event horizon by deer in headlights
or songs i made when i was 17
i started making this shortly after my 17th birthday and decided to release on my 18th birthday friday april 19th 2024. This album encapsulates what i was able to do during this time - its nothing more, nothing else. The instrumentals was what a 17 year old could come up with, the lyrics are what a 17 year old could come up with, the vocal performances were what a 17 year old was able to do. If it fails at properly bringing across the concepts im trying to work with, it just means this 17 year old wasnt good at properly communicating. Its a locked groove on my childhood, the second it ends it starts again from the beginning. Going forward i will continue to evolve and progress but this will always be stamp to tell anyone about this point in my life.
i think this is the thing im most proud of, its wild to say but this is the best thing i have done as a human being. upwards of a 1000+ hours were put into this project, a whole year of dedication. its not perfect, but its meant to encapsulate *me* in the best way i can. in a way its a self-serving project, as im doing this for me and really not for anyone else. I really hope others can enjoy it as much as i do, though (if not more!).
ive gone ahead and created detailed descriptions/personal thoughts about each track in their respective page, so check them out for that too!
my main inspirations for this album were: weatherday; parannoul; brave little abacus; newfound interest in connecticut; cursive; godspeed you! black emperor; car seat headrest; boris; sprain; jane remover; bright eyes;
the genres i was going for was a weird genre mix between noise pop, midwest emo, noise rock, post rock and indie rock.
written/recorded may 2023-march 2024
gear used:
fender squier telecaster
fender squier jaguar bass
blue yeti USB microphone
30 year old half broken classical guitar (track 5, 9)
stagg violin bow used on a bass guitar (track 10)
the ocean (track 9)
a whole lot of ableton live
Tracklist
| 1. | teenage nihilism | 5:08 |
| 2. | leviathan | 5:49 |
| 3. | john doe | 3:17 |
| 4. | lonely black cat | 3:58 |
| 5. | bruises | 4:44 |
| 6. | archetype of the failed artist | 5:42 |
| 7. | (broken strings) | 1:39 |
| 8. | body horror | 5:54 |
| 9. | waves crashing, beach funeral | 7:42 |
| 10. | penguin suicide | 16:22 |
Credits
music, vocals, songwriting, production, mixing, creative direction, album art: deer in headlights
album art: @FRANCIUM420 on twitter
(track 6) bass sample taken from a live improv by flea of the red hot chilli peppers
(track 8) drum sample taken from 'drumming like zach hill' (www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9qXOQ_FVpg) by youtube user shensinq
(track 9) interpolated 'beach funeral' by car seat headrest
(track 10) interpolated f. chopin - preludes, op 28 no 18 'suicide'
(track 10) sample taken from the documentary "encounters at the end of the world" by werner herzog
