The Modern Conundrums is a 7-song synthwave and synthpop album that tackles the modern dilemmas we face everyday… to an 80s beat!
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Recreating My Own Version of Depeche Mode’s Ice Machine
I rediscovered and recreated a bleak ’80s synth masterpiece by Depeche Mode called “Ice Machine.”
Album: Corporate Inefficiency Machine (2022)
7 synthwave and downtempo tracks that translate corporate life into retrowave music for the perennially stressed wage slave.
My Interview On The Bing Kimpo Show
Back in December 2021, I was interviewed by Bing Kimpo for The Bing Kimpo Show podcast, and got to talk about ’80s musical influences with a fellow music enthusiast and schoolmate. These are the best types of interviews, when it transforms from a dry Q&A into a real flowing conversation. But what do you expect… Continue reading My Interview On The Bing Kimpo Show
Synthpop Single: Acid42 + Cerumentric
Out now on Synthicide Music: my double single with Cerumentric. This is a collaboration between myself and Philippines-based electronic musician Cerumentric (Erick A. Fabian) and is now out on major streaming services, including Spotify and Bandcamp.
EP: Lux In Tenebris (2022)
Do you struggle with job-related or social anxiety? Do you wake up in the middle of the night, heart hammering in your chest, wondering if this is the heart attack that will finally get you? Do you look at the volume of rainfall instead of the clouds’ silver lining? Then you need Lux In Tenebris.… Continue reading EP: Lux In Tenebris (2022)
2021 Was a Year of Collaborations
I’ve purposely tried to get out of my shell, musically, and collaborate with others this past year. And I figured I ought to tell you about it. Why waste the opportunity to get more listens on projects I spent so much time on, after all? Here are just some of the ones I can actually… Continue reading 2021 Was a Year of Collaborations
No Escape from the 80s: The Only Water Flowing
My latest EP, The Only Water Flowing is a collection of vocal tracks, each one a full song with lyrics and melodies and harmonies. It’s 5 tracks in total, and is my last release for 2021. And it’s me trying to get past my fear of putting myself and my creative work “out there” for… Continue reading No Escape from the 80s: The Only Water Flowing
Album: Festina Lente (2021)
9 tracks of symphonic retrowave, straight-up 1980s-inspired synthwave, and world fusion downtempo, by Acid42.
Creating Art By Using a Prompt like Flowers
That basic drum part coupled with the Eleanor Rigby-like narrative of an estranged married couple struggling to connect after years of ignoring one another led to the song “Reason and Rhyme” and its opening image of a woman talking to her flowers for hours.