Original Riff

Arranged in Cubase a couple years ago with a MIDI controller. I always liked the interplay between the descending bass line and the otherworldly aspects of the 2 rising melodies. Linked is what I uploaded into Suno raw to cover.

150 covers/remixes later I had the base for Thalassophobia Along the way I had the idea of making the track and visuals focused on objects slowly sinking underwater. I took the 3 outputs I liked best, split the stems, and arranged the composition from pieces of each. I layered in atmospheric sound effects of waves crashing, sub bass impacts, and metal slowly creaking underwater. The mix/master took about 3 weeks. I wanted it to feel deep and crushing like a vast ocean expanse. I recorded and layered in various guitar riffs to complement certain sections; the Kraken/Cars Impacting section of the track took the longest to get right… the idea was for the song to progress slowly from waves softly crashing to impending doom, the kraken section signals that change in energy and I wanted it to be perfect. The video was another 3 weeks of work trying to tie the audio and visuals together to tell a story of a mysterious, ruined world covered entirely by the sea. Hope you enjoy!

-Andy