today's post is inri026, which was split off as a single from the second record because i didn't have the source material required to remove the vocals.

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so, i went through a string of extremely cold basements in the late 90s.... 

it was half heating costs; on that level, i could even agree for environmental reasons. but it was half because my step-mother legitimately prefers absolutely frigid, air-conditioner-level temperatures and didn't want hot air rising from the basement to ruin the chilly temperature upstairs. you can understand how that might get frustrating sometimes. 

i was offered a room upstairs, but then i'd have to go to bed at 10:00 pm rather than stay up until 4:00 am recording music and chatting on the internet. clearly an unacceptable proposal.... 

the song is more than a silly story, it was legitimately a sort of morbid fantasy i was having. there wasn't any real chance that i was going to light the basement on fire, or anything; if i were to do that, i might ruin my guitar, and then i'd be worse off. the story runs a little off the rails, but that is it's charm. 

this track was initially constructed as the last track for inclusion on my second record, inriched (inri021), and sequenced as the penultimate track (as the viewless/suicide sequence had already been decided upon as the ending track). the track was finished on the evening of the 5th; i finished the cover art on the evening of the 6th. so, it was completed to fill the record, sort of thing - although i don't want to call it filler, because i've never created anything for that reason. it remained in that position, as the 14th track, from february, 1999 until jan, 2016 when it was split off for the technical reason that i wasn't able to remove the vocals because i didn't retain source material. 

however, i've always viewed the track as transitional; i realized, even at the time, that i was starting something new rather than ending something, with this. in hindsight, the wandering electro-prog in the track is certainly more in the spirit of what would follow. further, it is actually fitting that the track was removed due to a lack of source material, as that defines what i created over 1999 (which i'm retroactively labelling period 1.3). 

as the track was still on inriched through 2013, it was remastered along with the rest of the record. a version was also produced for the deleted inricycled b compilation, which included some extra mastering and the removal of the opening sample. these versions were both mastered to fit into their respective sequences; while they're both improvements, neither really captured the essence of the track as it's own thing. so, a final standalone mix was constructed in sept, 2017 to permanently close the ep. 

initially written in the fall of 1997. recorded in the winter of 1999. remixed in late 2013 and again in early 2014. this track was separated from my second record in january, 2016 but the single was not completed until it was remixed one last time in sept, 2017. released & finalized on sept 10, 2017. as always, please use headphones. 

this track was removed from my second record, inriched (inri021): jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/inriched 

the lead version is now on the outtakes compilation, inrimoved (inri042): jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/inrimoved 

this release also includes a printable jewel case insert and will also eventually include a comprehensive package of journal entries from all phases of production (1999, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017). 

released february 5, 1999 

j - guitars, effects, bass, sequencing, drum programming, synths, vocals, loops, samples, digital wave editing