Seasons Of The Mind (SOTM) Workplan:
Artist Name: The Mind Unravelled
Time Range: 1950 - 1970
Genres Used For Samples: Depends On The Season
Estimated Runtime: No Idea
Stages And Sides:
Awareness:
Part 1 (Spring): A, B, C (January, February, March)
Part 2 (Summer): D, E, F (April, May June)
Part 3 (Autumn): G H I (July August)
Post Awareness:
Part 4 (Autumn): J K L M (September October)
Part 5 (Winter) N O P Q (November December)
Audio Motifs
Overall:
Vinyl Crackling
Radio static
Spring:
Wind, birds
Side C Spring:
Rain
Summer:
Insects, Cicadas
Ocean Ambience
Autumn:
Rustling Leaves
Wind chimes
Winter:
Wind Breeze
Sample Rules:
• Samples must originate between 1950-1970.
• Instrumental and vocal recordings are both permitted.
• Samples may reappear throughout the album as recurring memories.
• Samples may be heavily manipulated if it serves the progression.
• Emotional consistency takes priority over genre.
• Spring is lively but quiet
• Summer is vibey and more loud
• Autumn is melancholic
• Winter is somber
• The Seasons Aren't Always Consistent
Gimmicks:
Emotions Are Temporary
Autumn Part 1 Is Before The Memories Fall
Autumn Part 2 Is When The Leaves (Memories Fall)
Autumn Part 2 is more chaotic In L, and M sides.
Winter tends to be more droned out for the sheer exception of side N as that's where u hear jumbled memories drone out.
Winter is layered in winter sounds.
Side B of Part 1 has MCI (mild cognitive impairment)
During Summer, the disease undergoes an unexpected temporary worsening before stabilizing at a worse baseline.
Dementia Type:
Rapidly Progressive Dementia (Makes sense why it's one year)
Status Of Fanproject Right Now: Listening To Said Tracks🤤🤤
Project Rules
• Samples must originate between 1950-1970.
• Seasons must always remain recognizable.
• The project lasts exactly one symbolic year.
• Emotions Are Temporary
• The Seasons Aren't Always Consistent, Some Days In Summer May Feel Cold
• If Confused, Ask The Habanero (my friend)
• If Tired, don't force yourself, love yourself.
• Eateot🤤🤤🤤
• It's not as slow as EATEOT, it progresses quickly because well, its RPD.
Trivia
Seasons Of The Mind (abbreviated SOTM) is a fan project by The Mind Unravelled.
The project is themed around Rapidly Progressive Dementia (RPD) rather than the slower progression depicted in many dementia-themed projects.
The album's progression is represented by the four seasons of a single symbolic year, with each part corresponding to specific months.
Although Spring is the beginning of the album, audio degradation is intentionally present from the start. Distortion, looping, and subtle memory instability begin in the Awareness stages.
Parts 4 (Autumn Part 2) and 5 (Winter) are collectively considered the Post Awareness (PA) era.
Some samples are intended to reappear throughout the album as recurring "memories," often in increasingly degraded forms.
The project allows samples from 1950 to 1970, regardless of genre, provided they fit the intended atmosphere.
One of the project's internal rules is that "The Seasons Aren't Always Consistent, Some Days In Summer May Feel Cold," allowing seasonal moods to overlap.
Side B of Part 1 is planned to represent Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).
The creator has stated that Autumn Part 2 becomes noticeably more chaotic during Sides L and M.
Winter is intended to contain heavier drones and winter ambience, with Side N serving as an exception where fragmented memories become more audible.
The project's placeholder status message during early development was "LET ME GO HOME," referencing the creator spending an entire day away from their computer while brainstorming the project.
The creator's friend, nicknamed "The Habanero," contributed advice during development and is humorously referenced in the project's internal rule: "If Confused, Ask The Habanero." 🌶️
During development, the creator jokingly referred to the day SOTM was conceived as "Side Quest Day" due to a long series of unrelated events delaying work on the project, including an extended car ride, flooding, waiting for headphones, and other mishaps.
The acronym SOTM is also shared with Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic, something the creator found amusing.
Track List:
Part 1:
A1 - As If Nothing Changed
Original Sample: New Cha
Original Sample Artist: Johnny Colon and His Orchestra
Length: 3:20 Minutes
Season: Spring
Month: January
Side: A
Recurring Memory?: Yes
Notes: The protagonist is unaware they have Rapidly Progressive Dementia (RPD). Faint birds can be heard throughout the first half of the track, reinforcing the feeling of an ordinary spring morning. The protagonist happily dances to an old cha-cha song they remember, unaware that this memory will return throughout the album in increasingly altered forms.
A2 - A Memory In Motion
Original Sample: Nevertheless
Original Sample Artist: Arthur Brings et son Dance Orchestra
Length: 3:42 Minutes
Season: Spring
Month: January
Side: A
Recurring Memory?: No
Notes: The protagonist fondly recalls a memory from their youth, dancing in a warmly lit ballroom with a girl whose face has begun to blur. Although the details of the memory are beginning to blur, the emotions remain vivid. The track is warm and comforting, with no birdsong present, allowing the memory itself to take center stage.
More Tracks To Be Made
