It's Finally Here! The Uncut, Extended Version of "Journey to the Temple of Sloth" !

I've had this track since late October of 2010, and I consider it to be my masterpiece. I tried a while back to be able to put it online, but due to it's size, I hadn't been able to. The original arrangement (the song's saved file in the software I use to write/make it with) is long gone, and I've only been able to find the demo version and the standard cut from "Decomposed". I decided to try my luck again in converting the MP3 of it to a WAV file (the format required to upload it onto Bandcamp), and the gods of music did me a solid and after over 3 years I'm able to present the full length Journey to the Temple of Sloth in all it's spectacular, surrealistic glory. Had I been able to find the saved arrangement of the Extended version, I planned on giving this the real "Director's Cut" treatment and add some more segments as well as tweaking different pieces of it as well as I've done on Return to the Temple of Sloth [Director's Cut], but seeing as things didn't go as I wanted them to, I was limited to just presenting it as you see it before you, which in all fairness, is okay with the magnitude of the "Extended Version"'s greatness. I should be able to wrap up the "Director's Cut" project soon when I release the last entry, "Escape from the Temple of Sloth". I still plan on doing a "Rise of the Temple of Sloth" and releasing it as The Andy Day Project. I will most likely make it an epic song, split into segments like all the others and add an Uncut version as an exclusive track for those who download the EP. But more news on all that as it happens. For now, I am overly excited to present to you, my fellow Astral Projectors, Journey to the Temple of Sloth [Extended Version], easily the greatest song I have ever wrote (in my humble opinion).

-Astroid Andy

P.S. Also, I am including the Demo version of the song with the "Director's Cut" for those of you who didn't download Astral Plane.

New Song: "Requiem" & Updated Version of "Astral Plane"

NEW SONG!
First, let me introduce you to the newest song off of "Shadows", "Requiem".



This song features Temple of Sloth. It could almost be considered a The Andy Day Project track, it's not, simply because it fits the theme and sound of this album. So go ahead, and enjoy the epic new song Requiem.



ASTRAL PLANE UPDATE!
Okay, so I found the tracks I had originally wrote for (the now deceased) "Sanctuary 3: Manifest", which were written right around the exact same time as "Astral Plane". So I recovered them and gave them a proper place on "Astral Plane". The two new (I'm using that term loosely seeing as I wrote these songs about 2 years ago) songs are "Final Moments of a Dream (4:47am) [Level 3]" and "The World Outside Room 271 (5:13am) [Level 4]. You'll also notice that I dropped the "EP" from the album title as well, seeing as it's now a full length album. Also, if you download it, you'll receive a copy of "Mental Journey to the Temple of Sloth [Demo]". So check out the newly revamped Astral Plane and enjoy the new material!




I'll keep you posted as things continuously progress.


-Astroid Andy

Kicking Off 2014 with the Release of "There Was a DEMO Here. It's Gone Now" by The Andy Day Project (circa 2011)

Back in 2011 I recorded an album under the name The Andy Day Project, which combined elements of both Astroid Andy and Temple of Sloth along side some spoken word compositions I did to really set it apart. The end result was There Was a HOLE Here. It's Gone Now. While recording and writing that album, I churned out over 20 songs, some of which made it onto the album, others would be edited down and put into another song that made it onto the album, and some just didn't make it onto the album at all. At the time, I didn't think much of all the material that didn't make the cut and was just satisfied with what I had created and released. But after going back and listening to a lot of the stuff that simply just collected dust, I found quite a bit of gold and decided it should be released. So now, 3 years later, I have put a lot of time and effort into bringing "There Was a DEMO Here. It's Gone Now." to the light of day and am very proud to kick off 2014 with it's release. So without further ado, here it is. Enjoy.

-Astroid Andy

"I'm Remebering Things That Haven't Happened Yet" Music Video Premiere/Updates and Reflections of Twenty Thirteen

UPDATES!:
As you can no doubtfully tell, we did not get "Shadows" this year. No, but we did get The Sounds of Self Destruction as well as The Sounds of Static EP. 2013 also saw a huge flow of Music Videos. Although I feel I didn't get to accomplish as much as I would have liked, it's okay considering what I did. In just under a month I was able to pump out 4 music videos and get half of an album completed. As of late, my motivation has been somewhat lacking, and so recording for "Shadows" has been heavily delayed. I will be releasing "There Was a DEMO Here. It's Gone Now" by The Andy Day Project, having finally unearthed it. It should be up and available by the first week of January. I've pushed back the release date for "Shadows" to 01/10/14, and it's companion piece "From the Shadows EP" should be out before February, or within the first two week of it.

