Pages from the Offical Astral Productions Notebook

The Mediative Dead Music Video

The 2nd music video from Astroid Andy. Enjoy this 3 year old piece of work. :)

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The Astral Productions Video Game Library (A Guide on Amazon.com)

Check out the guide on Amazon I just did showcasing the vast collection of games here at Astral Production that help fuel the creative juices. Little tidbits of trivia are hidden in there. So check it out and see if we have similar tastes, or maybe I could help you figure out a new game to try out.

So click this line of text to venture forth unto The Video Game Library of Astral Productions (In Color!)

The Temple of Sloth Epic: The Songs & the Story

Did the chicken come before the egg? That I'm not sure of, but one thing is for sure, the songs came before the story. In fact, ideas for the story helped fuel and shape the songs. That's pretty much the entire structure of Temple of Sloth's music, is that each song is built around a plot point or location in the story. Originally titled "Temple of Sloth", the name for the story was changed to simply: "Sloth". [For most of you who may not know, I am current working on a very long epic story based around a large body of musical work I have done.] While the main focus takes place in the Temple, a decent part of the story takes place in the realm of Sloth before a character steps foot into the Temple. The appearance of the songs are not in chronological order based around the story. I did this intentionally to give myself a world of ideas to build off of and craft the epic story in progress. While still in the rough draft process, the writing style will change somewhat significantly in the final draft. I am projecting a completion date for around December of 2012. I plan on releasing bits of the story with certain albums, thus giving them more depth. Already in the works is the prelude to the story, "The Process of Decay" which will be released on Nov. 12, 2011 alongside the albums release. I plan on releasing the story line behind the Sanctuary Saga upon it's completion, some months after the release of The Andy Day Project's contribution to the soundtrack: "The Rise of the Temple". I will release a partial piece with that album, as well as the first part in Sanctuary, which takes place right before Andrew (the character we meet in "Decay') finds out his purpose within the Temple walls (specifically, the Centralsanctum).

COMING SOON! A DETAILED LIST OF EVERY SONG IN ORDER FOR THE TEMPLE OF SLOTH EPIC!

"The Process of Decay" Album Leak

Temple of Sloth's "The Process of Decay" is a prelude to the Temple of Sloth Epic. Upon it's proper release on Nov. 12, 2011, it will include:
a bonus disc,
additional tracks to the album.

Also Included:
Digital File Containing: detailed song descriptions, album artwork, Astral Productions promotional materiel including Temple of Sloth and Astroid Andy posters and flyers, an entire chapter from SLOTH that was inspired by this album (each section of the chapter is broken into song titles), Remixes, and an exclusive first look at The Andy Day Project as well as past album details and promotional releases as well as links to every Astral Production album ever for free download. Plus AP 4 music videos including the unreleased "Evacuate:Soul" & "City of Parasites".


Now about this leak! By now you are stoked about the proper release, but I have decided to be generous and allow a one week only FREE DOWNLOAD of the early version of the album. Starting Aug. 29 - Oct. 6 "The Process of Decay" will be available via my BandCamp page free of charge. Now the actual release will come free of charge as well, but as stated above it will have much more to offer.

So get there while you can and grab the Version 1.0 of "The Process of Decay
[After October 6. the album will still be available for streaming only until Nov. 12]


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The Andy Day Project

There comes a time when I join forces musically, blending both of my musical persona into a single track. This has happened on several occasions, slipping in anywhere from 23 to 75 bars of hand written Temple of Sloth synth along side my manipulated sound clips of Astroid Andy. Most of the time they go unnoticed. Other times they become very apparent, and it is these instances that have spawned a new musical project I plan to take on. The Andy Day Project will consist of songs combining both styles of my music into one song, showing the best sounds each style has to offer. The first album will be for the Temple of Sloth Saga, and the current title is Rise of the Temple of Sloth. The first official song by The Andy Day Project will be released on the bonus disc for "The Process of Decay". I then plan to work on an Astroid Andy Remix EP Series under this new musical plane. The remixes will consist of songs from the following Astroid Andy albums: Sanctuary 1 & 2, Astral Plane [EP], Decomposed, Skin, and Consumed [2-Disc Deluxe Edition], and take on Temple of Sloth's Masochism, The Process of Decay, Her Blood:My Lips, and Inside by adding drums, additional written material including strings and piano, while including manipulated sound loops. Most of the songs will be able to fall into the Temple of Sloth Saga with a few exceptions. The first unofficial release of a The Andy Day Project album is Inside the Temple of Sloth, found at www.astroidandy.bandcamp.com. So be on the look out, and I will post more news as this project progresses.

Now, the first outing isn't what it will be like now. When I made this, I had just discovered how to utilize the synthesizer that's used to compose the world of Sloth. So this is more of a demo. It was released around the "Transcendence Into Oblivion/In Sanity Era" when I was still figuring out effects, BPM, reverb, and distortion techniques. The newer TADP will have a much more refined tone, there will be a 6 song remix EP released prior to the full length "Rise of the Temple". These remixes will all be from Sanctuary 1 & 2, giving you a better look at what to expect when hearing the full length album. Dates for these releases still vary, but I want to have "Rise" out by January, and the remix EP out by November, following the proper release of TOS's Process of Decay.

So here's the direct link to The Andy Day Project's demo "Inside the Temple of Sloth"

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