This album came out the same day I was climbing down Mt. Fuji.

It blew my mind on the bus ride back to Tokyo. It had been years since I had heard an electro house album.

It’s been a year since that moment. I’ve been wanting to write this piece ever since.

And on its release anniversary, this album remains one of the top 10 albums of all time.

There’s genuine passion put into it. Something that gets rarer by the day.

This album is a love letter from Ninajirachi to music, computers, and the internet.

The three things that have helped her outstanding career happen.

Before the Internet, it was nigh impossible to reach fame as an artist.

There was such a monopoly over it that unless you found your way into a record agency you were forced into obscurity.

But Music wasn’t the only thing that changed after the internet became easily accessible…

This article has 2 missions:

I’ve added playable tracks so that you can listen along.

Lets begin:

This song prepares you for the rest of the album perfectly.

The start is like one of those rollercoasters that have you sitting there for 30 seconds before launching you into a 60mph loop.

It’s gritty, energetic, and introduces the important concepts she's visiting in this album:

I love how it cuts back and forth between energies. It glitches for a bit before hitting you with a wave of bassy sounds.

Another thing you’ll be hearing a lot is praise for the composition of these songs.

It’s a masterwork of sound design, energy control, and overall rhythm.

And it’s thanks to the internet that we can listen to this song.

Not only that, but the internet also provided practically unlimited information, connections, and opportunities.

It’s no secret that the desire to increase leverage (like working from anywhere) is a dream for many.

And the realization of this dream started way before the internet made this possible.

The core idea that started this whole thing is the optimization of labor and output.

And who else could make it other than the BRITISH creatures?

After the first fire engine got patented in London, everything started going bananas.

The ability for a human to “control” (and lose their limbs to) a machine that could multiply human output by 10x became a reality.

Fast forward a couple of years and the US Military wanted to connect a bunch of research computers using phone lines. The project was called ARPANET.

Then a LONDON university became the first international connection on ARPANET.

And in that same city, Tim Berners-Lee was born. He would go on and create the hellscape that is known as the WWW (WorldWide Web).

From there, that dream of unlimited leverage started becoming real.

It’s honestly pretty insane to think how much technology evolved in the last 30 years.

Despite all the negative things going on all around, it's (objectively) been the best time in humanity to be alive.

As Nina says: “Anythin' is possible with fingers, eyes, a mouse and a screen”

January 9, 2007: Steve Jobs announced the iPhone. The iPod touch followed later that year.

Something made out of love (much like music) changed the world as we knew it.

Before this device, the Internet was still this cryptic place that was hard to access.

The iPhone changed everything by giving hundreds of millions easy access to the greatest invention of its time.

This device was the catalyst for creating the crowded internet we know and love/hate today because so many people started using it.

18 years later, and it is now possible to do whatever you want thanks to it.

And for better or worse, the world has never seen such rapid societal changes since the Internet.

The iPod itself changed the music industry.

It marked the standardization of digital files. Instead of having to buy a 10-track disk and carry a huge ass disk reader, you could now listen to thousands of songs on a device smaller than your hand.

This broke the monopoly of the music industry.

For artists: anyone could listen to your song without needing to be popular. The distribution and discovery widened to something never seen before.

And for listeners: You can choose whatever song you want, whenever you want it.

In many ways, both the iPod and iPhone changed how we listen to music and the realm of possibilities.

This song gives you an unexplainable feeling. It has that raw and bassy sound from London Song with more playful and poppy sounds.

Another piece of praise this song deserves is how well it uses flow and space.

It fills you with pianos and easygoing sounds before sending you to a euphoric trance with the classic bass-heavy synths.

The way the sounds fade in and out is probably the most addictive part of the song.

And man, this sounds like NOSTALGIA.

The way Nina describes what music does is spot on.

The powerful emotional connection music has to events can create long-lasting memories that last the tides of time.

I also owned an iPod touch; through necromancy (charging it), I managed to see what I was into back then, and WOW.

It sounds like simpler times, a lot of Monstercat, and trips I forgot about.

And as silly as it sounds, these personal devices provided something Spotify could never.

An archive that freezes in time (due to how tedious it was to transfer tracks to it) and gives you a glimpse of what was going on then.

I highly recommend you start breaking free from the streaming memory hole prison and start buying and collecting music that really matters to you.

5-10-20 years down the line you’ll look back and go:

Man, this sounds like -

The bridge between iPod Touch and this song is INSANE.

It grabs you from the first second and doesn’t let go.

Sure, the lyrics can be a little crude, but it's a very real feeling.

