I am Monster Matrix, a musician that has been hidden for almost 13 years. I produced my first song on February 3, 2004 when I was in 8th grade. I have been working on a 13-year project since. 2017 marks this 13th year of producing and programming for me. Therefore, I will debut my music in 2017, and I will make 13 releases in this year (3 albums, 10 singles). Given that it took me 13 years to emerge, I decided to call this project "13-Year Cicada Cycle." For those who are unaware, a cicada is an insect. More specifically, but still in lay-terms, there are two primary types of periodical cicadas. Periodical cicadas are cicadas that emerge from underground in a time-specific cycle to mate. One type emerges from underground every 13 years, whereas the other type emerges every 17 years. Here is what a cicada looks like:
Beautiful, right? No? Well, the music that they make is beautiful. Given this fact and their unique cycles of emergence, these creatures served as an inspiration for this series of musical releases. The 3 albums will be released as follows:
13-Year Cicada Cycle: Emergence (February 3, 2017)
13-Year Cicada Cycle: Mating Season (July 29, 2017)
13-Year Cicada Cycle: Burrow Into Darkness (October 13, 2017)
Each album has a musical theme, as well as a color theme for cover artwork for the album and associated singles. Emergence, the first album of the series, has an atmospheric musical vibe. The covers for the album and associated singles are purple. Mating Season, the second album of the series, has a hip hop musical vibe. The covers for the album and associated singles are green. Burrow Into Darkness, the last album of the series, has a gothic musical vibe. The covers for the album and associated singles are red.
All of the covers for these 13 releases were created from a picture that I drew based on the above cicada picture. The base drawing, along with my logo that I created, can be viewed below:
The first single will be released on January 1, 2017. On Christmas, I will announce the title and release the cover artwork for this single. So, be on the look out!
I am excited to share my art with you, and I hope that you are excited to hear and see it! :)
-Monster Matrix
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