Spoiler here: This song ends on a down note, but not to despair. The sequel to this disk starts right where this one fades off and will be titled "...Not Forgotten". This song was done in a way that implies a live show, like a few of the other…

There was an entirely separate piece under this name, nearly finished two days before the 09 RPM challenge finished, but while taking a break before getting ready to do the final mix this version came to me in the shower. Sadly, the towel wiped…

Another synth driven track, exploring the new found instrument. My usual style of singing behind the beat doesn't work as well here as I would have liked, but it may get redone soon. We shall see. More positive lyrics over fairly dark music…

A homage to the goth bands of the late 80's. Dark music with light lyrics and the first synth piece for the IA projects.

Originally, this was not to be the title track, but as the album evolved it became more and more obvious that this was the overall tone of the collection - to not forsake one's dreams, faith or music due to the world intervening. My first attempt…

A strange blend of slide guitar and synth, both new techniques for me this year. This was originally just a way to learn how the synths worked, and was never really intended to be used on the album, but the low synth line ended up catchy enough…