This sounds like the euphoria you get from using a computer. Hell, the whole track SOUNDS like the inside of a living computer.

But the biggest strength is the immaculate buildups that you can’t really hear unless you pay close attention to what's going on in the background.

Some notable ones:

This is the definition of Audible Gold. Absolute MASTERWORK of a song. The use of energy and transition of sounds is unlike anything else out there.

Put it on repeat and try pulling it apart. You’ll hear new layers for hours.

The message with this one is important. We have developed an insane obsession with both computers and phones (smaller computers).

Is it not an obsession? Think about how you feel when you don’t have your phone near you.

It’s called nomophobia (no-mobile-phone phobia). Broad international meta-analyses estimate that up to 94% of the general population exhibits some level of mild to severe distress.

And it's not surprising why. You get a device that :

And more importantly than all, it lets you escape reality AND create a new one.

Add AI into the mix, and you have a supercharged machine that not only knows you but can interact and act on your behalf.

Hell, I’d even argue that in 2026 it’s possible TO fuck your computer.

On the other side of the coin, AI is making it os more people want to RETURN to reality.

Not only that, but there are plenty of movements out there to reduce this reliance and connection to computers.

Things like digital detox, dumb phones, and living off the grid.

Unfortunately, we’re so intertwined with technology that it’s become an extra limb.

You use it for work, you use it to pay, and in certain places, you use it to exist.

Regardless, the divide between tech maximalists and tech minimalists is growing.

Only time will tell, but the healthiest thing you can do is develop boundaries and a relationship with the tool that is the computer.

And hey, let’s not start fucking computers, eh?

If there's something Ninajirachi is good at it’s building expectations and working with energy.

This one has a bit more of a club sound. It’s darker and minimalist.

The only way I can interpret the lyrics is the discovery and process of creating music.

It starts with a simple idea and then gets built on through multiple iterations.

I gotta say, I love songs that take you on a journey.

For example: the second drop. It pays off the setup that’s been building for the whole song by adding a dash of energy and impact.

And it does this by literally saying “and then came the noise”

It’s the little details that make this genre fun.

This song is the golden finish and a good setup for a very important part of the album.

Now the lore behind this title is really cool.

CSIRAC is the first computer to play computer music all the way back in 1950.

That wasn’t the only contribution Australia made.

Because in late 1970s when digital audio workstations (DAWs) appeared, Fairlight built the Fairlight CMI in Sydney. It introduced digital waveform editing and software sequencing that heavily influenced modern DAW architecture.

Maybe it’s the catalyst for why Australians can produce such amazing electronic music.

The wonderful thing about electronic music is how little limits there are to it.

You can put head noise into audible form in hours. You can express emotions in ways that instruments fall short in.

Might speak for myself but this genre is the best in the world for that reason.

And it’s a genre that exists and thrives thanks to computers.

You make it in a computer.

You send it to the internet.

You download and listen to it through a computer (or your phone).

Hell, even performing it has to be done through a computer (for this argument I’ll consider a deck as a computer)

And such is the magic of the genre. It’s a mix of innovation and passion to its purest form.

For all the faults the internet has, electronic music isn’t one of them.

Relationships shape most of your life.

So it’s no surprise that the Internet’s biggest impact has been on how we relate to each other.

Now everyone has access to everyone. In all of the history of mankind, it’s never been easier to:

SO WHY IS THERE A LONELINESS CRISIS?

I’m not talking on the romantic side of things but in general.

This song talks about a late-night thirst trap. You can switch that definition for literally any attempt to start communication.

Love and the fear of being alone push us to do irrational things in the attempt to prove that time and energy are best spent with you.

Mix in endless options, feeds that reward competition, and the hope that “the right person sees it,” and you’ve got a new playbook for relationships.

Status games increased tenfold. Before, you had to pull up to the person’s house, maybe bring a couple mates to accomplice whatever plan you cooked up, and hope for the best.

Now, a picture on a story and hope the right person will see it is the play. Gotta post it at the right time, with the right song, with enough context that the person will HOPEFULLY do the action you hoped.

Of course, no one will remember the embarrassing thing you did; that’s a fact.

But if they wanted to find it, the internet will remember and show it to whoever looks for it.

Everything is permanent now.

Even tracks that artists want gone from the internet are a Soulseek ask away

Digital footprint used to be one of those things that older generations warn us about, and now it feels like a laughing stock.

Outside of relationships,s people are doing insane and unhinged things to get attention and “make it online”

Turning attention into a currency has made it so getting the right kind of attention can change your life for the better while the wrong kind of attention ruins it for years.

