#keyesgen

please note that while more songs of mine can definitely resonate, these are the ones i can recall having this be explicitly referenced. my experience will weave its way into everything i create.

first we have my album, Music to Experience Existential Horrors to. this album is so transgender. being trans (and a system) is the core behind the album's concept. that being said, there are a couple of songs that are very upfront in their themes and messaging

1. Cracks in the Window is about coming to terms with your identity and starting your transition in an unsupportive household. This one is the most blunt.

2. verticillium is about abusive partners forcing detransition and cutting people off from their support networks.

3. GENETIC DISASTER is about transitioning as a system.

outside of MtEEHt, i've written a few others

1. OTT is mostly about being a system but also about self-love, including embracing being trans.

2. Reflection is about loving who you see in the mirror after transitioning.

3. Driver's License is about societal pressure, mismatching IDs, and dealing with transphobia.

4. fracture is a bit vague and touches on several things, but part of it is gender dysphoria and being guilted by people after you start transitioning.

5. mushroom forest is just verticillium. verticillium is a direct extension and remaster of mushroom forest, so they both share this theme.

Today's song is LOVE HIGHWAY by keyesgen featuring the Vocaloid Hatsune Miku

"MACHINA MORI" is an Adachi Rei fan album releasing on February 14th, 2025, featuring various overseas producers!

🔗Presave Link

🔗Source (Producer Lineup)

Hi! I'm keyesgen! I'll be writing briefly about MACHINA MORI's VISIONS and the themes behind it after being directly inspired by Jamie Paige's writeups of Constant Companions and 0tenshi's Positive Result.

When approached to make a Rei original for MACHINA MORI, I ran with a surface level theme of personifying Rei as a messaging platform such as Discord, Signal, or iMessage (but I'll just be saying Discord because it's easier and referenced in the MV). All song themes underneath that surface are vague on purpose in order to tie itself into my own project better.

The surface level theming of Rei speaking as Discord translates to her being the brain of a system. That's the long and short of it.

Brief ELI5 about systems - they're caused by a dissociative disorder formed in childhood. Because of repeated trauma, your brain doesn't form a full person. Instead, you have almost a bunch of splits and fractures which lead to multiple people inside one brain.

I had Rei speak as the literal brain of a system, seeing literally multiple lives happening in front of her, and being unable to be just one person. But, not in a sad way or anything. She sings purely neutrally without strong emotions because it's a "yeah, this is what it is, and I'm okay with that" moment.

I sung on the track on a whim, but I liked it and kept it. It was less planned out and more of just vibes. I wanted to sing in the perspective of someone who isn't a system, with Rei being a system that's currently dissociating/switching and "zoning out". That's why she's "staring at me" and why I'm saying "if you're deep in the back end, give me a sign".