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One night, coming home, Jared saw a flicker behind the blackened windows of Arcadia Electronics. Closed for over thirty years, the store had belonged to an old geek who vanished without a trace.
Rumor had it he still played with his machines, even after he was gone. Curiosity got the better of him. He pushed the door open.
In the basement, an old terminal hummed to life on its own. Green text blinked across the screen, a dead machine dreaming of something long forgotten. 👁 Mainframe Mirage
Among the rubble, he found a cartridge. Burned plastic, a melted pentagram, and one name scratched deep into the casing: 👾 Pixel Noir.
When he slid it into his Atari, the TV became something else. Broken symbols. Faces in the static. A voice, not from the speakers, but from somewhere in the room itself. Jared began to change. His hands wrote on their own. His reflection fractured into blocks of light.
The last anyone saw him, he was tearing down empty streets on his BMX, the cartridge hot in his bag. Streetlights buzzed. Sirens echoed somewhere far behind him. One thought burned in his head: Outrun the Danger.
They say if you hook up a 2600 to Channel 3 tonight, the screen still flickers… and a voice whispers just behind the glass.
credits
released October 3, 2025
This EP is in collaboration with the talented Russell Nash. Here is a direct link to his amazing discography: russellnashmusic.bandcamp.com
All keyboards & drums programming: Jessy Mach and Russell Nash.
Rhythm guitars on "Pixel noir" and first solo on "Jared": Russell Nash.
All other guitar stuff: Jessy Mach.
Mixed by Jessy Mach & Russell Nash.
Mastered by Jessy Mach.
