Binary Emotions

I pulled together Binary Emotions as a collection of pieces that orbit the same question: what happens when you push orchestral strings into the weight and distortion of metal? Some of these tracks I wrote specifically for this, others lived in different forms—sketches, one-offs, experiments that deserved another listen in context. What they share is that collision between classical structure and the aggression of metal, but I didn't want every song to hit the same. You've got AI Blindness with its menacing guitar-string exchange exploring tech anxiety, but then Moments of Silence strips that back into something quieter and more introspective, letting the arrangement breathe across eight separate pieces.

“Rising Sun and Solo Leveling hit harder, using modal progressions to build tension through layered strings and dynamic shifts.”

The sonic range matters here. Mozart Rocks literally takes Baroque piano and feeds it through distorted guitars and aggressive drums—that one's half homage, half provocation. Rising Sun and Solo Leveling hit harder, using modal progressions to build tension through layered strings and dynamic shifts. Then there's Baked Beans, which I recorded in 2024 as a kind of palate cleanser: no orchestral grandeur, just stripped-down riffs and deadpan vocals, because sometimes the heaviest thing isn't the fullest thing. Wired to Feel brings the vulnerability back, intertwining vulnerability in heavy riffs and orchestral layers without pretending they're separate.

What you're hearing across Binary Emotions is the sound of metal that doesn't apologize for wanting to be beautiful, and strings that don't mind getting their hands dirty.