Terrified .
Terrified .
by fakemink
by fakemink
“Terrified .” is fakeminks debut studio album. A 19-track, self-produced project written with Roshina and Tina.
On Monday, Fakemink took over the stage in Milan, creating one of his most interactive and memorable live experiences for fans. Among the notable figures reportedly present was Demna, not unexpected, considering Fakemink walked in his Gucci runway debut during Milan Fashion Week earlier this year.
On Monday, Fakemink took over the stage in Milan, creating one of his most interactive and memorable live experiences for fans. Among the notable figures reportedly present was Demna, not unexpected, considering Fakemink walked in his Gucci runway debut during Milan Fashion Week earlier this year.
With his new self-produced album Terrified, Fakemink emerges from the underground music scene only to descend into a ballroom of myth and narrative. The album was preceded by the EP The Boy Who Cried Terrified, released on his 21st birthday. Alongside “Fidelio,” a direct reference to Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut, it comes as no surprise that Terrified continues a story shaped by hedonism, temptation, and spiritual unrest.
With his new self-produced album Terrified, Fakemink emerges from the underground music scene only to descend into a ballroom of myth and narrative. The album was preceded by the EP The Boy Who Cried Terrified, released on his 21st birthday. Alongside “Fidelio,” a direct reference to Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut, it comes as no surprise that Terrified continues a story shaped by hedonism, temptation, and spiritual unrest.
The album appears to exaggerate Fakemink’s experiences between Los Angeles and New York, including his isolated stay in the legendary Chateau Marmont. The haunted, Old Hollywood hotel inspired his final, 27th Tale, told from the perspective of the hotel’s ghost. The album is not short of cinematic and biblical references either. “Night, Blooming Jasmine,” whose music video was directed by Noah Dillon, references David Lynch’s headstone epitaph, amplifying the album’s connection to LA myth.
The album appears to exaggerate Fakemink’s experiences between Los Angeles and New York, including his isolated stay in the legendary Chateau Marmont. The haunted, Old Hollywood hotel inspired his final, 27th Tale, told from the perspective of the hotel’s ghost. The album is not short of cinematic and biblical references either. “Night, Blooming Jasmine,” whose music video was directed by Noah Dillon, references David Lynch’s headstone epitaph, amplifying the album’s connection to LA myth.
Unlike many emerging underground artists, Fakemink seems to prioritise world-building. Terrified is accompanied by the website Underground Ballroom, which expands the album through lyrics, visuals and 26 short meditative prose pieces.
Unlike many emerging underground artists, Fakemink seems to prioritise world-building. Terrified is accompanied by the website Underground Ballroom, which expands the album through lyrics, visuals and 26 short meditative prose pieces.
The instrumental title track foreshadows the album’s direction, sending the listener on a journey with Fakemink through the seven deadly sins. Its 19 tracks, with interludes in between, echo the structure of Dante’s Divine Comedy, with Fakemink as a narrator ascending from hell toward purgatory and eventually heaven, accompanied by the divine voice of Beatrice, aka Victoria Davidoff. The sonic evolution of the album perfectly mimics this movement. Its dense, layered beats and drums evoke the overwhelming nature of the underworld. As the album progresses, the sound becomes quieter and more ambient.
The instrumental title track foreshadows the album’s direction, sending the listener on a journey with Fakemink through the seven deadly sins. Its 19 tracks, with interludes in between, echo the structure of Dante’s Divine Comedy, with Fakemink as a narrator ascending from hell toward purgatory and eventually heaven, accompanied by the divine voice of Beatrice, aka Victoria Davidoff. The sonic evolution of the album perfectly mimics this movement. Its dense, layered beats and drums evoke the overwhelming nature of the underworld. As the album progresses, the sound becomes quieter and more ambient.
For the rapper, this is the painful, burning path one must consciously take in order to transform. Fakemink specifically references his struggles with rising fame and coming to terms with a new lifestyle. Change should not be feared, but embraced. One cannot truly ascend without first descending, a principle reflected in the album’s 13th track, “Fire & Ice .”, and Tale 10: “No tree can grow to heaven if its roots don’t reach down to hell.” These two fundamental polarities of spiritual evolution represent a duality that must be united and mastered before crossing the threshold of initiation.
For the rapper, this is the painful, burning path one must consciously take in order to transform. Fakemink specifically references his struggles with rising fame and coming to terms with a new lifestyle. Change should not be feared, but embraced. One cannot truly ascend without first descending, a principle reflected in the album’s 13th track, “Fire & Ice .”, and Tale 10: “No tree can grow to heaven if its roots don’t reach down to hell.” These two fundamental polarities of spiritual evolution represent a duality that must be united and mastered before crossing the threshold of initiation.
The album concludes with “Etna .”, another voiceover-driven instrumental that awakens us from a haunting night full of mysteries. As the sun comes up, Fakemink ends Terrified with the possibility of salvation and the hope of a new day.
The album concludes with “Etna .”, another voiceover-driven instrumental that awakens us from a haunting night full of mysteries. As the sun comes up, Fakemink ends Terrified with the possibility of salvation and the hope of a new day.