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Released 4/13/2025.
Duration: 4:28.

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Tracks that Dreams and Wakes references:

• Battle Against An Imaginary Foe by Grace Medley
• Fractal Flowers by Kal-la-kal-la

Artist commentary:

Selan Pike:

Sepulchritude, but Pieta style

Circlejourney:

Problem Sleuth (the character) using Sepulchritude at the climax of Problem Sleuth (the comic) is still one of my favourite moments in any comic I've read, and I love how Selan Pike captured it here. I wanted to make a track reflecting the themes threaded through both the comic scene and the Piéta motif. Chopped samples were meant to gesture to the reality-bending intensity of the moment, while the orchestral chimes and xiao relate to the divine references. The quotes are of two of my favourite Weird Puzzle Tunes tracks - I enjoyed the chance to call back to fond early memories of UMSPAF and the first album they released after I joined, which Selan Pike incidentally also illustrated for! We've come full circle.