Sunhaze Coma by Judge Drejj

"Sunhaze Coma" is what I call a feeling that I encounter regularly. In my head it is almost an entity, hence the spelling of "Sunhaze" (to me it has a "name")

Specifically, this is what I call moments that I have quite often, where I catch myself staring through the half-shut slatted blinds of my room either early morning, or just before sunset. The sun hits just right and its orange glow permeates the spaces between the slats, filling the space with dramatic shadows. I stare out through the gaps in the window, and immediately space out and begin thinking of my pasts, presents, and futures.

I tend to find that I am able to process a lot of my internal strife and wondering this way. And even if I don't immediately reach conclusions, the day-dream-like state eases me into a calm, nearly catatonic place. Coming out of it feels almost like coming out of a coma of sorts...one that is induced by this hazy, distant gazing out at golden hours.

In the past three years, this unintentional practice has yielded an intense amount of realizations, epiphanies, and reflection. This album has been the product of that process. Coming to terms with existential dread and certain self-doubt, the uncertainties of the future and what it may or may not bring, the fear of death, and the fear of loneliness. This is the only medium that allows me to effectively express those feelings honestly.

Working on this album has allowed me to work through some of the most complicated times of my life thus far. And I'm hoping that through it, someone may hear something that they can connect with and are touched by in a way that matters.

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The Sound of the Album: An ode to late 80's and early 90's industrial, dark wave, and synth-pop in the vein of Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, and Tears for Fears along with a touch of synthwave inspired by Petrurbator, Carpenter Brut, and Gunship.There are hints of my progressive metal background sprinkled throughout as well.

Enjoy and let me know what you think!

Electronic/synth/industrial/something-wave from Washington DC.

FFO: Perturbator, Lucy in Disguise, Brad Fiedel, John Carpenter, Hello Meteor, Tears for Fears, Depeche Mode, Front Line Assembly, NIN

Associated acts: Lithium Dawn