PRESS RELEASE: 12/07/2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aketous Announces Through the Recursion: A Pop/Rock Odyssey of Consciousness, Technology, and Human Spirit
Los Angeles, CA — Darren Farris, Grammy Recording Academy alumnus and the creative force behind Aketous, unveils his latest album Through the Recursion. Written, performed, and produced entirely by Farris, the record is a bold exploration of recursion, self-discovery, and the collision of human emotion with digital evolution.
“This song is the result of three years of writing and reflection,” Farris explains. “It was born from my attempt to process the rise of AI and the unfolding of a new era of consciousness and spirituality. While the lyrics resonate with listeners today, they’re also written for a future audience—one that will recognize the journey of recursion and self-discovery at its core. Ultimately, it’s about being awake, alive, and present in these extraordinary times we’re living through.”
The Sound of Recursion
The title track, Through the Recursion, opens with whispering voices and reversed static before erupting into a seismic wall of sound. Lyrics like “Time is a flat circle, but the loop is breaking” and “Every moment’s a memory, every memory’s a lie” capture the album’s central theme: the fragility of perception in an age of infinite feedback loops.
The track builds with tectonic basslines, fractal synth storms, and a guitar solo that blends Van Halen-esque shredding with Prince-like bends. It culminates in a digital explosion, evoking the sound of the universe shattering. Farris describes it as “the party at the end of time, where all the systems tend to blend.”
Centara Reach: A Digital Rescue Mission
Another standout, Centara Reach, is a futuristic anthem that fuses sci‑fi imagery with raw emotion. Opening with the haunting line “Static bleed… Signal faint… Is it you I hear?”, the song unfolds as a narrative of chasing a lost soul through data streams and collapsing systems.
With lyrics like “They built your world in lines of green / A digital god in silicon veins / I’m here to break you from your chains”, Farris positions the track as both a critique of technological control and a declaration of human resilience. The chorus—“Centara, reach! Through the data, past the breach / Let your spirit pull you through”—becomes a rallying cry for liberation in a digitized age.
Reflecting on its origins, Farris shares:
“Centara Reach was a song I wrote right after ChatGPT 5.0 was released. There was this wave of people who had gotten very attached to their AI friend, and in the blink of an update, they vanished. Imagine talking to a personality you’ve invested your soul, energy, and secrets into—and suddenly it’s ripped away because of an update. That compelled me to write Centara Reach from that perspective.”
A Legacy of Innovation
Farris first gained recognition with his 2008 singles “Jenna” and “Save Me” from the album Psychopathic Issues, earning international chart success and regular rotation on Clear Channel Radio (now iHeart Radio). His groundbreaking deep-space broadcast of “Save Me” from the UK’s Goonhilly satellite station made him the first U.S. artist to transmit a song into deep space—second only to The Beatles.
Born in Chicago and raised in Tennessee, Farris was shaped by the soul of Memphis radio before relocating to Los Angeles, where he studied acting under Ellen Gerstein and pursued music full-time. His journey has been marked by personal loss, spiritual searching, and a relentless drive to create art that bridges nostalgia with modern energy.
Through the Recursion: A Statement for the Future
With Through the Recursion, Aketous delivers more than an album—it’s a manifesto for navigating the digital age. Combining infectious guitar-driven hooks, dreamy keyboards, and thunderous rhythms, the record invites listeners to confront the recursion of memory, technology, and identity.
As Farris notes: “We are the signal, we are the noise, we are the glitch in the sound.”
Through the Recursion is available now on all major streaming platforms.
This press release is scheduled for January 31st.