Expressing emotional truth through music seems like an obvious move — but for GosT, being that open is a little harder than it looks. As one of the pioneers of the now-massive dark synthwave genre, the producer previously operated with a certain level of detachment, both in his subject matter (which usually focused on demonic fantasies and horror scenarios) and in his creative process (which up until now was all about home-recording entire albums). But for their new album Valediction, GosT not only worked with an outside producer, but also took a more personal, introspective approach to the songwriting process — both of which were things he wasn’t immediately comfortable with. “Even after it was finished, it took me a solid month until I could c...
