Why hello there!

It has been ages since I last made a post here. A lot has happened since, not least of which includes me getting married to another Newgrounds composer, @etherealwinds. I've been active on and off by uploading music here, but I lament that I've not taken the time to write more, such as on these posts. So today I'm trying to do something about it and end the neglect!

Thankfully, I have something to write about. In early 2019, I recorded a semi-improvisation, which lay unused on my laptop until late 2019, when etherealwinds found it and slapped his vocals on top. We named it Crystal Winter and uploaded it here on NG: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/880990

However, because of the haphazard nature of its creation, the original piece suffers a bit, especially on the production end. So a couple of years ago we (sticking quite close to the original, but with some added elements like etherealwinds' lovely harp playing) rearranged Crystal Winter with the intention to release it. But because of this, that and the other thing, it once again remained dormant on our computer.

Yet ~ despite all of the neglect ~ this piece clearly doesn't want to stay down, as just before the end of 2025 we ended up doing some additional production on it. Finally, to celebrate the wintery season and the beginning of 2026, we actually ended up releasing it on most known and available musical platforms. Hopefully, you'll enjoy Crystal Winter!

https://open.spotify.com/track/5cb2NFs9xAT4FlCmUxgMr9?si=d2625d3d642b46d9

This is actually my first official release under my real name, Alexander Storm. So keep an eye out for more releases in the future ;)

Of course, any thoughts or feedback would be much appreciated in the comments.

Thanks to everyone who's stuck around despite my lacking communication, and to all of you, Happy New Year!

//LSD