What Happens Next Only Depends On The State Of Affairs Now
Like a fading polaroid, memories are comforting lies we tell ourselves of an idealized past that never was. This album brings together some selected works created between 2016 and early 2024 that touch on this sentimentalism. Its retrofuturistic sound references the ‘80s, but doesn’t attempt to replicate that era exactly.
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Tracklisting
| 1. | No Joke | 4:45 |
| 2. | Sense of Adventure | 4:01 |
| 3. | Never Admit To Anything | 2:39 |
| 4. | Lost In Anticipation | 2:44 |
| 5. | Bridge Burning | 4:21 |
| 6. | To Wish Impossible Things | 3:12 |
| 7. | Your Favorite Poison | 4:06 |
| 8. | Please Wait | 5:50 |
| 9. | Tatemae/Honne | 3:58 |
| 10. | Clickwrap Agriculture | 2:20 |
| 11. | The Rainbow Room Is Not A Happy Place | 4:27 |
| 12. | Gregor Samsa Is Gone | 4:50 |
Liner Notes
Recorded using RME Fireface UFX II, produced in Ableton Live. Notable equipment: Elektron Analog Rytm, Moog Mother-32, Moog Subharmonicon, Moog Spectravox, Roland D-05, Roland J-6, Waldorf Iridium Keyboard, Yamaha CP-300, Yamaha Revstar RS620.
No artificial intelligence was used in the making of this album, and only limited amounts of the other kind.
No Joke
There is no punch line.
Recreation: 120 BPM, C-minor, 5/4
Original: 96 BPM, C-minor, 4/4
Originally composed by Łukasz Langa in California, August 2016. Recreated in Poland, July 2023.
Sense of Adventure
The difference between travel and tourism.
85 BPM, C-major, 4/4
Produced by Łukasz Langa in Poland, May 2023.
Never Admit To Anything
123 BPM, A-minor, 4/4
Produced by Łukasz Langa in Bogotà, Colombia. June 2023.
Lost In Anticipation
Talk to me.
66 BPM, C-major, 4/4
Produced by Łukasz Langa in Poland, June 2023.
Bridge Burning
High price for peace of mind.
108 BPM, E-minor, 4/4
Produced by Łukasz Langa in Poland, January 2024.
To Wish Impossible Things
Those nights would never end.
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114bpm, C#-minor, 4/4 Originally performed by The Cure. Written by Perry Bamonte, Simon Gallup, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, and Boris Williams. © ℗ 1992 Fiction Records |
Backing vocals by Magdalena Langa.
Your Favorite Poison
Focus lost in dim blue light
It’s my grip but your control
Where are you now
I’m in the fire, yet still cold
Like a bottle of your favorite poison
60 BPM, F#-minor, 4/4 with polymeters
Originally composed by Łukasz Langa in Poland, July 2020. Remastered and remixed in Poland, September 2023.
Please Wait
Some commitment and effort required.
128 BPM, C-minor, 4/4
Originally composed by Łukasz Langa in California, February 2016. Remastered and remixed in Poland, September 2023.
Tatemae/Honne
Each disagreement stands alone.
120 BPM, A-minor, 4/4
Originally composed by Łukasz Langa in California, February 2016. Remastered and remixed in Poland, July 2023.
Clickwrap Agriculture
Weaponize curiosity.
120 BPM, D#-minor, 4/4
Produced by Łukasz Langa in Poland, September 2023.
The Rainbow Room Is Not A Happy Place
Soft concussions.
85 BPM, D#-minor, 4/4
Originally composed by Łukasz Langa in California, March 2016. Remastered and remixed in Poland, June 2023.
Gregor Samsa Is Gone
It’s all ending now.
114 BPM, F-major, 9/4
Produced by Łukasz Langa in Poland, March 2024.
Item #: DIVZERO6