Last Words
i can't believe how fucking hard this project was. i used to judge bands that put out music by the quality of their work, but frankly having gone through the fucking ringer putting this accidental double-album out, i am just impressed with anyone able to record and release a full-length album at all. on one hand, "success" has a clear material goal: that i would be able to pursue music full-time with other people thru Astro Alloy while maintaining a standard of living. i don't need much, but i also need to be able to sleep in a warm, safe home and go to the dentist. unfortunately, the economics of music make even that standard of living nearly unobtainable. (not that i won't be trying anyways!) on the other hand, "success" is about creative/artistic fulfilment. i made this album with 0% compromise. there was nobody to tell me otherwise. not even a fanbase, where people will want / expect a certain kind of "sound" or whatever. my only limits were my own ability (and i've learned a million things from this process, the kind of stuff that you can't learn any other way other than by trying and failing and trying again). after one year, there are a few hundred people who have listened to Astro Alloy. very little of the material successto show for it. but, a handful of people have reached out to me, people who i don't know, to tell me that the music i've made means something to them. and i want you to know, that even if i die tomorrow, i will have died with a satisfaction in my heart that can never be taken away, that could have never been substituted, that will stay with me forever, because i know i made something that meant something to someone else. thank you to everyone who cares. love, tyler