Heya Newgrounds, Single 1 from Colors EP is now out everywhere! Be sure to check it out. I think it represents an exciting new direction my music has taken since my last releases.

Each Friday I'll put out a new single until Valentine's Day, on which date the full EP will come out. I'm super pumped to share this stuff with everyone, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Hope 2025 is going great! I'll talk to you in a fortnight.

Next single is "Timeless" – coming out January 24!

OHK2

It's now 2025 AD, and I just released "LOOK UP" today. Thanks for the front-page, of course!

Winter is going to be over before we know it, but we're not out of things to do. I'll release Colors EP, an EP I've been excited about for a while between January and February, as previously discussed. I'm also open to doing collaborations (I am working on multiple right now, expect to hear them soon), commissions, and more.

Thank you for all the support, and for the GD usage, that's always cool to see. I'll talk later!

OHK2

As I teased in my last blog post, there are a few EP's coming your way from me in early 2025. "LOOK UP" will release on January 4 2025, and afterwards I will release the EP. I hope it does well, it represents a lot of musical/stylistic improvement I did this year and I'm excited to share it with you.

Partially so you guys can mark your calendars, and partially so I keep track, here's the release schedule:

January 17: Single 1

January 24: Single 2

January 31: Single 3

February 7: Single 4

February 14: Full EP

Mark your calendars, and (if you like them) share them around! Thanks for your continued support. I keep looking on GD at all your cool levels, so keep it up!

By the way, if anyone wanted to work with me on a custom song for a Geometry Dash level, hit me up! I'm looking for opportunities to improve and expand always, so don't be afraid to hit me with a challenge.

That's all from me for 2024. It's been an amazing year and it wouldn't've happened without you guys.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I'll be back when "LOOK UP" releases on January 4.

OHK2

You guys are dope, so I'm going to clue you guys in on what's going to go down in 2025. Good stuff, in my opinion.

Starting on Jan 04 2025, I'll release a single that I've been sitting on (don't know why) since April 2023. I'm not entirely sure why I featured it on ENTROPY, but I'll talk more about it during the release ✅.

After that, I have two EP's to release. These EP's have some of the best tracks I've made by a long shot. It sounds really different, and (hopefully) is quite a step up from my current body of work. In my last (or last-last) blog post I revealed the artwork for a single off of the second EP…so stay tuned 👍.

I'll put the cover for the new single in here so you guys can get a little sneak-peak. I was thinking about making an ENTROPY Deluxe, featuring some new (to you) half-completed songs from about the same time I made the tracks on the current album. Shout out, should I do it? Let me know 👂.

2025 is going to be a great year, I can feel it. But let's finish 2024 strong. Merry Christmas everybody, enjoy your holiday season 🎄.

OHK2

Today marks three months since I first landed on Newgrounds on September 1 2024. Time has flown by since then, and now that we're at this point, I thought I wanted to do a Q1 recap for how I've done on Newgrounds, as well as write a letter of gratitude to everybody who has supported me throughout.

First off, allow me to talk about what this has meant to me. As many of you know, I'm an indie electronic producer/artist, and I have had zero success on platforms I had been on for a year prior to joining Newgrounds. Thanks to the support and interest of people willing to give me a chance, however, things have started to look up for me, and my music has found an audience I thought it never would. You inspire me to keep releasing my music to the world, and it brings me the greatest joy to know that somebody out there finds as much joy in hearing my tunes as I find in making them.

With that being said, here are some statistics from these last three months:

OHK2 - Newgrounds - Fall 2024

Fans: 19

Total Views: 31,141

Tracks: 30

Front-paged tracks: 17

Front-page rate : 56.7%

Top tracks:

1. OHK2 - Limit - 2,786 Views
2. OHK2 - Streetlights - 2,679 Views
3. OHK2 - Memory - 2,429 Views

Yes, I am on Geometry Dash. Every quarter I will highlight one level I find that uses my music and is (in my opinion) worth showcasing, for some reason or another. Check out OHK2's featured level for Fall 2024:

Blacklight by eemc (ID: 112369536)

Song: OHK2 - Dawn Complex:

I played this level and its gameplay is about as flawless as you could ask for. The creative reinterpreting of the Near Apocalypse track into a mysterious, intriguing level is a real blessing - and with great song sync, too.

Coming up, we have Winter 2024-2025. I expect to release an EP that I've been sitting on since Spring, now that with the release of "Doom", Newgrounds is all caught up with the other platforms! Now every currently-released OHK2 song is available on Newgrounds, and it will remain that way. I can now proceed releasing music as usual, and it'll come out on Newgrounds on the same day it drops everywhere else.

Once again, it's been a great run these last three months. Thanks for all your support and love. Share the love if you feel so inclined, and of course use all my stuff in Geometry Dash (minus the explicit versions). I love seeing the levels you guys make. And I wonder what level I'll feature for Winter 2024…

Take care guys, hope your Thanksgiving was good, and have a Merry Christmas, happy holiday season, as always!