So what’s the solution to all of this? Where is this going?

I don’t know.

In my opinion? Nowhere. It’s going to keep growing and going through the same cycle it always has.

Younger generations will create unhinged and silly trends while adults scoff, act confused, and then try to implement it themselves in a way to “stay cool and relevant”

As for relationships, that is something that can only be fixed individually after all; there are people everywhere, not just online.

So get out there, use common sense, and be a human being. That’ll get you farther both inside and outside the internet.

Feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts.

Alright, on to the song.

I got an unhealthy obsession with this song.

It decorated many days in Japan and Korea. It’s also single-handedly turned me into an audiophile.

This is what I would consider

The chords are perfect, the way the song progresses is amazing, and the drop is addictive.

It's another one of those that gets your energy and doesn't let it go.

That is something that makes this album amazing. From start to finish, it weaves the energy so it’s only natural that you keep listening.

This is one of my favorite songs of 2025 and is on regular rotation.

The melody is just too good. The sounds are pristine and the more I analyze it, the more details I find.

This is a song that I hope never gets deleted and is a must-listen to anyone that’s an electronic music fan.

This makes for 2 pieces of Audible gold in this album.

This is the intro song to “All I Am”.

Skipping it feels like a crime given how it builds up the upcoming song and how it carries the energy from “Delete”

I love how perfectly it introduces the next song by slowly and surely adding more energy to it.

The starting guitar is a nice starting point and serves as a break to all the synthy sounds we’ve been exposed to.

And that piano? It lives rent-free in my mind.

THIS is how you build hype for a song.

But the real magic of this song comes in the connection.

Call me silly, but I’m going to overread a simple line to make a point.

“So choose me the way I want it”

This always‑on connection gives us the feeling of knowing someone based on what they choose to reveal.

This is something I’ll talk more about in the next song, but there are times when we build expectations about someone, and then act disappointed when reality hits, and it’s not the dream they shared online.

For some it’s crushing, but it’s something everyone gets hit with.

But after a while it becomes a relief.

Realizing that no one has it together and they’re just as flawed as you will help you put things in perspective.

Of course, a lot of people are scared of being real. So they create personas and facades to get approval from everyone.

This is naturally hard to maintain, especially as a music artist.

The expectations are always there. You either build something familiar or risk alieanting your fanbase.

So I’m going to leave you with a question that we’ll unpack in the next song:

Can you truly accept others as they are?

Another fun thing the Internet has brought us (but this is more of a social media thing) is the fake realities we all create of ourselves.

Social media rewards performance, so we build versions of ourselves for the feed.

We act, text, and posture in ways we’d never choose offline.

We follow scripts to “say the right thing,” and we shape personas around whatever gets more internet points.

There is a huge authenticity crisis. Way before AI, people always pretended to be SOMETHING to get general acceptance and status.

Of course, most people are getting burnt out on this, and you'll see a bit of a swing towards more "authentic" personas.

But as long as the attention economy persists, personalities are for sale.

Copying is an inherently natural trait. Unfortunately, everyone's copying everybody. The second someone is authentic, someone else will copy it (or try do it better).

I would say that AI will add a whole other layer to this. Entire personas created to copy someone that doesn’t exist.

A perfect machine that people will aspire to without knowing it’s AI.

Hell, there’s tech that lets you grab content from someone else, and replace the original person with an AI avatar.

Social media is a race to the bottom. If you find yourself wanting to build connections, there is a solution.

Be the GOOD parts of yourself. There's already too much bad out there.

And to answer the question posed in the song before this one:

You’ll be able to accept others as they are when YOU accept yourself as all you are.

On to the song.

I never imagined that hearing the same vocal cords over and over would be this addicting.

But MAN the energy in this is fantastic.

I heard this a lot while in Kyoto, and it always helped start the day with energy.

There's something magical about letting your brain get lost in the "hey hey hey eyo eyo eyo hey"

If you don't like it the first time, it's something that will creep up on you. I also didn't think much of the song until it randomly started playing in my head one morning.

The intro also really helps build up to it. Those pianos, man, they really hook you into the song.

It’s very playful and something you can likley play on a road trip to get the energy going.

If I can describe this song as a feeling, it would be: freedom and exploration.

By reading this review, you've consumed more information than the average person living in the medieval ages did in their lifetime.

As amazing as unlimited information is, there’s an underlying problem with it.

There's just too much of it.

Data overload is an issue.

The human desire for knowledge is insatiable; it’s never been easier to know everything about anything. But that doesn’t always translate into practicality.

You also can’t disconnect from it.

