Tragedy, Doom & So On, by Megadead

Tragedy, Doom & So On

by Megadead

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Gavin Hellyer Deeply moving and very melodic essentially instrumental music from Ben. This is clearly felt out of the artist's assessment of some difficult times in his life. The occasional voice samples also work very effectively. Favorite track: You died.

stardudette Such a sweet, sombre and chilling atmosphere accompanied by blissful yet melancholic melodies Favorite track: Stay?.

Jane Aubourg This is the perfect album to lie down, listen to on your best headphones, light a candle and feel some feelings. Favorite track: Song for Ned.

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	1.	Hello friend 03:39
	2.	Fleetwood '89 04:21
	3.	See you at the hotel 03:19
	4.	Inhale Down, Exhale Down 04:52
	5.	Song for Ned 05:36
	6.	Stay? 04:33
	7.	Tragedy, Doom & So On 05:56
	8.	Toasted teacakes 03:55
	9.	With great regret 04:42
	10.	You died 03:45
	11.	When I think about the future 08:03

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“Tragedy, Doom & So On” is the second full length album from Melbourne-based artist and producer Megadead.

Where last year’s crate-digging hodgepodge “Authentic Country Music” spat out weirdo hip-hop, wonky disco, and power ballad guitar solos,
“Tragedy, Doom & So On” is a much quieter, more contemplative affair.

After some fairly significant deaths in the family, and the obligatory period of refusing to deal with any of it, Megadead’s Benjamin Shaw felt it was time to try to confront some grief.

“I wanted to make something that purposely came from these feelings. Reading old guilt-filled emails from my dad, wearing the terrible ill-fitting watch that my grandad gave me, watching videos of sweet Ned the cat, and seeing what music might come out. All with the plan that I'd have to spend a lot of time listening, editing and mixing these compositions and so actually spend time feeling this stuff rather than pushing it away.”

Tragedy, Doom & So On is an album about dead parents, absent parents, regrets and loss, and trying to come to terms with it all. Expect quiet atmospheres, drifting synth nostalgia, rousing melodrama and maybe even a spot of optimism.

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released July 29, 2022

All songs written and recorded by Benjamin Shaw

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Micro-label found by Wiltshire based artist Chris Gordon. Issuing very limited editions of experimental music across genres and formats.

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