Diode

Original Release Date: 12/04/2743

In our journey to decode the scattered music of the Universe, we have encountered creatures of all shapes and sizes. From the voluminous heights of Schmog to the microscopic parasites of Chemical Solution, music is in the hearts of us all. However, Diode may be the strangest of them all. Not a creature, per se, but pure energy. Synthetics like androids run on electrical components but often contain hard drives full of wondrous information to inform their personality. Diode was, essentially, what made most things in the Universe tick. Watching it hop like a rabid ball of light from instrument to instrument was indeed a sight to behold, especially because Diode could not speak, but was adept at writing messages through various devices (computers, printers, data screens, etc.). The sentient matter had found a knack for writing catchy melodies and performing, with vigor, their complicated arrangements in a live format. Legendary performances could last hours without a note dropped. Weak constitutions were unwelcome, as it were, for participating in the chime of the bell-like synthesizer Diode was known for meant staying on your feet until the mesmerizing set had finished. Diode did not ask much of its fans, often playing sold-out shows for free. Its influence on the possibilities of music was profound, and Light Emitter has become the de facto example of this. Cleverly tight as it was expansive in its overall length, the album released its own kind of energy, powering many a road trip across the Universe in search of ways to expound the electrical matter inside all of us. Diode went on to release three more albums, amassing an impossibly large following, but it was their sudden disappearance that made things all the more strange. Had Diode lived out its purpose? Could matter be destroyed forever? Or had Diode ascended to another purpose? This we will never know.

Side A

1. Current War

2. Light Emitter

3. Echoes In The Void

4. Old Rule

Side B

1. Blind Terror

2. Shockwave Shuffle

3. Lavoisier

   1. Introduction

   2. Suite A

   3. Suite B

   4. Suite C