I by Chris Baylen

''I'' is the first album by Canadian producer Chris Baylen. It is comprised of improvisations and experiments recorded over the course of winter 2022.

Primarily a producer and listener that belonged to the realm of electronic dance music, the Canadian artist embarked on an indefinite hiatus at the end of 2019. During the two years that followed, the producer found solace in exploring the various shades of sound that tainted the seemingly limitless realm of what we call music.

From no wave to harsh noise, krautrock to DSBM, free jazz to musique concrète, no stones were left unturned and by exploring, developing his taste in music, and finding new colors to add to his music palette, unbeknownst to him, the producer was gathering a renewed sense of inspiration that would eventually re-ignite his spark for music production.

During the cold months of winter, Chris Baylen rekindled his seemingly long-lost music-production muscles with new techniques, new inspirations, and a new vision. The result was this debut album titled ''I'', the Roman numeral for ''1'', subtlely indicating a new era for his music and that more would be to come.

''I'' marks a sharp left-turn from Chris Baylen's bombastic EDM productions that characterized his sound before his hiatus, with a dedicated attempt at representing his vision and leaving his mark in the realm of music through a sonic collision of all the elements that marked him most during his continuous exploration of the music sphere.

The result is ''I'', a profoundly atmospheric and eerie experience that blurs the line between experimentalism and what we call ''music''.

Explorer of the sonic realm.