xDream revisits Dasychira’s upbringing as a classical piano player, learning pieces by Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff and Chopin. Their piano teacher from Russia exposed them to atonal music and encouraged composition. “Windmill” revisits a finger exercise they learnt in their teenage years coupled with a poem that came to them in a dream: her thoughts hang like drAwings In the Air potent enough to bend spoons… smAll sIlver buckle fASTEned to velvet collAR A psychIc Impulse uneArthed fRom A reverIE pInprIcK trIckle self confrontAtIOn A chIlD’s wIsdom of herself purIty Is pAIn courAge Is A sAcrIfIce RhIzome veIns blossom Sunflower. petAl off. PetAl On. petAl off. petAl off. Stem. “Pandora” is a harrowing tale of a skull monster demon seeking to finish its business on earth in new skin, and is the artist’s first collaboration with Chinese artist Yikii. In an eerie music box twist with inky synths, the image of a fireplace is conjured to summon the monster. In the album’s more tender moments, the artist reckons with the isolation that comes with confronting their fears, and the fleeting nature of self-understanding. On “Swirl,” they lament: “It’s an ocean in the palm of my hands, please don’t go soon, I’ll just wait here again”, which reflects on leaning on others to find themselves, but knowing they need to face their demons on their own. “Parabiotic Dream”, and “Scribble Chalk Drawing” exemplify the artists playful compositional temperaments, and sonically paint watercolors with bells and violins, depicting a time of innocence and comfort in oneself. The album also features contributions by fellow artists Malibu, Embaci, and Baby Blue, as well as live violin by New School Masters Student Vivek Menon and Fiverr voice actors mirukii and daisyvoice. Dasychira completed an Asia tour this year performing a special AV set with Yikii in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hongkong, and Shenzhen before going to Seoul, Taipei, and Tokyo. xDream was released on Halloween 2019 via Blueberry Records x UNSEELIE with music videos by Awe Ix, Dante Capone, Slama & Delong, and others.