OHK2

I'm super pumped for 2025, everybody. First off, it's a year that's a multiple of 5, and that's always dope. Second, it's a blank slate for a lot of music I'm dying to share with you guys - if you guys want to hear it, of course :)

It's almost been three months that I've been on Newgrounds. Can't believe the time has flown by this fast. I'll write another blog about that on December 1…stay tuned.

Here I'll just say this: There are a lot of singles I've been creating within the last six months, and I'm finally finishing them up. Expect to hear them in 2025; these will be released everywhere (including here) simultaneously, as by the end of 2024 I should be done getting Newgrounds all caught up.

I'll also share an album cover for one of my favorite upcoming songs, just to pique some interest…

Take care y'all! Also be sure to check out my new single "Struggling" out now: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1378887

OHK2

Well, there you have it, ladies and gentlemen! Near Apocalypse, my second EP/LP, is now fully available on Newgrounds. Thank you all so much for the support I've received for this album, including 6 front-pages (I am kinda sad that "Heaven" didn't get front-paged, to be honest), thousands of views, and some nice comments!

I hope everybody enjoyed the album who's listened to it already, and if you haven't, be sure to check it out! You can also find Near Apocalypse on popular streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and more.

Very soon, I'll continue going through each of my already-released-elsewhere singles and pushing them onto Newgrounds so that we're all caught up. After that, I have a great track that I'm sitting on, and I'll release it everywhere at the same time, thank goodness.

Even though it wasn't front-paged, I really don't want Track 8 from the album to get lost, so be sure to listen to it here. I think it's one of the best: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1377479

Thank you so much, again, and I'll be back soon!

OHK2

Hello everyone!

Thank you for the two front-page listings on Near Apocalypse so far. I'll continue to upload one-a-day and we'll see what happens. That being said, I really want Track 5 to be front-paged. I think it's the highlight of the album, and I will honestly cry if it doesn't get there :(

Another development: My Youtube Official Artist Channel (OAC) is now online. I'll link it in this post, so you can go check it out! Some releases of mine are missing, but everything should be smoothed out soon.

Check it out: youtube.com/@OHK2music

Take care, and thank you for your support!

OHK2

PS does anybody know when the next NGADM is happening? I'm thinking of entering...

I now release my second EP/LP, Near Apocalypse, to everybody here on Newgrounds! I decided to move forward with this because of my new status as a Geometry Dash artist (see OHK2 blog post 8: "I'M ON GD!!! I'M ON GD!!! I'M ON GD!!!" for details), but also because I've tarried too long. More opportunities and endeavors are also on the horizon, which I'll talk about after I introduce my new album:

The Story of Near Apocalypse

Originally released on August 30, 2024, Near Apocalypse is a deep and introspective sequel to ENTROPY. Whereas the first release paints a picture of metropolitan bliss and urban adventure in the far future, the new album tells a dark story from the moment you read the words of its title.

I created this album during Spring 2023, with a singular vision. I wanted to make an album that was cohesive and told a story, and tried to match the energy of one track to the next. Surprisingly, the tracks came together quite well…at least until I got to Track 5. Nevertheless, the singular inspiration of this album can be heard in the way each track seems to imbue the same darkness and brooding characteristics of the whole album.

Near Apocalypse is a concept album: Music is always a product of the culture is it created in. I attempted to create an album that distills the sound of a bleak pre-apocalyptic far-future urban society, in which a technologically-advanced, yet humanly suffering, society tries to bury its pains under the pressure of a driving beat that never stops.

Many artistic works detail the apocalypse, but few explore the period just before the collapse of the world. In such circumstances, tension and unease would pervade society, where people yearn for an escape from the constant oppression of society imploding all around them, while being unable to avoid their inevitable fate.

Therefore, Near Apocalypse is a duality of the end of the world, and the breaking point of the human spirit. Even if the end is not nigh for the world, everyone goes through their own near-apocalypses sometimes. It's part of the human experience. And while this album leans deep into the dark side of over-technological mega-cities, it has a strong human, flesh-and-blood component to it as well.

Each of the tracks adds to the narrative and describes a piece of the myriad conflicts this album represents, both internal and external. I made every single track in the order they appear on the album, and they specifically tell a story of their own. Together, it paints a picture of the deep meaning of the album:

Track 1: Tomb Core: One of my tracks that feels specifically designed for the club, and a drum & bass track at that - not something I usually do. It's a perfect opener to the album, both in name and content. Its simple yet concussive sequence paints a picture of the setting: Things are collapsing. The end of the world is here, whether figuratively or otherwise, and the fear is real. This track represents the heart of said collapse, or the internal structures that are falling down.

Track 2: Grey Heart: A techno track, and the first I created, Grey Heart feels cold and empty, as if codifying an emotional numbness or ambiguity. During the near-apocalypse, humanity struggles to navigate a world that feels colorless or uncertain. The sparse vocals and noisy drums suggest a loss of clarity or hope, caught between despair and resignation. It might represent emotional paralysis in the face of overwhelming catastrophe. Sometimes we don't react to crises with screaming and hysteria. Sometimes we give up. The world appears grey to us.

