

Could you list the main aspects you were focusing on during the production of each of your two albums? What were you paying attention to on your previous album, and were you consciously trying to make this new release different from your first one? Please list both the general and more specific points for each. Scrapped projects that never got a release, an album with over ten songs that got turned into a four-song EP ( Forest of Mirrors, released in 2016), etc. I did a lot of other things during that time, too.

That’s when I started working on the second album. But then after some time had passed, I started to feel like maybe I could give just one more shot at making something like that again. Mid-Air Thief: Having given everything I had to make my first album, it honestly just left my head pounding for a long time-I swore I’d never make music like that again. What was the motivation and driving force behind this second album? Having released such an ambitious, high-quality, dense first album, the expectations and pressure you put on yourself must have been immense. I thought I’d just listen to the first song or two, but I ended up listening to the whole thing. Upon finishing work on my second album, I went back and listened to the first album to check on the volume and the sound and things like that, and to be honest I thought it was fascinating. When I was making the first album I remember thinking, “ What am I even doing?” Even after its release I’d sometimes still think I’d made something I shouldn’t have. I have no clue as to how well-received it was, but I’m glad if people are listening to and liking my music. Mid-Air Thief: First, thank you for the interview. How do you feel about your debut album being so well-received by the public? What do you think about the album today? First off, I’d like to ask you to reflect on your first album, Public Morality. When Botanical House released Mid-Air Thief’s first album Public Morality last year it created a buzz and sold quite well almost entirely through word of mouth, completely due to the high quality of its content. Interview & text: Someya Taiyo ( Japanese text) I have a feeling that any further introduction of the album is unnecessary.

An interview with Mid-Air Thief (aka Gongjoong Doduk, Public Morality, Bird’s Eye Batang) about his sophomore album, Crumbling.
