The Making of "Cabin"

Music inspired by a dream from 7/28/2019

Written November 2019

The piano melody for “Cabin” came to me in a dream that took place in a cabin at a campsite. I wrote a poem that was a stream of the first words that came to mind as I hummed the “cabin piano theme”. The lyrics were abstract thoughts instead of a narrative, so I almost considered scrapping the lyrics because they didn’t fit the album concept -- but I was so proud of the lyrics that I decided to keep them on the album. 

I also have a theory that the main piano riff on “Cabin” was my dream brain’s warped representation of “Apartments Exterior” from the soundtrack of Yume 2kki, a game I was playing a lot at the time. Ironically, the game is also about exploring a dream. 

I recorded and released a demo of “Cabin” in late 2019, quite a while before the album would get finished. When making the final version in early 2022, I wanted my friend Joey to collaborate on the song. He’s a very talented keyboardist, and has access to different pianos and keyboards. I’m not super happy with how it turned out, as it sounds quite lo-fi, and I could’ve modified the lyrics. But a lot of people say they liked it, and no one’s complained yet that the demo was better, so that’s good.