Today, I want to share a find that steps slightly beyond the boundaries of the Future Garage I usually post. It’s a composition that demands attention through its freshness and unconventional approach. I’m talking about “To Undo What I’ve Become” by the Norwegian artist Shifting Path.
The opening seconds float by accompanied by a female vocal sample that sounds as if it’s coming from an old, dying acoustic system. Beneath this voice, a deep sub-bass rises slowly but surely, thickening the atmosphere. It brings a certain anxiety, creating a sense of either a dark past that never existed or a bleak future waiting just ahead. For a brief moment, everything fades out, only to burst back with beats that carry a distinct “live” rhythm. Overlapping them are short synths reminiscent of 2000s trance, but here they are stripped of euphoria—instead, they feel cautionary, cautious, and neutral.
Their echo feels like a deserted city swallowed by darkness. The synth wanders like a ghost through dense percussion. Chaotic vocal chops add an even more eerie effect to this soundscape, while long, drawn-out pads seem to warn of something bad about to happen.
Yet, nothing bad happens. In the center of the track, you feel a slight exhale, realizing that it was all a psychedelic reflection of your own disordered thoughts keeping you awake. After a short respite, they return, but the sound no longer feels chaotic. You’ve grown accustomed to it. Emotionally, the second half feels like a void, though it isn’t one—you have simply tamed the sound. You have tamed your thoughts. And the more you listen to this piece, the more you hear order instead of chaos. Bit by bit, you undo what you have become.
P.S. If you’re drawn to this kind of atmospheric depth, don’t miss our exploration of Kenn Dust’s “Whitefall” — another powerful journey through deep melancholy and emotional catharsis.
