Hey all!
It’s been a while. Almost two years since my last post actually. I didn’t plan to disappear (again), but every time I wanted to write something, I told myself I’d do it after finishing a track. Two years and 22 unfinished tracks later, here we are.
I just went through almost all of my old project files (some are 5+ years old) and found a bunch I still like. 22 to be exact. So I’ve decided to turn this accidental archive-dig into something bigger: a full album. The plan is to actually finish it this time and release it near the end of the year (orrr maybe Q1 of 2026). That’s the goal anyway.
It’s been really fun rediscovering old stuff and realizing how much my workflow and taste has changed since then. Some tracks are full-on lsdj chaos, others never made it past the 8-bar loop stage in Ableton. But they all have something I want to expand on.
I’ve also been juggling way too many musical rabbit holes. I want to play more guitar and get better at chord progressions but then I end up watching youtube videos about weird tunings for hours. I also want to use lsdj more (also plenty of unfinished business waiting on me there) BUT I got a (VERY COOL) M8 tracker in april this year that I still need to update (and I really want to dive into the sampler). And.. my synths probably have dust on ’em older than some of my unfinished tracks.
Somewhere in all of this chaos, I also want to make videos of me making music (bought a crazy expensive webcam years ago but never used it), but then I accidentally walk into my gameroom and well, priorities. And of course there’s still family, friends, and work to balance in between everything else. WHY aren’t there 300 hours in a day?!
Anyway, I missed writing here. It’s nice to share what’s going on behind the scenes, even if it’s mostly me wondering why I named a file “idea_5_final_FINAL2.2.wav”.
So yeah, I’m back with 22 unfinished tracks, a ton of ideas, and finally ready to see them through. Time to finish what I started, make some music I’m proud of and actually get it out into the world.
~pops