MICROSITES

THE PROTAGONIST RETURNED WHEN LEAST EXPECTED
November 16th, 2024

Life is so unexpected, isn't it? I've been talking about how there would be a two year wait for The Protagonist's next release. Looks like I was wrong.

I started and finished working on this album in the same day. I was actually supposed to make three songs  for The Complete Experience, so I made three songs, and immediately got inspired to make the rest.

The reason why I set this far into the future was because it would've been the right time to release it two years later. I graduate from high school in two years, and this album was meant to be a tribute to my student years.

Throughout the 2020s, I grew up listening to The Caretaker's An empty bliss beyond this World and Everywhere at the end of time. They're both good in their own ways, but I have yet to find a single "fan project" that captures the feeling of it perfectly.

A lot of them were just slowed and reverbed loops of old jazz songs. Nobody realized the amount of craft that goes into the atmosphere and the detail. Here, I attempted to capture the same vibe of The Caretaker's An empty bliss beyond this World, and it worked out great, in my opinion.

And another important part of a fan project is the importance placed on it. Many folks think that they can create a masterpiece with no experience, right after they hear Everywhere at the end of time. And the outcome is a low-quality album made with bad equipment and on a low budget.

I also started with bad equipment, but unlike the rest, I had a vision, I knew that The Protagonist was going to be more than just a short lasting project. An empty class beyond this School is a nod to my humble beginnings, it's a nostalgic return to the place where my passion for music once started.

Once again, thanks to BH Obsidian for the album cover. I heavily edited it to fit the tone of the album, but you can check out the originals over at his linktree. I've also released the bonus tracks and outtakes over at Sonic4 Test Records, with an album titled "The Uncollected Memories, Vol.2".

With that, I'll say, see you next time. Life might be bad, but that doesn't mean it won't be good. We have a promising future ahead of us.
_____________________________

REMASTERING THE UNDERGROUND CLASSROOM
September 24th, 2024

You know what they say, it's never too late for anything. I've been thinking about remastering the album for a long time now, but I never took action due to concerns about authenticity. I thought that the album was so iconic that it would be completely different if I tried to change it in any way.

Then what about now? Why did I suddenly decide to remaster it after all these years? Well, there are several reasons. First reason being is that school is hell for me once again, and it brought me the same inspiration to revisit an album that was all about reflecting my mental torment.

Another reason is, well, out of boredom, but I also wanted to see what I was truly capable of, if I actually tried to remaster it. And with experience from The Outsider's Unfamiliar Moments Beyond The Hakurei Border (on Alice98 Test Records), I saw myself capable enough to use the same skills and effects for making this remaster possible.

Like expected, it wasn't all perfect. I had to find some replacements for a couple of songs due to their samples being deleted. I tried my best to re-imagine this album as how I originally intended it to sound like if I had the skill to pull it off back then. And here's the good part, it's all Stereo now.

Overall, I'm proud of the result and seeing this album fit with the quality standards of the rest of The Protagonist's discography. It's also a great way to revisit an old classic with a new perspective on the memories.

And don't worry, you will still be able to access the original, unaltered version of the album on the Sonic4 Test Records Bandcamp. In fact, all of The Protagonist's "pre-memories always endure the passage" albums have been archived in their original state there.

With that, I'll say, see you when the next release comes out. Hopefully.
_____________________________

TWO NEW RELEASES AND MORE ON THE WAY
August 11th, 2024

I'm back in business. Don't expect this particular message to contain or predict every single thing I've worked on or released recently, because a lot more is on the way. Keep on checking and refreshing, but you don't have to do that if you're in my Discord server.

Well... what's new? First of all, the first official release on Memories Always Endure The Passage is "Maalesef, hayat eskisi gibi değil". It's something really depressing, and it's one of the most serious things I've ever released.

And second of all, we have a brand new self-published release by The Outsider. It's supposedly a prequel to the album Unfamiliar Moments Beyond The Hakurei Border on Alice98 Test Records.

Besides everything, I'm actively working behind the scenes to release more old and new works here. My Bandcamp is regularly being updated, and I'm also trying my best to get things done. I know I'm being vague here, but I have to put everything in an order. For now, the only album on the main bandcamp is Maalesef. More are on the way, I promise.

That's all, everyone. See you soon.
_____________________________

TESTING THE WATERS
November 4th, 2023

This might be very upsetting for some of you, but don't worry. If you've

accidentally discovered this section of the website, I advise you to go

back. You aren't supposed to be here.

Well... Okay, I guess I owe you an explanation. With the release of

Constant recurrence of delusions, the ground work for Memories Always

Endure The Passage has begun. For those of you wondering what it is,

it's basically something that will come after Sonic4 Test Records ends. 

I know it's upsetting, but you don't have to worry about it.

We still have time. So quit worrying over the preperations. I'm still here.
_____________________________