About Obsidian One

What is Obsidian One

Obsidian One is a dark electronic music project fusing electro-industrial with the intensity and atmosphere of black metal. Alongside its harsher works, it also explores ambient soundscapes that are lighter, more meditative, and uplifting. Created as a vehicle for shadow work and inner exploration, Obsidian One is a solo project guided by intuition rather than genre boundaries or expectations. Since its inception in 2024, it has grown into an extensive body of work spanning EPs, full-length releases, and a rhythmic noise compilation.

Why I Created This Site

I created this official Obsidian One site to feature all my albums on a single page, allowing anyone to quickly preview and listen to every track in my discography (click an album on the home page to scroll down and listen to its audio player, and use "👆 Back to Top" to return to the album list.) This site also hosts all my YouTube videos and links to reviews and other sites or channels featuring my music.

Creation Process

All my music is created using Renoise, a tracker-based DAW that differs fundamentally from the more common, visually oriented DAWs like FL Studio (Fruity Loops). Instead of relying on a graphical timeline and mouse-driven interface, Renoise uses a pattern editor where musical notes and effects are entered via a grid using the keyboard. This approach emphasizes precision, speed, and control over every parameter, making it ideal for my style of complex electronic, industrial, and experimental music. I've experimented with FL Studio before, but found it slow and frustrating. There's no way I could produce the amount of music I do, in the time I do, with anything other than trackers such as Renoise.

Sample Sources

Most of the samples used to create my music are royalty-free, sourced from various professional and free sites. I also use custom samples that are licensed exclusively to me. There's nothing overly technical about my approach. I simply love the process of creating unique music from a variety of sounds, and dedicate much of my time to it — to refining the beats and textures, experimenting with effects, and layering everything until they feel right.

Musical Influences

Music plays an important role in my life, and I enjoy a variety of genres, including black metal (my favorite), death metal, electro-industrial, electronic, ambient, psychedelic, and experimental. I've also dabbled in rock and hip-hop, though most mainstream music doesn't hold my attention. You can find many of my musical influences on my Bandcamp Fan Page, along with personal reviews of albums in my collection.

A Flame to Walk By

Obsidian One is more than music — it has become an anchor of sorts. It channels my intensity, my emotions, my truth, and serves as an expression of a larger purpose. It helps me overcome patterns of self-destruction and carves a path forward. Each release, each composition, is part of an ongoing process that challenges me to keep creating, and to keep moving forward, the only direction I want to go.

True Art, No Compromise

Obsidian One is about freedom and liberation. I create music without boundaries, refusing to limit myself to any specific genre. This project is about being true to myself and following inspiration wherever it leads. This approach makes the creative process feel natural and effortless. I simply make the kind of music I want to hear, and if others enjoy it, great.

Themes & Concepts

Obsidian One explores dark themes, which is an important part of my shadow work. That said, there are two sides to Obsidian One, for there is no shadow without light. Both are required for true integration. I view this project as equally important for its light work as for its shadow work. I touch on themes that I'm not yet ready to express publicly in words; nonetheless, Obsidian One has been a transformative and evolving process, and through my music, I feel I've said what needed to be said. All my work is deeply symbolic, but none of the symbols should be taken literally — they all point to something deeper.

Name Your Price

All my albums are available on Bandcamp as free downloads. This "name your price" setting allows you to enter any amount, including 0, and the album will be sent to your email address instantly. Obsidian One is a passion project. It's more important to share my work, connect with listeners who resonate with it, and continue creating without restriction. That said, it truly means a lot when someone chooses to support my work, even with something as small as $1, and it motivates me to create more.

Vision & Collaboration

I started Obsidian One because something in me insisted it needed to exist. I don't know where this path will lead, but I'll keep creating music as long as I enjoy the process. If your music or philosophy resonates with mine, feel free to contact me. Also, if you own a website, blog, YouTube channel, or similar platform, it would mean a lot to me to have my music shared there, just make sure you link back to my Bandcamp artist page or website. And if you review or feature any of my albums, let me know so I can link back to your site on my reviews page.