THE RISK OF MISINFORMATION IS ALSO HUGE.

You can learn the wrong thing quickly and risk harming yourself or others.

The second thing I want to talk about is the insane amount of snuff Crap out there.

I grew up on the LiveLeak era. Gore was this really cool thing you'd watch with your friends as competition on who could find the most fucked up thing out there.

Of course that's a race to the bottom.

And seeing so much death at an early age, it kinda desensitized you to it. Of course now there's more protection for it. It’s not cool anymore. That's a GOOD thing.

Regardless, there will always be people posting that. Innocence is something that will be getting lost faster and faster.

I also think it has to do with the insane amount of detachment and apathy to the world around us. There’s so much to care about and not enough energy to do so.

But it is a fact that up to now the Internet brings reality up to speed.

Reality of death, the addiction to porn, and if you're not careful enough, the risk of meeting evil people who can influence you into doing terrible things.

Now with AI, the hazard is at an all-time high.

Combine the rapid feeds with rapid creation, and you get low-effort content that actively makes your brain shrink and waste energy.

I’ve read multiple reports of the internet becoming a reality on its own where you can’t tell if something is real or not.

That is going to create the biggest hazards of all: mass control over beliefs that aren’t real.

There really isn’t a straightforward solution.

Heavily curating, switching to more text-heavy forms (like email, wink, wink), and having specific consumption blocks are some strategies you can use.

I hope this brain dump helps you in some way. Stay safe out there.

That said…

This is a magical song.

It’s rare to find progressive songs that have good payoffs. (In the electro house realm)

This was the song that got me excited for the album and one that helped me get to the peak of Mt Fuji.

Ninajirachi is a master at making drops that will get you moving. This is a masterclass on expectation management.

It's such a satisfying payoff that it leaves you wanting more. The innocent-sounding intro will never prepare you for a drop of this magnitude.

I also love how it increases in energy with every passing minute.

The lyrics are also an accurate representation of the loss of innocence and hitting the wrong places on the internet.

The feeling this song gives: exploring the internet before getting thrown into a vortex of information after clicking one wrong link.

Songs like these make electronic music my favorite type of Infohazard.

If you haven’t noticed up to this point, every song is a demonstration of the concept she’s exploring.

The song sounds like a dying device. Starting slowly, with constant glitches, speeding up, and freezing before crashing for good.

I don’t know how she managed to describe my current year-old phone, but this is spot on.

As with every other song, the sound design is good, and the production is incredible.

This song keeps you on your toes. You never know what to expect.

A nice little detail is how the song slows down to prepare you for what’s coming next.

And that is something I have to give a lot of props for. There was a lot of thought put into the energy and flow of every song.

Nina knows when it's time to speed up and when it’s time to slow down.

Unlike the world.

Allow me to go on a bit of a rant on the "advancement" of technology.

Disclaimer: I am NOT against progress. Evolution will always be net positive.

The problem is the planned obsolescence of devices and the rate of change.

To begin, there are such an insane amount of batteries out there; lithium ain’t the most "chill” of elements, and virtually everything has a lithium battery now.

There are billions upon billions of devices, cars, and appliances with batteries slowly decaying with no real plan on how to dispose of them.

Even more, the rise of data centers has expanded this problem into a building that siphons water and electricity at an industrial scale.

It’s also insane how fast everything has been moving and evolving.

Older generations have gone from brick no-screen phones to AI in 30 years. There is no way to explain or comprehend the amount of change the average 40-year-old has seen.

New devices every year, new wearables, new AI, new this, new that.

Literally everything is moving too fast; it's not only overwhelming but sometimes impossible to keep up with. And with the increased risk of falling behind, the race to adopt and “be in the know” gives another layer of stress.

It’s like we’re all part of an experiment and have to pay the bill to run it.

On the topic of batteries… well, recycle as many devices as you can.

Let’s hope the ones in charge know what to do with the insane amount of batteries waiting to expire.

Welcome to a much-needed break.

This song that focuses more on the actual lyrics and story.

And I think this small insight and lore into how she got here gives the album more life and depth.

It also has one of the most inspirational messages for creating something and a case study for becoming who you want to be.

I'll just post the lyrics to the song. Listen along and you’ll understand what I mean:

The magical thing about living in this era is the ability to amplify your talents and cover your shortcomings.

And that philosophy of “I can’t sing good, but I’m still gonna try it” can be a mantra to carry you through the uncertainty and achieve whatever you want.

The internet gives you the ability to find opportunities, and the computer gives you a path to make them happen

If you’re still unsure, maybe knowing that the internet gives you unlimited chances may help.

