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サ​ン​シ​ャ​イ​ン​MANIA

death's dynamic shroud

Released on June 1, 2021

Alternative Title: SUNSHINE MANIA

Duration: 49:11

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James Webster: “the idea with mania is that you are just kind of sitting in that chair - possibly in the megatower - with your mind expanding and creating a world all around you”
[...]
“but the foundation is def something sinister”
- 08/31/2021

Whit: “@HCMJ was Sunshine Mania an entirely digital production?
“It feels way cleaner than a lot of the other mixtapes you've made”
James Webster: “yeah - i wanted it to be hifi and beat heavy. Sleepless used the 4-track a lot, and so will my next mixtape but you'll have to wait and see 😉”
- 06/05/2021

Hyper Reality: “@HCMJ As far as I can tell, MANIA is the most unique album that has been made under DDS. How did you get the idea for the album?/How was production done?”
James Webster: “MANIA is a bit of a departure - but at its core it is pulling from a very NUWRLD sample pool (FFVII remake, FFXI, Animal Crossing, Wii stuff). What sets that one apart I think are the several breakbeat-heavy tracks that were sort of arranged like ‘normal’ electronic music.”
- 08/27/2021

Discussion of the album title and its possible meanings.

Description of the album cover and its implications for the album itself.

James Webster: “the cover is constructed from screenshots from Oblivion - actually photos of obvlivion running on the ps3 i took with my phone”
- 05/31/2021

“James Webster: “i took this picture of my TV running oblivion on the ps3 haha Starting point of the SUNSHINE MANIA album cover
“it was the starting point for the cover”
- 06/01/2021

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  1. EUPHORIA

    Duration: 03:02
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  2. HEAVY SUNSHINE

    Duration: 04:14
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    Heavy Wolf Bastard: “heavy sunshine is for sure the beginning of the hero's journey”
    James Webster: “that's when the mania is still feeling just really good and hasn't started to scrape away your brain yet!”
    - 06/01/2021

  3. FELLDEW ADDICTION

    Duration: 03:37
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    James Webster: “Feldew Addiction [...] has some Apple loops in it, some breakbeat elements from old 90's sample packs, some weird synths - I was listening to a lot of Chemical Brothers at the time and wanted to have some Y2K style breakbeat tracks.”
    - 08/27/2021

    James Webster: “i've sampled "peace of akatosh" on my last 2 mixtapes lol”
    jacob: “i never noticed for some reason
    “ill have a look at the sample lists to see which songs"
    James Webster: “i was offering a bounty if anyone could find the oblivion sample on MANIA but no one ever did haha that was it
    “in Feldew Addiction”
    [...]
    James Webster: “the male voice choir”
    [...]
    James Webster: “and also on [Monument To The Architect] halfway through MD Player
    “the same sample plays”
    - 10/06/2021

  4. THE DOLDRUMS

    Duration: 03:53
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  5. CRYSTAL RUSH

    Duration: 05:36
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  6. MIDNIGHT WALK

    Duration: 05:36
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  7. ティファ

    Alternative Title: TIFA
    Duration: 04:49
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  8. HIGH AT THE MALL

    Duration: 05:29
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    James Webster: “i do not condone drug use especially by minors - but my personal experience with various drug usage is on display on this mixtape”
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    James Webster: “i mean there's a track called ‘high at the mall’ which is literally about being high at the mall
    “some of my favorite memories haha
    “anyone who has experienced it will recognize the vibe”
    - 06/01/2021

  9. DON'T RELAX!

    Duration: 02:20
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  10. ANXIETY (PART 3)

    Duration: 04:06
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  11. TROPICAL FISH

    Duration: 03:17
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  12. HEAVEN CAN WAIT

    Duration: 03:08
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    James Webster: “The last track was the most fun to make, as it uses the same song we sampled in Coming Back 2 U on EVANGELIS, but reimagined as this like heavy rave track.”
    - 08/27/2021

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