In the second half of 2020 the band work slowed down a little, so I went looking for other outlets where I could compose and just have fun with music. My expectations weren't high — I had a few projects on the go and not much free time. While recording parts for an earlier Radio Arkham radio play, I met Mateusz Tomiczek. I jumped in on the session, and one thing led to another: I was introduced to how the radio plays come together and asked to write the score for the next stories. I did, with Seweryn Jezierski handling the mix and master.
The work flowed really well. For these backing tracks I got to step away from metal and play with ambient textures, samples and symphonic touches. In 2020 our collaboration produced music for two stories — Maski Nyarlathotepa and Red Eye.
Maski is a series of shorter stories, while Red Eye is a single, longer radio play. I really encourage you to give them a listen — the stories are well written, well led and well realized. After the band work, this brings me a lot of joy: composing, reading, suggesting tweaks, staying involved.
I'm curious what 2021 will bring, because I suspect there'll be more stories for me to score.