HYSTERIC unleashes a riotous two-sided, story-centric nine-track album titled ‘Flesh And Blood’ packed with bass, drops, chops, and plenty of deeper meaning from start to finish.
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HYSTERIC dominates the inner CELL BLOCK walls with his new 9-track album showcasing two sides, illuminating his two combatting personas and facades as a rising talent in the bass music sector.
With rage-worthy and neck-breaking releases piling up in his discography, HYSTERIC adds nine more heaters to the stack with his debut album titled Flesh And Blood (27:46 runtime).
In the realm of electronic music, the fusion of beats and themes often transcends mere entertainment, delving into the depths of human experience.
Our Thoughts
Enter the enigmatic two-sided album Flesh And Blood, a sonic journey brimming with nine dubstep tracks that pulsate with the duality between flesh and blood, symbolizing the eternal struggle between dark and light.
Each track on this album serves as a poignant exploration of the human condition, juxtaposing gritty basslines with ethereal melodies to paint an auditory landscape teetering between shadow and illumination.
From the thunderous lows of introspection to the soaring highs of revelation, the music immerses listeners in a whirlwind of conflicting emotions.
Through the dynamic interplay of soundscapes, the album of HYSTERIC‘s invites introspection, challenging listeners to confront their own inner dichotomies. It’s a sonic testament to the complexities of existence, where the line between good and evil blurs, and the essence of humanity lies in the balance between opposing forces.
In this musical odyssey, the duality of flesh and blood becomes a metaphor for the perpetual dance between darkness and light, offering both catharsis and enlightenment to those who dare to listen.
A-Side | FLESH
[5 tracks] Flesh, Stimming, Torture, Mutation, Carcass
B-Side | BLOOD
[4 tracks] Blood, Heritage, Essence, Afterlife
HYSTERIC opens up about the duality within the album and how it is woven interpersonally and personified through the music. Read our full coverage interview.
LET’S CHAT w/
HYSTERIC
What inspired you to create an A & B-sided album?
For me when I was young, a lot of the music I used to listen to was older rock, metal, and reggae. A lot of the vinyl my parents had, would include A and B sides. I feel in EDM currently, there isn’t enough of this art floating around and it isn’t normal for people to do it. I wanted to have my own take on what I grew up on and be different.
Can you tell us about the creative process behind each track?
[With the] A side, creatively, I wanted to draw inspiration from the musicians I listened to, while making call backs to some of my current popular music. Notably, Flesh and the track Stimming I drew a bunch of inspiration from Subtronics, Beastboi, Barely Alive, but wanted to showcase my own sound design and flow, but with callbacks to the tracks I love. Torture, Mutation, and Carcass are similar in a few ways to my prior riddim releases, but what would differ them from the past releases are updated sound designs. A was a way for me to express my anger and high energy.
The B side is a bit more personal for me, at this time when I made the tracks, I was struggling emotionally. I had a bunch of friends who I thought were close to me leave me. I was in a dark mental place, the melodic undertones, with leading synth-patterns created a cadence of expression. I wanted people to really feel the B side as if they were standing to my right. Hoping that people could also relate in my pain, so we can heal together.
How did you decide on the concept for this album?
3 months ago, I made a few future riddim tracks, one being a Lil Peep remix. Before I had released any melodic or dubstep-like music, I had only primarily released heavy dubstep tracks. I wanted to find a way to blend both styles in one EP, but instead of just doing a 4-5 track EP, I wanted to do something different.
What if I did both styles and created a story? For me, from start to finish there is symbolism in the music. I wanted to show clashing personalities in one place, hinting at who I am personally, and what I struggle from.
Were there any specific themes or genres that influenced your music in this album?
This was funny for me because before we created the cover art, my graphics artist (shout out to Voltron Cicada) had been toying with the idea of two characters kinda fighting each other. When the time came to start making art for it, we saw the movie Dune 2. The kind of symbolism I had resonated with, since my album I wanted a similar vibe. Recalling the clashing personalities, I wasn’t exactly sure how putting future riddim/neo dubstep and riddim/trench would work, but in the end, I was able to work with my visual artist on making sense of audio to a visual.
I really wanted to begin with extremely high energy, and almost dark-like undertones for the beginning of the album, but somehow make it turn into a more positive uplifting message midway through, but wrap up with very introspective and sad vibes. I wanted to show people that I have multiple ways of expression.
How did you approach incorporating elements of good and evil into your music?
This is an interesting question, short form, good and evil. I wanted to play on the duality of my creative expression, and the duality that we all experience in life. A side has more evil and dark tones, and B side I’d say is more good-like, but it has its sad moments.
Can you discuss the significance of the album’s title and artwork?
Flesh And Blood, what did that mean for me? Some may forget that Blood has positive connotations to it. I wanted people to get that the Flesh was the embodiment of pure anger and energetic nature taking form. Blood is the blood of life, almost the essence of the soul.
On the outside, I may feel or look tough, but deep down, I struggle and have hardships like everyone else. It’s a constant battle between the struggling emotions we feel as artists.
Were there any challenges you faced while producing this body of work?
Aside from trying to run a label with my business partners, and label releases at the time. The major challenge was my computer, about every song I was reaching the peak usage of my processor and RAM, got to a point where I had to sample my own stems more to keep the song going.
Did you experiment with any new techniques or instruments for this project?
All of this album was experimentation for me, at the beginning of the year I got Kontakt Complete, and shortly after, worked on a sample pack. This led to a lot of new sound design processes. At the end of the album, I had even created plugins within Patcher on top of all the drum and FX samples I created.
What do you hope listeners will take away from your music?
I just want people to hear my expression, and underlying struggles in life. I hope people can enjoy these as much as I enjoyed creating them.
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