黒之夢 black omen by dropp

It’s been a while since the last beat tape “時之翼 Epoch” was released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Chrono Trigger. Five years have passed, and just like the game itself happens to explore time travel and changing the future by influencing the past. Although it seems a bit cliché from today's perspective, this game has profoundly influenced my emotional involvement in the concept of fictional stories and the personal impact of music on emotional feelings.

In March last year, the renowned Akira Toriyama who designed the game's characters, suddenly pass away and it actually made me depressed for a long while. I always felt as if a part of me was gone. It’s really my childhood and a large part of my childhood memories, such as playing Chrono Trigger on the Super Nintendo and watching reading Dragon Ball on TV and comics. Until now, I still can't put into words the specific feeling. It was not sudden or strong, but a dark energy that was formed in the darkness, which indirectly contributed to the name and concept of this beat tape “黒之夢 black omen”. The name itself is also the final key stage and the turning point of the Chrono Trigger world.

Time waits for no one. Not only do things and materials change over time, people themselves also change. In addition to the beauty of happiness, regret and remorse are also the other half of the process. Through this beat tape “黒之夢 black omen" the dark side of the moon is presented. Without darkness, there would be no brightness; without shadow, there would be no light. The “whole” itself is composed of opposite, contradictory and interdependent.

A game that has been with me since I was seven years old. Happy 30th anniversary to Chrono Trigger.

dropp
3.11.2025

east bay / 蘭陽平原

SoundCloud