Introducing: The Self Collapse

A trilogy about identity, distortion, and everything in between.

This is not just music. This is the beginning of a system.
A blueprint. A controlled breakdown.

What is The Self Collapse?

The Self Collapse is my debut trilogy — three interconnected albums that explore what happens when the idea of “self” begins to fall apart. Not in a dramatic, cinematic way, but in the quiet, unsettling reality of everyday disconnection.

It’s about losing your sense of identity in a world that constantly demands one.
It’s about perception glitches, mental noise, digital overstimulation, and the subtle fear of no longer recognizing your own reflection — both metaphorically and literally.

The trilogy doesn’t offer answers.
It doesn’t try to fix the collapse.
It documents it.

Why a trilogy?

Because collapse doesn’t happen all at once.
It unfolds in stages.

Each album represents a phase in that process. A descent, but also a reconstruction.
This isn’t about telling a linear story. It’s about mapping out emotional and psychological patterns — the kind that don’t fit into single projects.

I wanted each album to function both independently and as part of a larger narrative.
Think of them as three rooms inside the same building — you can walk through them in any order, but the whole structure makes more sense when you step back and see the full design.

The Sound

Expect dark textures, minimalist chaos, distorted vocals, and unsettling silence.
But also expect control. Structure. Intention.

I’m not trying to sound like anyone else. I’m trying to create something that reflects how I experience the world — filtered through glitch, noise, and sharp clarity. The production will feel intimate, almost uncomfortable. As if you’re inside someone else’s mind with no way out.

The Visual Language

The visual identity for The Self Collapse is inspired by analog errors, low-resolution memories, early digital horror aesthetics, and religious symbolism recontextualized in modern dissociation.
Think:

CRT monitors.
Camera static.
Distorted faces.
Empty rooms.
Church choirs drowned in reverb.

This isn’t nostalgia. It’s distortion of memory.

The Albums

Without revealing the exact titles yet, here’s a general breakdown:

Album I is the realization. The first fracture. It’s subtle but irreversible.
Album II is the detachment. The full breakdown of self-awareness and connection.
Album III is what remains — or pretends to. A final attempt to rebuild something out of the wreckage.

Why This Matters

This trilogy is my foundation.
Everything that comes after will be built on this system — whether thematically, sonically or visually.

I’m not making this music to go viral.
I’m not interested in being digestible.
I’m here to document something honest, even if it’s not pretty or clean.

If you’ve ever felt like you were floating above your own life, like your mind was slipping out of focus, like you were performing a version of yourself that stopped feeling real — The Self Collapse is for you.

More details (tracklists, visuals, release dates) will be revealed soon.
But this is the beginning.
Collapse starts now.

—
Luke Alexander