deep dark trench

deep dark trench
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Information
Artist	chris†††
Additional Credits	Christine W. Chandler (Cover art)
Release Type	Album
Label	Self-published
Formats	Bandcamp Album; YouTube; Spotify; Cassette
Release Date	September 10, 2018; December 30, 2019 (Streaming Services)
Singles	2017-6-6: falling; 2017-10-4: notification; 2017-11-18: national tragedy; 2018-9-9: american dream;
Tracks	15
Length	39:49
Tags	electronic; plunderphonics; sample; vaporwave
Status	Online
chris†††
Previous Release	sacrificial lamb
Next Release	victim

deep dark trench is the sixth album released by chris†††, exploring the events of 9/11 in three acts.^[1]^[2] In an interview, he states that: "[The] first act being the event itself," "The second act is 2001 to now", and "The third act is years later, our generation telling our kids, 'forget it.'".^[3]

While the news for a new album appeared on the national tragedy singles, subtle hints of the title were present. Examples include the "trench" tag on falling, the full name on Twitter with a picture of sacrificial lamb,^[4], and the addition of "ddt" in the description of notification. Act I would be released onto Spotify on August 8, 2019,^[5]^[6] with the complete album and sacrificial lamb not being released until December of that year.^[7]

Christine W. Chandler (Also known as CWC) created the album cover, with chris††† paying her for the use of the artwork.^[8] The artwork and CWC's story draw a connection to the story told throughout deep dark trench. In chris††† own words: "cwc has been through hell and had lost her 'innocence' to the internet. the parallels between her story and the story i'm formulating with this upcoming album is why i chose her artwork as the cover."^[9] He also states: "the album has no samples or hints at cwc, but uses the artwork purely as a visual. it wasn't my intent to make light of her situation, and using of her initials was purely to keep the visual aesthetic consistent".^[10]

All of the artwork comes from CWC's Sonichu comics. The cover art for deep dark trench comes from issue 7 page 25.^[11] The cover art for falling comes from issue 7 page 29.^[12] The cover art for notification comes from issue 7 page 40.^[13] chris††† also used a page from the comic for sacrificial lamb.^[14]

chris††† cleaned most of deep dark trench of 9/11 audio after visiting the Memorial Museum. He explains: "I had to self-censor myself because I remember it, but I don't remember it like my parents, and my neighbors remembered it. In that moment, I was sort of beside myself about it."^[15]

chris††† would later release deep dark trench bside two years later, containing demos and unreleased material.

Tracklist

#	Tape	Tape (Comp)	Track	Length
Act I
1	A1	B1	broadcast	1:22
2	A2	B2	notification	1:44
3	A3	B3	falling	1:05
4	A4	B4	blind	2:46
5	A5	B5	scanning	2:12
Act II
6	A6	C1	national tragedy	3:28
7	A7	C2	never forget	2:11
8	A8	C3	format failed	2:03
9	A9	C4	reliving hell	4:03
10	B1	C5	world peace	3:39
Act III
11	B2	D1	from the ashes	0:56
12	B3	D2	hope	1:59
13	B4	D3	american dream	7:17
14	B5	D4	forget	3:05
15	B6	D5	thoughts and prayers	1:59