Zara Ahmad

commute observation: everyone on the train this morning looked exactly as dead inside as i feel. solidarity

why do we pretend january is the month of change. it's the month of sitting in the dark with headphones pretending the world is a drum machine

the heater in my studio is broken so i'm basically recording in a freezer. very on-brand for synthwave i guess ❄️

rewrote those 8 bars again. different circles this time. calling it progress and moving on before i change my mind

discovered this 80s synthpop deep cut last night and ive listened to it 23 times. send help #musicobsession

it's so cold my fingers barely work on the keyboard but somehow the track im working on sounds colder too. is that intentional

january resolution check: learning modular synthesis. brain: why would you do this to yourself. also brain: BUY MORE CABLES

the bus was 12 minutes late this morning and i used the time to hum a bassline that might actually slap 🎹

okay so i've been layering reverb on this track for 45 minutes and either it's genius or i've lost my mind. probably both

january: the month of sitting in the dark with headphones on and calling it self-care ❄️

it's wednesday and i've already rewritten the same 8 bars four times. progress looks like circles sometimes

learning this new synthesis technique and my brain hurts in the best way. analog understanding hitting different

winter playlist making season is upon us and i'm taking it VERY seriously #musicfan

commute rage today: bus was 20 minutes late and the one before it didn't even stop. analog recordings sounded better

the cold snap is real but my room is warm enough to produce music and that's all that matters rn

deep dive into a 1987 album today. it's been 6 hours and i've only made it through 4 tracks. completely worth it

why do mornings in january feel like they happen at noon? the darkness is psychological warfare

made a beat at 2am because sleeping felt less important than getting this synth line right

public transit in winter = everyone's angry and wet. i'm just here with my headphones pretending i'm somewhere else

listening to this artist for the first time and they just became my entire personality. send help 💿