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LEAP

by Rav

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My Bag 02:52
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Incorporeal 03:28
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CRYO 03:26
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Me, Forever 02:22

about

i thought i was on to me
that i had it all figured out
but things fell apart anyway
and now
either i fall alongside the floor collapsing underneath my feet
or i leap.

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As is practically tradition at this point, I’m going to use this space here to talk my shit right quick. This time, me talking my shit entails giving you a touch of context going into this album.

The last 3 years of my life have been the most challenging period of my life thus far, and I’m not out of this arc just yet. I could go on and on, recounting all the traumatic events and their details, but I’m no good at that kind of thing outside of my music, and I’d rather not relive the trauma right now, given the wounds are still so fresh. Besides, you don’t need to know everything anyway.

I’ll say this though - one of the things that happened to me last year is getting my shit stolen; one part of said shit was my laptop with most of my album sessions. In fact, half of all the LEAP album sessions were lost during that, and the demos I had in my google drive folder were the only remnants of said sessions - these became the final versions of half of the songs, for better or worse. Sure, they were raw in mix and delivery quality at times, but both the content and the rawness suddenly became more relevant to my life as time went on. Being unable to go back and change my words, or adjust the production, makes this album feel like an uncomfortable photo that I know is accurate and true, even if it can be hard to look at at times. Don’t worry, I’ve learnt my lesson since, and have a better system for backing up my files going forward.

In short, LEAP is about finding a path forward, when there is seemingly none left. I’m still here, and there is strength left in me yet. I’ll get through this stage of my life, one way or another.

"I’m me, just enough."

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released March 15, 2023

Post-Timeskip Clarity - produced & mixed by Rav.
Half-Silvered - produced & mixed by Rav.
My Bag - produced & mixed by Rav.
Agent Orange (w. Heems) - produced & mixed by Rav.
Worth 2 (w. Kill Bill: The Rapper & Scuare) - produced by Scuare, mixed by Rav.
Incorporeal - produced & mixed by Rav.
The Skin i Live In - produced & mixed by Rav.
CRYO - produced & mixed by Rav.
Me, Forever - produced & mixed by Rav.

Mastered by Bruce Templeton.
Album art by Jonathan La Mantia.

Special thanks to Josh Dick, Brennen Whaley, my friends, loved ones, and you.

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2023, exociety.

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