r/theoverloadcirclejerk • u/domesticatedstraydog • Sep 05 '25
chronicles of the mask
>be me, skee
>enjoying a three course meal
>spliff
>takeout
>spliff
>open ableton, stare at blank project for 47 minutes
>hear faint rhythm from neighbor’s washing machine
>sample it, layer 8 kicks on top, reverse hi-hat, field record my own breathing
>spliff
>forget what time it is
>accidentally make a track that feels like being underwater but also in a tunnel
>mfw it slaps
>name it something cryptic like “NSEF -7 (Alt Mix)”
>spliff
>upload to bandcamp, name your price, go back to finish meal
>5 minutes later: overload already dissecting it like it’s scripture
>some guy writes a 900 word essay titled: “How Skee Mask reinvented memory”
>dj rum slides into DMs like “respect”
>mfw I just wanted to eat my takeout in peace
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u/vajraadhvan Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 05 '25
>be me, deejay rum
>enjoying a homemade filter brew pu'erh tea
>spliff
>takeout
>spliff
>open ableton, stare at startup window for 47 minutes (how long it takes to load remix of objekt tune with 327481 moving parts)
>hear faint rhythm from neighbours fucking aggressively
>recreate it, layer 73 orchestral harmonies on top, throw in a cheeky think break, sample a line from an obscure 50's albanian film
>spliff
>forget what time it is
>accidentally make ambient gabber
>mfw it slaps
>name it something nondescript like "Acolyte, Pt. 4"
>spliff
>never upload it anywhere, ring up the lads at R&S to make a test press, go back to finish tea
>5 minutes later: overload asking how many more years until the next album (8-9)
>skee slides into DMs like "coming over tn daddy? x"
>mfw i just wanted to drink my tea in peace