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title = "Out now: along rivers, forever adrift."
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id = "doc?20251201-along-rivers"
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updated = "2025-12-01T10:26:00+01:00"
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tags = ["all", "music", "shower"]
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```=html
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<iframe class="bandcamp" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 465px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1942393419/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=f171a2/artwork=small/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="https://daknus.bandcamp.com/album/along-rivers-forever-adrift">along rivers, forever adrift. by りき萌</a></iframe>
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```
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Today is a very special day, because it marks the release of my first music album since 2020.
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_along rivers, forever adrift,_ is the culmination of the work I did during [music making weeks][page:music-making-week.dj], polished up, tied together into a continuous mix, and mastered to sound great on your favourite pair of headphones.
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_along rivers, forever adrift,_ is a mixture of styles and inspirations.
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It takes you through spacious ambiences, nostalgic soundscapes, and lovely little melodies, influenced by the likes of [Kettel](https://kettel.bandcamp.com/album/re-through-friendly-waters), [Secede](https://secede.bandcamp.com/album/tryshasla), [The Flashbulb](https://theflashbulb.bandcamp.com/album/opus-at-the-end-of-everything), [C418](https://c418.bandcamp.com/album/excursions), [Disaster](https://disasterpeace.bandcamp.com/album/fez-ost)[peace](https://disasterpeace.bandcamp.com/album/hyper-light-drifter-original-video-game-soundtrack).
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Yet there's still something unique.
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A part of me.
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I already briefly mentioned this on its Bandcamp page, but making this album made me smile and cry way too often.
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It's a labour of love, and I hope it can make you feel something beautiful, as much as it did for me.
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---
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A while ago, back in June 2022, I made a song called [_on uncertainty_](https://daknus.bandcamp.com/track/on-uncertainty) for Dad.
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It was the first time he'd heard my music in a while, and I was happy to hear him say this song sounds like something that could go on the radio.
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I cherish these words greatly.
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While making this album, each day I managed to make a song that sounded "radio-worthy," I felt like the happiest, most fulfilled person on Earth.
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Making a song a day was absolutely magical, and did wonders on the quality of my music.
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Suddenly, I felt like my creativity bloomed, my production skills were unshackled, and I was making more of those radio-worthy songs than I could ever imagine.
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I was no longer some bloke who makes music from time to time.\
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For just a brief moment... I felt like a real musician.
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For some time already, I didn't have faith I could be great at anything else than writing computer programs.
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This album changed my mind.
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It's good to know I can find happiness in something other than programming.
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---
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Thank you for reading this far.
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If I didn't manage to convince you to take a listen, here's my last attempt: this album is like taking the best out of ambient, hip-hop, chiptune, idm, and jazz, and smashing them together into an emotional journey of self-discovery along rivers, mountains, forests, beaches, tea fields, wetlands.
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You can [buy the album exclusively from Bandcamp](https://daknus.bandcamp.com/album/along-rivers-forever-adrift), in delicious lossless FLAC quality.\
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I promise you won't regret it.
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