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EDGE of Darkness

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The Brightest Flame Casts the Darkest Shadow!
No matter how bright the moon shines, on the opposite side lies a dark face. No matter how bright a fire burns, the ash still remains black. The good cannot exist without the bad. Light cannot exist without the dark. Whether it’s a ying to a yang or a shadow to a light, life is balanced by both positive and negative energy. And while we strive to keep the light in our lives, sometimes the darkness takes control.
So what is it we do when darkness takes the reigns and drives us to the more difficult parts of our mind? Some ignore it and let it fester. Some accept it and let it guide their lives. But others, like EDM and bass producer Adey8, channel that negative energy and attempt to mold into a vehicle of raw, unfiltered passion. A passion that amplifies both the good and the bad aspects of life. Because you can’t have one without the other.
The fact of the matter is that we all have a choice. And that choice is how we respond to our environment and the way life is treating us. Adey8’s response comes in the form of wavering synth-patterns, dark basslines, and even deeper drops. He crafted his interpretations into a message of expression. A self-medicating expression, in the form of a 7 song album.
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W E L C O M E

 

 to the edge -

The whispers in the night. The black shadow standing in the corner of your room. The ominous dark clouds filling your thoughts. Something lurking in front of you. Something never leaving your side.

 

A familiar feeling I know all too well that has become a part of my world, and possibly yours as well. In this world, we are all the same. We all get angry, we all have doubts, we all experience loss. We are all equal, oftentimes stuck in the same space we’ve always occupied.

 

And I’ve always wondered - what’s at the edge? The light at the end of the tunnel. 

The cherry tree in that field of green. While some people may be able to exist and thrive in this life of pleasantry, others aren’t as fortunate. Some live life shrouded in darkness. 

 

And others live life in between. Teetering on each side of light and darkness, performing a tight rope act with demons clawing at their feet. It’s then that you have to make a choice. Turn back, and remain in the same decaying space? Or finish your dance with the devil, and see how close to the edge you can really get?

 

This is my in-between. My dance with the devil. My - 

 

E D G E  O F  D A R K N E S S

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T A R O T   C A R D S

 

? F O R W A R D  O R  B A C K W A R D ¿ 

As you make your way to the edge, sometimes you can’t help but look back and gaze upon the wreckage of the past. But what lies ahead often remains a mystery. So you call upon the occultists, the mystics - to read you your tarot and spell out your fortune.

 

But summoning a force of this nature is no easy feat. Some use elixirs. Others use spellbooks. But me? My attempt to call upon this divinity comes from the ties I have with my inner demons , And what my message transcribed into was this song - Tarot Cards. 

 

An internal conversation with your higher self. An inwards reflection of what lurks within and what lies ahead. But these readings are so much more than a prediction of one’s future. They are a psychological guide toward self-empowerment and personal fulfillment. A slight glance into the nether and what could be. 

 

While I’m not entirely sure what my own journey looks like, I’m hoping to piece it together through the music I make. And maybe, it might help you piece together your own.

 

I’m ready for my reading. I’m ready to learn the secrets of the universe. 

 

Are you?

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T H E Y ‘ R E   H E R E

 

Say hello, because the madness has arrived. 

 

For me, it’s always been here. The omnipotent forces that play a part in your everyday life. That manifest themselves in bad life decisions, that itch on the back of your neck, or whispers that just won’t go away.

 

So what do you do with this negative force standing at your doorstep? Stay inside, and cower? Do you yell at it from your upstairs window telling it to go away? Or do you invite it inside, and confront it head-on?

 

When my demons arrived, I wasn’t sure what to do. First, I ignored them. Then, I fought them. But after a while, I accepted them. I learned that my demons are a part of me as much as the fingers on my hands are a part of me. And I learned to not only live with them, but thrive with them. 

 

They’re Here is about just that. Using the negative energy in your life that weighs you down and darkens your days to fuel something that does the opposite. When I finally sat down with my demons, what surfaced was music, in the form of a 7 song album.

 

This song is about that part of the journey. When you finally respond to the whispers in your ear. When you finally change those life decisions. When you finally confront those demons and accept the fact that THEY’RE HERE.

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DO L L  M A K E R

 

Who’s calling the shots?

