Author: khrys

And we're live! Khrysalid explores life as a young adult with newly found freedom and responsibilities, new emotions and experiences, and through exposure to the world, changes to core mindsets and beliefs. It is mostly instrumental. khrysalid cover art by marumuju The cover art was designed by Markku Mujunen with the concept of this passage to adulthood being similar to that of a chrysalid: what comes in and out of it might be wildly...

Bandcamp is a pretty cool independent platform that focuses on music quality and fair compensation of artists for their work. It is less of a streaming service, and more of a digital music shop where you buy and download tracks and albums. You can find me there.

After some unfortunate delay, I am finally able to release Khrysalid :) If you have a subscription to one of the major streaming services, you can pre-add it to your library via this page.

khrysalid cover art by marumuju Khrysalid - Cover art by marumuju

I finally set up a virtual shop at elasticstage, where one can order physical copies of my albums. Merchandise is available at threadless.

This album was composed from January to October 2024. It draws inspiration from the wide variety of sources that shaped my childhood: music I listened to or played, science stuff that amazed me, shows I watched, video/board games I played, people I met, etc. My family and I moved from the east of France to the Atlantic coast during my teenage years, adding a lot more cultural influences to the mix. It is now officially released since December...

Childhood Memories - Cover Art by marumuju