozy @YaBoyTr @Jasmine @Pato @Skippy @Jakey @Translucent @Nori @emostar @visionnaire @azymv @Raziel @RobA7 @Sign Language @Bleed @Ordinary Joel @Zep @coldkick @Luke @Jet @LasiK @asvdawg @Mikey1990 @Meero @Radeem @Skippy @GMV @Young Sinatra @Creation @Koolo @mdemaz @Pretentious @MPURA @rapmusik @Michael Myers @rapmusik @Narsh @TrxggerShot @zipp39 @November23 @Victim @CreativeSXN @Feedback @Jehovah @Charlton01
Dec 20, 2015 Hopefully once people have had a thorough listen to this and go back to start again at the beginning of the album, Caught In The Rain really hits them. Listening to that song and thinking about the overall story of the album sometimes gives me goosebumps.
Dec 22, 2015 10. Interlude III (Autumn Flowers) | 11. Lost To The Storm This interlude is one of my favorite story bits from the album. It's dark, you're the standing in a cemetery in the rain. You leave flowers for your daughter Autumn and sob, knowing she's never coming back and that her father is in jail, and out of your life as well. You're alone... And as the listener, you're just coming down from the impact of things emotionally and the raw energy of the previous track with a somber sounding interlude, pieced together with audio samples and bits of the next track, all helping to build the story and atmosphere. Then 'Lost To The Storm' kicks in directly from the Interlude, and hits you with this eerily upbeat sound, with contrasting high notes and a dark, raw distorted bassline that I've been told by a friend is sort of 'unconventional' for an EDM track, and it sets a nice tone for things here because it's definitely one of the more EDM styled tracks on the album, yet it definitely stands apart. And all together I think it definitely brings to mind that feeling of being lost to the storm, the emotions, the story. Spoiler: mentions @Squid @Source Act @captain awesome @threee @Loyalty @Hana bi @Sith Lord @Ozy @YaBoyTr @Jasmine @Pato @Skippy @Jakey @Translucent @Nori @emostar @visionnaire @azymv @Raziel @RobA7 @Sign Language @Bleed @Ordinary Joel @Zep @coldkick @Luke @Jet @LasiK @asvdawg @Mikey1990 @Meero @Radeem @Skippy @GMV @Young Sinatra @Creation @Koolo @mdemaz @Pretentious @MPURA @rapmusik @Michael Myers @rapmusik @Narsh @TrxggerShot @zipp39 @November23 @Victim @CreativeSXN @Feedback
Dec 22, 2015 Basically doing this for every analysis you're writing up. The finale GSKYD can't come quick enough.
Dec 23, 2015 12. G. S. K. Y. D. (feat. Adam Kim) This is it, track number 12: Grey Skies Keep You Down. This song is a bit different than what's come before it on the album, as it definitely sits with tracks like 'Lost To The Storm' as one of the few straight up EDM tracks on the album, but it even sits apart from that in that it's probably the only uplifting song to be found on the album. I think it needed to be that way though, you go through all the emotions of the story, and then when things settle down for the end of the album, you have this sort of bittersweet ending where the mother's lost not only a lover but a child, she's grieved, and now she's trying to overcome what's happened and move on with her life. It's sort of inspiring, but at the same time heartwrenching because you know what's taken her to this point in her life. Spoiler: lyrics Moon will rest On a bed of stars Lost in its light Lost in who we are We've got nothing left to lose All you have to do is choose The rain must still paint the town Don't let the grey skies keep you down Don't let the grey skies keep you down Storm's rolling in Can you weather it? You've been through so much Can you overcome? We've got nothing left to lose All you have to do is choose The sun is still yet to rise Don't let the grey skies keep you down Keep you down Keep you down Don't let the grey skies keep you down Don't let the grey skies keep you Don't let the grey skies keep you Don't let the grey skies keep you down It's something I think works extremely well with this track and the lyrics. You have these sort of floaty ethereal reverbed vocals contrasting on a nice light backdrop of strings, piano, synths and drums. Then the emotional feel of the track really kicks in with the raw bass drop, sidechained heavy and fast, followed by the higher synths and choir like pads. It's in my opinion, the only way I could've ended all of this. And after an 8 month journey of production and the albums eventual release, here we are, the end of the story. What started as little more than a simple follow-up to The Coldest Winter morphed into it's own unique experience with a full fledged story and deeper concepts and more cinematic imagery than anything else I've ever put together. Every track on this album evolved overtime into something much more than what they were ever conceived to be, and I'm extremely proud to say I made it this far with it. I've never put so much time and effort into something before, but I'm so so glad I did, and that people actually cared enough to go on this ride with me. Thanks to everybody who gave me feedback, advice, tips, etc. Literally anything that helped make this album what it is, I thank you for it, I couldn't have done it without you. Spoiler: mentions @Squid @Source Act @captain awesome @threee @Loyalty @Hana bi @Sith Lord @Ozy @YaBoyTr @Jasmine @Pato @Skippy @Jakey @Translucent @Nori @emostar @visionnaire @azymv @Raziel @RobA7 @Sign Language @Bleed @Ordinary Joel @Zep @coldkick @Luke @Jet @LasiK @asvdawg @Mikey1990 @Meero @Radeem @Skippy @GMV @Young Sinatra @Creation @Koolo @mdemaz @Pretentious @MPURA @rapmusik @Michael Myers @rapmusik @Narsh @TrxggerShot @zipp39 @November23 @Victim @CreativeSXN @Feedback
Dec 23, 2015 The perfect closer. It really is. Thank you so much for giving us a detailed look at each track @Cyreides. One of the best albums from the CreativeSXN this year, if not the best.