 

It’s easy to feel like you don’t have control over life. As if some higher force is making all the decisions for you. And you’re just a puppet on strings, being maneuvered and manipulated for some hidden objective. 

 

Just like when Dorothy pulled back the curtains in Emerald City and discovered that the Great Oz was nothing but a man, I too have confronted what I once thought was stronger than me. A force that I believed to be the disseminator of everything bad that has ever happened in my life. A dark presence that came in the form of a Doll Maker.

 

When you go to face this presence in your life, that evil force that you believe to be the root of all your pain and suffering, you may see something different than a Doll Maker. As we are all different, so are the problems we face and the ways in which we deal with them.

 

What you have to remember, and what I’m hoping to communicate through my music and my message, is that you must confront these demons head-on. Just keep in mind, when you make this deal with the devil, there will always be strings attached. Will you discover who pulls yours? 

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B A D  O M E N

 

The year was 1066 AD when a comet named Halley tore across the sky and set the night ablaze. For years, both scholars and ancient military leaders pondered the meaning of comets like this. Interpreting good fortunes, and bad omens. 

 

I’ve had a lot of flying comets in my life. You probably have to. While some of these signs inspired me, others left me feeling sick and hopeless, as if despair was the only choice. As I’ve grown from these premonitions, I think it’s funny how much we surrender ourselves to things that are otherwise meaningless. 

 

How something like a rock from space could make you believe you were cursed, I don’t know. But as I look back at my life I can’t help but think that my bad omens were just as empty. Projections of insecurity, uncertainty, or fear that you can’t seem to digest, manifesting themselves into random things that happen in your life. 

 

While I can’t say I enjoyed the presence of these bad omens in my life, I can’t help but be appreciative of them. It was the feelings of fear and uncertainty that pushed me to do what I most wanted. And it was those same feelings that made me who I am today. 

 

I’m not saying that I’m unphased by messages or interpretations I might have in life. I’m just a little more aware of them. The truth is, you can’t really control how you feel about bad omens. But you can control how you respond to them. How will you respond to yours?

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S W I N D L E R

 

A trench coat and a top hat. A sour smell and a wicked grin. It might be faceless, it might be nameless. Always deceiving and cheating, the Swindler weaves its way in and out of our lives. If you know the crushing feeling of being lied to, of being cheated, of having promises broken, then you have encountered the Swindler.

 

As humans, hope comes naturally. We can’t fight what we may or not feel inspired by. And how much of our emotions we put into it. Just like we can’t control when that hope gets taken away. And when it gets taken away, we can’t help but think that someone was responsible for it. 

 

A Swindler.

In some cases, you can attribute the wrong-doings in your life to an actual person. In others, they remain faceless and your emotions stay undirected, lurking inside of you. Manifesting themselves into internal demons that can’t be exorcised. 

 

How you deal with these demons will end up defining you forever. Do you allow them to take the ropes, control the reigns, and direct your life? Or do you use them as fuel to push you to the edge and achieve what you've been pursuing? 

 

You may not believe it, but sometimes those demons can pull you out from your hole and light the path for you. Guiding you, instead of leading you astray. But you need to open the door and let it in. Just be prepared for what’s on the other side.

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E N T E R  D A R K N E S S

 

All paths have led here. And the darkness beckons you in. 

You now have a choice - To engulf yourself in this wicked malevolence and succumb to the madness. And decay in a place riddled with witchcraft, psychics and swindlers of the worst sorts. Or, you can remain on the same side. A place that still echoes the pain and misery still vibrating from the other side of the door.

 

I say you enter.

 

I say you turn that knob that leads you inwards to a place that may be dark, but at the end of the day, is yours. They are your demons. Not somebody else’s. Which means you have the ability to do with them what you will. Yes, it may be hard to purge yourself of these heinous manifestations, but you do have control of them.

 

What you do with them is your choice. But in most cases, even if you develop a strong grasp over them, they might still linger. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, because you can use them as fuel to drive your passions further. Just don’t let the darkness take the wheel. You have to learn how to find the balance on the edge between the two.

 

I try to find my balance through music, and this album Edge of Darkness in particular, which I hope you might be able to see, hear and feel when it finally comes out this weekend.

 

Are you ready to Enter?

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