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Half Shadows
Electronic · 2013 · 14 tracks · 51m

Half Shadows

TOKiMONSTA

A murky blend of LA beat scene grit and classical piano elegance. Dense, nocturnal electronica that feels like navigating a city through a thick haze.

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It's like a classical piano recital happening inside a smoky, glitchy hip-hop basement.

A sophisticated, nocturnal meditation that balances cold digital precision with warm human melody.

Half Shadows · vs · TOKiMONSTA
Midnight+4.0σ

Midnight saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 51m
01
The Center
3:40
02
The Force
3:17
03
808
2:02
04
Focused Chaos
3:02
05
Clean Slate
4:09
06
Foolish
3:27
07
Go With It
4:24
08
Spilling Autumn
4:23
09
Sweet Williams
3:39
10
Soul to Seoul
3:29
11
Green
3:58
12
Waiting for the Break of Dawn
4:03
13
Moon Rise
3:25
14
Bridges To Nowhere
4:07
Moments Worth Waiting For
The rhythmic tension in 'Focused Chaos' where the percussion feels like it is about to break but holds its shape
The lush, melodic guest vocal on 'Go With It' that provides a sudden pop clarity amidst the album's murkier textures
The way 'Moon Rise' uses negative space and piano decay to evoke a sense of physical elevation
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