Even if you fail once, you have the feedback to keep iterating, trying, and getting better.

So if you can't sing well, or write well, or falsely believe that you can’t do anything well…

Allow the internet to help you close those gaps where you fall short and supercharge the things you are good at.

Now go do amazing things and experience the magic of creation for yourself.

It’s been a wild couple of years with the advent of AI.

A lot of the early promises have simply not been able to happen, and as of August 2026 the models seem to be getting WORSE.

It seems that tech makes plenty of promises it can’t keep. And when they work, it comes with a heavy price.

For example:

Allowing unlimited connection while also increasing loneliness.

Making more things possible while eroding meaning and purpose.

Democratized information while amplifying misinformation.

Made entertainment instant while flattening its quality.

Promoted convenience while shaving away competence.

Provided an escape from reality while creating an even more dangerous one

And whenever it’s brought up, there’s a couple of minutes of outrage before it gets swept under the rug.

Or if the overlords are feeling generous, they “add more,” which made things worse.

The solution is actually revealed in the song.

Which (if you’re listening to the album in one go) brings the energy back smoothly.

This is the only track without Nina’s vocals. It’s her friend daine, who’s also a talented singer.

This one leans late‑2000s/early‑2010s electronic. Slow build that lifts into energy with the chorus and stays high until the end.

It’s a very fun song and one that keeps you dancing. I think as a breakup song it might do wonders.

This also showcases Nina’s ability to play with vocals and keep them in sync with the rest of the song.

It might not sound impressive, but if you listen to a lot of electronic music, you know how often vocals get tossed on top and sound disjointed.

The theme I’m reading here is coming to terms with what the internet can and can’t do. Being able to see it for what it is and breaking free from that reality it builds.

As amazing as it is, the internet is only a tool that will amplify who you are. It can provide solutions, but it can’t fix you or all your problems.

At the end of the day, that’s all on you. But there are billions of dollars invested in making you feel like a fix is a device, course, or item away.

This is something we'll explore in the next song.

And let me tell you, the way it connects with the last song jumps at you.

Last songs are usually the hardest to land. Everything you've built up and the expectations are high.

Well, this one lands PERFECTLY.

The sound design on this one stands tall. This feels more like a showcase of what Nina is able to do with sound.

The start is chaotic, as if you’re experiencing the internet day to day.

Everything is taking away your attention while slowly and surely you build focus and bring it back to what matters.

It’s a beautiful soundscape that plays on everything we’ve heard so far. It’s like the soul of the album.

The vocals also give it a golden touch that prepares you for a smooth landing.

And as the song slowly comes to an end, everything you’ve experienced so far starts compressing, leaving you with an odd and fleeting feeling

“Satisfaction”

I’ve done my best to explore the most important ways the internet and computers have changed humanity as a whole.

The one that is missing is the most important one :

The feeling of never being able to catch up.

Seeing strangers and friends “do better” than you, keeping up with innovation, being sold “the next big thing that will fix your life forever” at every scroll.

All of these are things you and I are exposed to every waking minute.

And it’s exhausting.

But I want to end this whole spiel by saying: You are okay as you are. Today, right now, all your experiences are valid and you are not behind.

The principles for a good life stay the same: Be kind, useful, and good at something.

The internet and computers are just tools to get you closer to what you want, faster and with greater ease of access.

I think above all, this song wrapped up the album perfectly.

Why?

Because after the satisfying feeling fades…

You want MORE.

I, for one, can't wait to see what Ninajirachi does next.

All throughout this album, Nina perfectly describes what it’s like to live in this digital age. Not only that, every song DEMONSTRATES the concept she’s going for.

The most amazing thing about her lyrics is that they’re perfect descriptions of experiences. None feel corny or fake. You’re left with this “yeah, I agree” feeling.

The way it keeps the energy perfectly balanced all throughout is an impressive feat.

Porter Robinson said that she’s the future of music, and I agree.

She’s one of the best artists of this generation.

This album deserves the Trash of the Year award for 2025 and a spot in my top 10 all-time favorite albums.

It still holds true in 2026. A year that’s barreling towards endless nostalgia.

Looking back, this album may have been the one to open the gates to a scene that is looking for more of that old school sound.

As for the future of the internet and computers…

Only time will tell. But I believe we are going to see a resurgence in the outside and in personal relationships.

Things will be bad for a bit, no doubt about it.

But as long as music like this keeps being made, everything will be okay.

Things always work out in a long enough time frame after all.

Nuff yappin.

Thank you, Ninajirachi, for this album.

And thank you for reading.

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