title is gonna be something like "the killer is on the loose again (catch them!!!)"

i like to have fun with titles P:

idk. i want to be part of a project so my music gets heard, but also it sucks not having motivation to make any.

not to say that would happen, because i can work with deadlines. i mean outside of having never worked on something big, it's me versus algorithms you know?

but if i were making it for a game, there'd be a genuine guarantee that others are gonna listen and hell even *like* it.

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i have been away from the studio for longer than i want. i never did find any new plugins rip. but i can't stand not making new music. so. back to the old habits i guess.

here's some fun names i gave a few of the plugins so far! i love having the freedom to do this, it really is like a small part of the creation process but also brings me so much joy~

anyway, i'm on the road for creating track 2!! i have the intro, verse, chorus, and second verse lined up. so it's gonna take a day or 2 to finish, but i think i got it! there are points when i am making stuff where i think "man... this just isn't good enough!" and i "scrap" it. but sometimes i go back and rework stuff, and i end up salvaging it!

what usually helps me not lose motivation and keep producing is taking breaks!! and *not* thinking about the songs!! somehow, when I return, I have like a whole new perspective on the song. now, this won't always work, but at least when i return i will be more certain whether or not I want to keep working on it.

after i finish this song imma have to get some new plugins to change my landscape a bit. i want to be able to evolve my music in different ways. but sometimes i feel lost because there's so much out there... and i absolutely cannot afford any paid plugins right now, so that limits my options even further. but i know i will prevail!

2024 will be a good year :)

I guess, I think, perhaps, I will start to talk about the journey for project "HM" (my planned 5th feature length LP)

right now I have a solid aesthetic I want for it, including the album title, art direction, title themes, and even a "maskot" (spelled with a k on purpose; it's part of the fun of the album!)

"Krax Skuld" is now a finished song, I just gotta continue to make a shit ton of new music...

I am planning for yet another birthday release; aka I have less than a full year to make the tracks.

but I think I can do it, because I have a lot of plans that will push me to discover a lot more and be able to make a more diverse album than ever before.

it's all exciting as hell, I can't wait to go on this journey, and I will continue to talk about the project as it progresses!!

seeya!! <3

I am back in the studio. I expect to make some weird shit.

"krax skuld" will be the first single from the new album, but in April.

I want to make a metric tonne of music before releasing anything.

i have a *lot* of ideas and strategies to explore. I def want to download a lot of new plugins for different soundscapes....

ZLX5 is gonna be experimental to the MAX!!!

I think I'm kinda ready to actually start applying my music and skills to projects. I feel like I can make some dope bgm for like an indie game or whatever. Just gotta start looking somewhere I guess.

IDK why it took longer, but it's here!

https://open.spotify.com/album/14lhnAjzpI8J7TY1kW2U8N

My first time being on a big store like this, because for the first time I felt like I am at a place where I can be there.

https://music.apple.com/us/album/lights/1714879723

Here's everywhere you can listen to it:

BandCamp - https://zilxos.bandcamp.com/album/lights

SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/zilxos/sets/lights-album

YouTube Music - https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBmONSKguKtGv5ZPVd0jX-i8wvno2XPZm

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBmONSKguKtGv5ZPVd0jX-i8wvno2XPZm