The concept for the record came pretty clearly to me all at once, but it took me a while (well, a long time) to wrestle the music into shape. Had a clear vision for this opening track, and in hindsight I’m not overly happy with Vespertine Shroud. I think it does get going in the second half but the first half is a bit boring. Also the string sounds in it aren’t super….

Crumbling Dusk though… think that is a banger, if I may say so myself. Think I’ve come a long way since then in terms of production, but I still like how this one came out. The big synths and straightforward but powerful bass just did exactly what I wanted them to do.

I needed to stick to the vision for the record, and I think the sequencing was important… or else I might have shaved Vespertine Shroud off. Ah well