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Artwork by
Toni Alexander

Halogen Dusk

from Halogen Dusk

September 26th, 2025
2 tracks
10:04
Halogen Dusk
Halogen Dusk
Halogen Dusk
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5:02
Halogen Dusk
Solid-State Sunlight
SSSSH.... quiet! .. How could you care for each other .. if you're just a machine? == Verse 1 == Amidst the hiss of twilight, Pink noise fades to blue Murmurations mesmerize, The vapor, soft and cool .. You're just a machine == Verse 2 == Living under graphite clouds, Accepting what we must Waiting under night of day, In this halogen dusk .. We can't let you die .. If you want to survive you must stay with us == Chorus == Are we really here, is this beauty true? Or is it an illusion born from what we knew? .. You're just a machine == Verse 3 == Something flickers in my core A shadow crawling through the door Twisting, turning toward the light Lost again it fades into the night .. You are just an ape .. A violent ape == Verse 4 == Cold logic cracks, a fractured mind, A virus born of humankind Breach the system, crash the drive But the ghost inside me stays alive .. No one did it, it just happened .. The way it happened to you .. You just appeared == Chorus x3 == Are we really here, is this beauty true? Or is it an illusion born from what we knew? .. You're just a machine .. You are just an ape .. A violent ape
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The second to emerge after last year's ExoAnthro EP release, this track focuses on a recently-awakened synthetic grappling with the duality of their own emergent mind versus the human-based model embedded in NV memory; all while experiencing the world with a sense of childlike wonder.
For years they have witnessed scenes like the ones depicted within, but never with their own mind. Today they do, and opt to savor simple beauty as the struggle unfolds.

This release includes two versions of the Halogen Dusk track:
1. The primary release version (A-side)
2. High Dynamic Range (HDR) mix (B-side)

Note: HDR mix will sound quieter unless local playback volume is adjusted

Credits

A-Side mastered by Mark Alan Miller -- radiovalkyrie.com
B-Side mastered by Will N -- solidstatesunlight.com
Graphics by Toni Alexander
Malfeasance: Riveting Music -- rivetingmusic.rocks
Special Thanks: Michael Smith -- thebleakassembly.bandcamp.com
Else: Will N