Autumn stretches its rains over entire weeks, and the world around turns into a gray mist — the kind that seeps into your bones and makes you crave a small, sincere depression. It is on such days that I find myself by my headphones, exploring new sounds that resonate with my own autumnal melancholy. And this time, I came across Magic Mushworm, an Austrian artist. The track U-Boot is cold, like the first touch of autumn rain on your skin. It hits the mark perfectly, releasing emotions that are hard to put into words but easy to feel in your whole body.
The synthesizer sounds stretch like fog over a leaf-covered ground. Each beat is slow and measured, like footsteps on wet asphalt. They set a rhythm but do not compel movement. Instead, they make you pause, listen, feel, and dive deeper. This track is like a small submarine gliding beneath the surface, avoiding ordinary colors and bringing you into your own depth. Light electronic tones intertwine with cosmic effects. They create a sense of cold yet cozy solitude.
Then you begin to see the world through this music: screens, advertisements, crowds, work for pennies, the routine nobody challenges. Yet it’s not only sadness. There is a kind of dramatic, profound truth — without rose-colored glasses, without adornments. Lo-fi might lift your mood, but here, reality is stark, like rain. Yet it is comforting, like a warm blanket in an apartment under the sound of autumn downpour.
After the track ends, you are left with a feeling of having rebooted yourself. You have seen yourself and the world in all its gray beauty. And though it is unsettling, this cold space inside you suddenly becomes necessary. It is here that something genuine, uncontrived, and real resides.
If you connect with this atmosphere — autumnal, slightly melancholic, yet profound — I recommend listening to Tokyo Nights by Trell Daniels. The track transports you to nighttime Tokyo, where neon lights reflect in puddles. The city feels at once endlessly vast and deeply lonely. It adds a touch of urban dreaminess to this autumnal melancholy. This creates a unique mood that lingers in the soul.
