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AD ASTRA 2020

by Shiryu

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1.
Escape Velocity 08:32
2.
Extremely Well 06:48
3.
Stellar Nursery 07:49
4.
Quasar Irregularity 08:48
5.
Hyperloop 09:16
6.
Mind Killer 09:49
7.
Futuretopia 07:08
8.
The Light of Sol 09:49
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Escape Velocity (deGrasseless Edit) 08:32
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Extremely Well (HAL 9000less Edit) 06:48
11.
Mind Killer (Muad'Dibless Edit) 09:49
12.
Futuretopia (Bll & Tedless Edit) 07:08

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Thank you for downloading and listening to "AD ASTRA 2020".

Where do I even begin? I somehow managed to stumble yet another trip around the Sun on space ship Earth and like most of you out there this has been the most surreal year of my life by a very large margin. As a sign of respect to everyone who have lost their lives to COVID-19 and the millions more who continue to endure this devious invisible enemy that stalks us all indiscriminately I have decided not to celebrate my birthday this year as a sign of respect to everyone who has lost their lives to COVID-19 and the millions more who continue to endure this devious invisible enemy that stalks us all indiscriminately. These are the times we discover who we really are and who the people around us truly look like underneath their everyday mask of social correctness and etiquette, traded in for the latest fashionable face mask, the days we discover hoe easy social media can manipulate facts and distort the truth, tricking people by the thousands by dis-proofing scientistic facts, without a doubt the biggest threat Mankind ever faced since perhaps . But as History shows we will endure and eventually everyday live will become something similar to what we had before the global pandemic, but not quite any time soon as we all would prefer. Please take good care of your mental and physical health and make sure your older family members do not take any unnecessary risks.

But I digress, if you are still reading this you're probably hearing and/or are the proud owner of "AD ASTRA 2020", my latest* LP + Bonus EP combo release of original electronic music. It was never meant to be this violent, but I had nowhere else to escape my everyday life and dire reality so this baby is a somewhat divergent eight 140bpm psytrance tracks extravaganza, trading in some of my more melodic and moody tracks of past years for big beats and intricate loops. As you might have somewhat expect I took the "DUNE" delay to October 2021 quite hard, so hard in fact track 6 "Mind Killer" was actually the last track I worked on this one. I hope you find one of several favourites among these and as a bonus I have added a second disc with four instrumental versions.

I don't know where were heading and I don't know if everything will be alright, so for now I will keep on fighting the good fight one day at a time, one problem at a time until I am no longer able to. Hope you find some solace on this psytrance trip away from our beloved planet Earth but rest assured I will still be around when you come back. From my little corner of the world to yours: Thank YOU all for all the support for the past (nearly!) 22 years of my music making hobby/career (legend?). See you next release! v ^_^

PS: FXXX COVID-19!

(* Greatest? That is up for you to decide!)

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released October 16, 2020

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Shiryu Lisbon, Portugal

Raised playing video games and listening to electronic music, it's no wonder this turned out to be my favourite hobby.

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