In my solo
albums, certain characters and places began to emerge gradually, and
over time, they formed a kind of unintentional personal mythology.
My upcoming album, Contrahechizo
(Counterspell), follows a
similar path. Like the others, it's not strictly focused on that
mythology, each song can still be heard on its own.
But it does introduce new characters, and a few from earlier albums
return as well.
In this section, I’ll break each of them down a bit.
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Main character of the album Radiopibe. He receives cosmic signals which he tries to clumsily translate. Last anyone heard, after the Lonesome Club was reached by the Cold Nexus, he fled to the underground caves of Mars to avoid seeing anyone for an undetermined amount of time.
A rarely frequented bar where Radiokid, The Grim Sonic Foreman and The Operator, used to hang out, before it became unbearable after being reached by the Cold Nexus signal.
Main character of the album Random Obscure Soundsystem. Foreman of the Psychotic Factory. Receives orders from Prince Summerfall Winterspring to launch the RANDOM OBSCURE SOUNDSYSTEM operation.
Operational headquarters of the Grim Sonic Foreman.
Prince Summerfall Winterspring
A cosmic entity who describes himself as “The Supreme Starving Artist Arrived from the Edge of the Universe or Perhaps Beyond.” Enemy number one of the Cold Nexus. Creator of the Random Obscure Soundsystem protocol.
A sonic protocol emitted by Prince Summerfall Winterspring and executed by The Grim Sonic Foreman, designed to destabilize the signal later known as the Cold Nexus.
Dominic Slaughterhouse (Performed by Hector Ledo)
Agent of the Cold Nexus who subtly attempts to take control of the Psychotic Factory, disguising himself as a marketing and management expert. He’s shot in the face by the Foreman whit a shotgun, but returns in his original form in Contrahechizo. He was only ever seen by Radiokid, the Foreman, and the Operator, so some claim he’s not even real.
Ultrabitch Megablaster (Performed by Malena Pichot)
Agent of the Cold Nexus attempting to sabotage the Random Obscure Soundsystem protocol. Takes the form of a woman to seduce the Foreman, only to mock him cruelly. She was only ever seen by Radiokid, the Foreman, and the Operator, so some claim he’s not even real.
In development:
CONTRAHECHIZO (Counterspell):
Entity/City that exists in deep space.
Most of the population reached by its
Spell signals turn into
either dumb, creativity-dead slaves, or unbearably boring and repellent
snobs.
The Operator
Protagonist of the album Contrahechizo. After the disappearance of Radiopibe and the Foreman, the Operator —hidden in his fortress-transmitter— is contacted by Prince Summerfall Winterspring to jam the Spell signal by emitting disruptive transmissions. According to the Prince, they have only a 1% chance of having any effect.