#dark r&b
Behind the Track (SHINYA AFTER 2nd) #5 — The Building at Night
The noise she always resented, listened to on purpose for the last time — percussion built from the building itself.
Behind the Track (SHINYA AFTER 2nd) #4 — Sleeping on the Floor
The bed is gone, so the ceiling is visible for the first time — the lowest sub bass on the album.
Behind the Track (SHINYA AFTER 2nd) #3 — Didn't Fit in the Box
One object refuses both the box and the bin — the driest, smallest sound on the album.
Behind the Track (SHINYA AFTER 2nd) #2 — Nothing in the Closet
She knows the closet is empty and opens it again — the first track where the 808 comes in.
Behind the Track (SHINYA AFTER 2nd) #1 — Empty Room
Three boxes, and a room that suddenly echoes — no drums at all, and the widest reverb on the record.
Behind the Track (SHINYA AFTER 1st) #7 — Go, Then
Holding the words that would stop him and choosing not to use them — the drums drop away again.
Behind the Track (SHINYA AFTER 1st) #6 — Light Gets In
The only major-key track here — and brightening turns out to be the same thing as ending.
Behind the Track (SHINYA AFTER 1st) #5 — Your Coat Is Still Here
The object answers before the person does — the lowest sub-bass and the stillest track here.
Behind the Track (SHINYA AFTER 1st) #4 — Say It Again
Asking for the same words at the same distance — the closest, driest mix on the record.
Behind the Track (SHINYA AFTER 1st) #3 — Half Asleep
No border between the dream and the room — one vocal layer plays backwards underneath.
Behind the Track (SHINYA AFTER 1st) #2 — Don't Turn the Light On
A hand reaching for the switch and stopping halfway — where the 808 finally enters.
Behind the Track (SHINYA AFTER 1st) #1 — Blue Hour
A third line opens with no drums at all — the sound has stopped and neither of them moves.