M.A.N. IN THE MIRROR

     TODAY I LISTENED TO MY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM, "M.A.N. IN THE MIRROR." (CLICK ON THE "MUSIC" TAB IN THE MENU ABOVE!) WHILE IT HAS BEEN PUBLIC FOR SOME TIME (ON A SITE I HAVEN'T BEEN VERY ACTIVE ON/PUSHING), I NEVER RELEASED IT, DUE TO BOTH MY WISHY-WASHINESS WITH WHAT I WANTED TO DO WITH THE PROJECT AS WELL AS UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES. M.I.M. WAS ORIGINALLY SLATED TO BE A FULL ON RAP ALBUM, MY DEBUT ALBUM, BUT I LOST THE PROJECT FILES FOR MY BEATS IN NOT ONE, BUT TWO COMPUTER CRASHES. IT WAS HEARTBREAKING, ESPECIALLY LOSING "YES I AM (IN LOVE WITH YOU)," MY FAVORITE BEAT ON THE ALBUM, MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE BEAT OF MINE DUE TO ITS SOULFULNESS AND SENTIMENTAL VALUE ABOVE OTHER THINGS. WHAT A LOSS. I'VE GOTTEN OVER IT THOUGH.
     FROM THE FIRST TO THE LAST TRACK I LISTENED TO, I SMILED, PROUD OF THE QUALITY OF WORK I PUT OUT, HAPPY WITH THE PROJECT OVERALL THOUGH THERE ARE THINGS THAT COULD BE BETTER (BUT UNFORTUNATELY CAN'T BE CHANGED SINCE I LOST THE FILES! BOO HAHAHA) AND HAPPY WITH THE AMOUNT OF GROWTH AND PROGRESS AS A MUSICIAN SINCE. I AM QUITE SATISFIED, ESPECIALLY AS I FEEL THAT M.I.M. BY THE MOOD AND FLOW FROM TRACK TO TRACK, ASSISTED FURTHER BY TRACK TITLES, PLAYS OUT AND SOUNDS LIKE A STORY IN MOTION, A STORY OF REFLECTION AND SELF-DISCOVERY. I HOPE PEOPLE ENJOY THE ALBUM OF INSTRUMENTALS.
     I WANT TO GET BACK TO MAKING BEATS. IT HAS BEEN FOR TOO LONG SINCE I'VE MADE ANYTHING GOOD. I'M GOING TO TAKE A SHOT AT A SAMPLE-BASED BEAT TOMORROW, SOMETHING I HAVEN'T DONE IN NEARLY HALF A YEAR. I WENT SAMPLE HUNTING EARLIER, SOMETHING I HAVEN'T REALLY DONE FOR JUST AS LONG, COMING ACROSS A GEM OF A FIND. HERE'S TO HOPING AND PUTTING IN SOME WORK...