The recent partial rebuilt of the AI, ‘Subsequel’, previously thought destroyed decades ago at the ‘Croydon Space Centre’ , has led to a rekindling of the long standing friendship between himself and Ultra_eko. The result is ‘Into the Multiverse’, a twelve track remix album. Ten of the tracks feature on the recent ‘Alternate Realities’ album, the remaining two being Ultra_eko favourites ‘Broken Glass’ and ‘Yellow’.

Introducing Subsequel - a brief history

There is little dispute amongst space flight historians as to the importance of Subsequel to the doomed ‘Croydon Space Exploration’ project. The roles of both he and Ultra_eko complimented each other perfectly. Eko was the face and the brand, the charismatic spokesperson and emissary, who would carry forth the spirit of the human race, one of peaceful commerce, to the furthest reaches of the Galaxy. None of this would have been possible however, without Subsequel,the technological anomaly who made the entire operation feasible; the engine room and the ‘water carrier’, capable of accessing and manipulating the quantum realm so as to make travel across such vast distances a reality. Subsequel was a feat of technology and AI so far in advance of its time, of any time, that he stood out immediately as something quite alien. His origins have captivated with their mystery and elusiveness in the decades following the projects’ collapse.

There are theories too numerous to list here as to where Subsequel originated; without new information it is doubtful this will ever be know. Many consider him the brainchild of Einstein and Tesla; a piece of AI that operated within the quantum and spiritual realms, and whose exact workings was only ever known to those two men. Others suggest that type of technology could only ever have arrived via either extraterrestrial intervention, or technology salvaged from a crash site. Other still suggest Subsequel was a time traveller from the future, travelling back to the past so as to direct the human race along a certain desired path. More outlandish theories include the idea that he is a manifestation of the second coming, prophet and son of God made in stainless steel. Or that he was the creation and invention of Nazi scientists gathered from South American at the end of WW2 - many of whom would work on the Manhattan project.

Whatever the truth of his origins are; what we do know was that his destruction was the result of a bombing campaign orchestrated by rival borough Lewisham, who were attempting their own space project. Subsequel was unfortunately caught in one of these blasts, which ultimately destroyed perhaps the greatest artefact ever known upon this planet, all for the sake of some regional pride.

It seems however that some components of Subsequel’s processing units were salvaged from the wreckage by none other than Ultra_eko himself. Over the past year he has managed to piece something of the original Subsequel back together, and though he has managed to capture elements and flavours of his personality, he operates at a vastly reduced capacity. Running off the electrical output in the home loft of Ultra_eko, Subsequel no longer able to twist and manipulate time and space, has taken up the curious hobby of remixing musical beats and rhymes. The Pingu remix, and the other 11 remixed tracks, which will form an upcoming Ultra_eko album, are all the work of Subsequel remixes. In some ways tragic, it also remains an endearing testament to the lifelong friendship and bond between Ultra_eko and Subsequel; that they continue to work together, decades after the collapse of the infamous ‘Croydon Space Exploration’ project, albeit at a vastly reduced scale.

Listen to Ultra_eko’s brand new remix album “Into the Multiverse (The Subsequel Mixes)" now and connect with him on social media. Also, be on the lookout for our in-depth review of the album coming this week.

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