So let's say farewell to 2013 by enjoying the newest edition to the Astral Productions Video Library,

I'm Remembering Things That Haven't Happened Yet [Music Video]:



-Astroid Andy

Mythic Journey to the Middle of Nowhere [Music Video]

Neon Signs Flicker in the Dead Air [Music Video]

Ladies and Gentlemen, let me introduce you to another visual experience the likes you've never seen! I have taken a very short break from making music (I usually will work on part of a song about once a day) so that I can finally use all of the footage I shot back in March, along with some footage I shot over the summer. I don't want Astral Productions to just be music, I want to be videos and a place for my writing as well. So for the moment, production on my Astroid Andy album "Shadows" is on hold while I work on some more music videos. The next video I will be doing will be "Mythic Journey to the Middle of Nowhere from the Astroid Andy album "Sanctuary: City of Flames. I'm debating about doing a video for the song "I'm Remembering Things That Haven't Happened Yet" or "Alchemilla" from the album The Sounds of Self Destruction. We'll see, maybe I'll do both. But anyways, I have been slaving away on the "Neon Signs Flicker in the Dead Air" and "Brookhaven" music videos and will begin production on the next video as I conclude this post. So enjoy the new Music Videos!


More awesomeness to come,
Astroid Andy

Brookhaven [Music Video]

I worked really hard on this video, splicing in scenes from Silent Hill and Silent Hill 3 as well as some self shot footage from early January. Be gentle, this is the first time using this software, so it's not super glitz-and-glamor, but I feel it is still pretty awesome. So without further ado, let me present: Brookhaven.







Let me know what you think in the comments.
More videos soon to follow.


Astroid Andy

Update: Astroid Andy's "Shadows" & "The Laceration Recordings" & More!

Astroid Andy/Shadows UPDATE
Okay, so "Shadows", my Astroid Andy album, is coming along really well. I've gotten about 5 tracks completely finished, and am currently (in between writing this posting, as a matter of fact) working on another new song. Unlike some of my previous releases where I've been super eager to share my progress with you as they develop, I've decided to take a different approach with this one and will only let you hear it upon completion. It may take a while longer than originally planned, but that's because I'm throwing a few surprises in there. This album, originally planned to be a follow up to "Sounds of Self Destruction", but as things go, it's more of a stand alone album that ties into "Sounds". I've set a release date for December 30, 2013, but we may see it a tad bit sooner if I keep on going the way I am now. But to keep you pumped up for it, I am going to give you a preview of "Shadows" with the first single, "Brookhaven".




Also, as stated before, there will be a follow up EP to "Shadows" that will contain demos, B-sides, a few remixes. The working title for that EP is "From the Shadows EP". No release date or any other details yet, I haven't started on that one at all yet. I'll be working on it while I work on The Laceration Recordings, which leads me to...

"The Laceration Recordings"

I have been tossing around a few ideas for this album for a little while now, and I'm thinking of turning it into a split album, half Astroid Andy, half Temple of Sloth, with a few songs that would pretty much be The Andy Day Project in terms of using both recording and writing methods that makes each individual project unique. Now, this may just come out as a Temple of Sloth album, but I'm giving some serious thought into the idea of making it the biggest album of the year for Astral Productions. Let me hear from you: the fans, and tell me what you'd like more, a solo album, or a split album? Either way, I have covers made up for either choice I make.

The Temple of Sloth Saga: Director's Cut Editions

That's right! I recovered the original arrangement for Return to the Temple of Sloth, so I plan on kicking off 2014 with the Director's Cut of it. I will be periodically working on it during my work on The Laceration Recordings, and will keep you posted on that. Also, I found the Extended Edition version, which I don't believe has ever surfaced online, so I may just use that version while adding new segments and remixing others. This Cut will be damn near 45 minutes long, so be prepared to have your minds blown in 2014.


Well, Astral Projectors, that's all the news I have at this time. I'll keep you updated as things develop.



Astroid Andy