Track 3: Clay Wings: Another drum & bass track, and one of my personal favorite tracks. If the apocalypse is near, people nurture a hope or desire to escape, transcend, or survive—but their means of doing so are insufficient or vulnerable. This track is more atmospheric and slightly transcendental, and may represent the human struggle to rise above the chaos, even though it's clear that such efforts may not succeed or may come at a great cost.

Track 4: Dawn Complex: An off-kilter dubstep track represents a divide between hope in a new world, and a fear of the costs associated with getting there. Dawn is typically a symbol of new beginnings, yet in the context of a near-apocalypse, it might represent the fear of hope in a fractured world. While a new day is technically possible, it’s fraught with difficulty, contradiction, or moral ambiguity. Perhaps it suggests that any new beginning is hard-won or laden with unforeseen consequences. It's also worth noting that "complex" can also refer to a primal fear of something, or a set of ideas that are repressed, causing mental breakdown. Maybe what people are afraid of is building a new world. The fear of the unknown is real.

Track 5: Sentience: Another club track, the second on this album. In contrast to ENTROPY, this is the only house track on Near Apocalypse. While its beat is dark, there is a certain familiarity about the song--at least until it starts playing backwards. In the shadow of an impending apocalypse, humanity is saddled with a growing awareness of the crisis and the existential weight of being human. This could involve recognizing one’s own mortality, the fragility of civilization, or the psychological toll of living through a world that is on the verge of collapse. The awakening of sentience in this context may also signal a deeper realization of how fragile existence is, especially when faced with the prospect of annihilation.

Track 6: Euphoria: Escapism. It's all people have when the world feels like it's crashing down around you. And yet, when you come down from that high, what's left? Nothing. For every cloud there is a silver lining, and people desperately seek it wherever they can. Euphoria is an emotion; here it is a fleeting, almost tragic escape from harsh reality. It might represent moments of bliss or transcendence that occur in the midst of a collapsing world—a temporary reprieve from the anxiety, chaos, or dread of the impending collapse. Alternatively, it could be a false euphoria, a way of coping with the fear of the end.

Track 7: Limit: This is one of two longer, more abstract techno tracks that round off the end of the album. In mathematics, a limit is something that is impossible to achieve: A place where everything goes toward and nothing ever reaches. Here it represents the boundaries of human endurance, understanding, or survival. The limits of what you can stand are the boundaries that keep you from either spiraling into total destruction or finding a way to transcend. It’s a moment of reckoning—how much can one take before they reach their breaking point?

Track 8: Heaven: The last track on the album, a longer techno track sums all of the themes into something part-atmospheric and part-hypnotic in its crushing doom. People want to feel numb, and becoming lost in an eternal beat is one way that can happen. Heaven is the last place some of us will go when we die. Here it has a double meaning. It might symbolize a final, almost unreachable utopia, a vision of peace and salvation amidst the chaos. Alternatively, it could represent a desire for escape or redemption—a yearning for a perfect place that seems out of reach, an ideal that one might never attain, especially in a world teetering on the brink of disaster.

In addition to the stories provided by the tracks, there are few patterns interwoven throughout the album as a whole. The first four songs have two-word titles, while the last four have one-word titles. What does that say about the diminishing hope of society, that we cannot even express ourselves anymore? Additionally, the progression from the tomb in the title of Track 1 to Heaven in Track 8 represents a reverse-progression of what you'd expect to happen when you're near the apocalypse. Does the world really end, or does it heal? I dunno…but you do. Take a listen to the album and find out :)

Now that I've bored you to death with the story of my project, I'll talk business for a sec.

Remember, my music's on Geometry Dash! Nothing would be better than for you guys to use my tracks in my levels, and I'd absolutely love to see them. You can always DM me right here with your level ID and I'll be sure to check it out. Also, if you have a specific vision of a song you'd like to build a level around, I'd be happy to help you make that vision a reality. Just message me for that as well!

After Near Apocalypse is fully out I should be able to flush all the rest of my currently-released singles onto Newgrounds. At that point, I'll be all caught up and will be able to push tracks here in sync with everywhere else.

Alright, that's a long letter. I promise I'll shut up now :)

Take care!

OHK2

My OHK2 discography is now fully available in Geometry Dash*!

This is about as excited as I'm going to get. What a huge moment for me! Thank you to everyone who listened, liked, shared, and boosted my music. I cannot believe I'm here now.

As I may have discussed previously, reaching this milestone is the ultimate full-circle moment for me as a music artist. Geometry Dash was what opened my eyes to the world of music, and what inspired me to create tracks of my own. The fact that my music is now in the game that was the genesis of my entire musical career…wow. Just wow.

Again, thank you so so much! Thank you to whoever whitelisted me, and for all the great people who cared to listen to my music.

That being said, what are you waiting for? Everything I've put on this platform is now fully available for you to use in your levels. Enjoy!

*my music may have been on Geometry Dash before Friday, November 15 2024, but such is the date when I first noticed.

P.S. Now that I am an official Geometry Dash artist, I will be batch-uploading the rest of my music for you fine fellows to enjoy. I am also open to doing commissions for levels (mega-collabs, celebrity levels, etc.)…expect another blog post about that soon.