Reminiscent of distorted radio signals and bitcrushed audio, Occult has more than its fair share of musical modification. Everything is touched by some level of distortion, from the hi-hats to the toms to the random noises that fill up space throughout the song. Of course, some elements have more than others.
I created this song in early January 2020, right before second semester of senior year started. The first part I did was the chorus, and I remember walking around campus in the dark (at 5pm) listening to it repeatedly on my phone speaker. After a a bit of development, a giant final chorus, and not enough mixing, the song was ready to go.
I’d created the album cover a couple weeks prior, on the day my mom got married. For some reason, I had the word "occult" on my mind, and I drew it a bunch all over a piece of paper until I landed on a design I liked.
I thought this looked nice and clean, but the song is everything except for that. So I threw it in a photomosher and ended up with the distorted album cover we all know and tolerate.
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