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Memory Lane

by Fathom The Void

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1.
Crucible Of Unknown 10:19
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43 10:55
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3.
Sensory Deprivation 10:36
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4.
Dissociative Remembrance 10:42
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5.
The Wreckoning 11:19
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A Jaunty Stroll 11:37
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8.
Echoes 08:42
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about

Upon release of Subterranean Entity we realized we had stumbled upon a brand new phase of this project. Then, due to the retirement of the Flim and Flam, the creation of the Bürt and the Fürt and the change in sound and direction, we realized we were welcoming Phase 3 of Fathom the Void.

Memory Lane came about when Andy decided he wanted to move on from the old process and just create something new. Something spur of the moment and not steeped in personal stories or experience. Going for no concept and just do something. Trying out something more ambient after hearing The Caretakers “Everything At the End of Time”.

In true form, none of that happened. We talked back and forth a bit and threw various ideas and concepts around and over time, we eventually landed on the concept of what became Memory Lane. An objective tour through the void, the darkness, the trauma.

As we continued to flesh it out and plan it, it took many forms and ideas. We eventually settled using The Resident’s theory of obscurity to its maximum potential in our own understanding of it. If you aren’t aware, The Theory Of Obscurity states that an artist can only produce pure art when the expectations and influences of the outside world are not taken into consideration.

Always pushing to do something new in each album cycle. We decided to do recording sessions and never listen to the material until it was all done. We didn’t want the sound or feeling of any of the tracks to influence any subsequent recordings. Trying to remain as objective as possible. Waiting for a month after the last session and randomizing the tracks many times, we did a live stream to debut the material and listen to it for the first time with you guys. We then had to take the time and find what we deciphered to be the track order. Without the influence of “this track was recorded first so it should be first on the album” or any kind of plan for track listing, we allowed the songs to place themselves and tell the story on their own. Objectiveness.

In the same vain as Silent Confidant, we have our own interpretation of this journey and story but we elected to keep that to ourselves to keep it open to interpretation to the listener. Electing to only use 1 sentence phrases that popped up to us while listening to describe the tracks.

On the production side. Initial mixes showed massive phase correlation issues as pointed out to me by my friend Nathan Moody. Andy took care of that as much as possible. He brought Adam’s parts further forward to drive everything and kept most of his parts in the background for movement. Andy always tends to mix FTV stuff with a lot of things dancing on the noise floor while keeping enough in the front to focus on. It’s something he accidentally started doing in the beginning when he didn’t know how mixing worked. This album is the best he’s ever done. Keeping the majority of Andy’s stuff in the back really adds to the atmosphere and the spatial aspects of the desert of the mind. It worked beyond his own expectations on this.

For mastering, Andy decided to invest in some VST’s for the first time just to see what would happen. The spaciousness and separation achieved is absolutely unparalleled in any of his work. I am not sure if it’s the new VST’s, my own growing skills or all of the above. This one honestly surprised me all the way through. If I didn’t make it, I wouldn’t have believed I had any part in it.

The mastering chain is:
Eventide Elevate bundle
Waves Abby Road TG mastering suite
Logic Pro limiter

Finally, Echoes. What is it? We had time on one more side of the planned LP. With the Memory lane concept, the idea came up to go back to the Phase 1 release and collage parts from every track and reverse it to make it new but pay homage to our beginnings while opening the door to the future and moving on from the past. After cutting, remixing the parts, mastering, shuffling, etc. Andy ran across Audio Thing’s Wires VST by hainbach on sale and decided to send the mix through and put just enough dry signal to barely hear it while it drove the effect. Creating something totally new and unrecognizable from everything old and established. Echos of the past shape our future

-Andy (Aurick Leere) & Adam (Anonymous Bosch)

This album is dedicated to PG. We couldn’t have done this without you.

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released July 5, 2021

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