A dark journey through the depths of my emotions
The Poison: Act 1
You can click the album cover to listen to it!
Cover art by: Jesús Abalo
Toxic Air
Gravel
The Buyer (Feat. Megan Simpson)
What We Wish For (Intro)
What We Wish For
The Descent
Layer One
Where Is My Home
Wasteland (Feat. Megan Simpson)
Vertigo
Away
The Ultimatum
The Death Of My Song (Feat. Red Luna)
Tracklist
Ever since Lost came out, I have been yearning to create something new. I didn't just feel the need to create music, I wanted to experiment. I wanted to experiment with sound and immerse myself in a world.
That's when I came up with The Poison. A metaphor for all the toxic relationships, negative thoughts, and pain. But it grew out to be more than that. It became a face for all that is bad. Naming this, facing this, navigating through a life infected by The Poison... This has been incredibly liberating for me.
This album is a result of the freedom I found. And yes, it will be very different than what you're used to hearing from me. However, every part of it is 100% me, created with passion, excitement, love, and genuine emotions.
This album feels like the start of a new chapter in my life, one that I am beyond excited about!!!
STORY
Making The Poison: Act 1 has been an absolute creative playground!! It took a lot of self-reflection, talking with friends, and journaling to get to this point. Because in order to make The Poison, I had to let go of my fear of being judged, the limited believes that stopped me from pursuing a new layer of music, one that excited me more than anything!!
On the technical side, I am sharing a lot of behind-the-scenes content on my Ben Berkenbosch Extra Channel if you’re curious about the more technical stuff, I would highly recommend checking this out!!!
On the more emotional side, journaling has helped me a lot. And entering the world of The Poison became my outlet whenever I feel overwhelmed or stressed. This is also why I wanted to turn it into 3 acts, because there is so much more for me to explore, I couldn’t possibly fit all of that in one album!!!
The idea behind a lot of the music is to take something real and see how ‘the poison’ reacts to it. Kind of a way to exaggerate emotions or certain moments in my life. But also as a way of experimenting with sound, like reversing guitars or transforming the orchestra into something completely wild and crazy. I experimented with new sounds, and I became more in tune with who I am and what I feel. This album has done that for me. Which I am eternally grateful for!!!