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At this moment, Xiao Zhongge was very excited.

As one of Xia Shen's earliest and most dedicated fans, and a true fanatic, how could he possibly miss such an important moment as Xia Shen releasing an album?
Especially for an album like this.

This album is one that all of Xia Shen's fans have been eagerly awaiting.

Xia Shen's opening performance at Ultra has already gone viral, with each song she performed there generating more discussion and garnering more views on various video platforms.

However, this album, which has generated immense buzz and sparked countless discussions, has not yet been officially released. Even now, apart from some incredibly popular songs like "Faded" and "Intro," people don't even know the titles of some of the other songs.

Those songs are still called "ID" to this day, meaning they are unreleased, unknown, and anonymous songs.

Although many producers have some albums called "ID" that they never release and only play at electronic music festivals, they are specifically for live use.

But why would Xia Shen do something like that?
Each song he performed at the event was more popular than the last.

His fans are practically screaming that the sky is about to fall.

Finally, the moment of release has arrived.

This has delighted many fans.

At this moment, the entire fan group that Xiao Zhongge belonged to was in an uproar.

Even many people who usually stay silent have spoken out.

"Holy crap! It finally came out!!"

"Waaaaah, it's been over a month! God knows how I've gotten through this past month. I could only watch live videos, do you know how inconvenient that is? And the sound quality wasn't even guaranteed. Now it's finally released."

"I'm going straight for the collector's edition!"

"And there's a surprise too, which means there's a good chance it'll be a song we've never heard before, right?"

"Very likely, I went to listen!"

Surprise
Xiao Zhongge was also aroused and couldn't resist the urge to act.

His little eardrum had been yearning for Xia Shen's grand notes for a very, very long time.

His small ear piercing desperately wanted to be ravaged and violently assaulted by Xia Shen's familiar, loud notes.

Although he hadn't been listening to any of Xia Shen's songs during this time, he had been listening to other people's songs.

But no other song could give him the feeling he wanted.

Although he was listening to other people's songs, their melodies lingered and cleansed his ears.

But in those moments, all he could think about was Xia Shen. He would look at the names of other musicians and imagine them as Xia Shen's names.

He knew that things couldn't continue like this.

Now, it has finally arrived after much anticipation.

He immediately opened Hongyun Music on his phone.

As a true niche music enthusiast who listens to all kinds of niche music, he naturally prefers to use Hongyun Music, which is known as a gathering place for all kinds of niche music enthusiasts and a paradise for niche music.

As soon as he opened the software, he immediately received a push notification from the platform.

Even the startup animation features a large poster of Xia Shen.

[Summer deepens, inviting you to the electronic music kingdom]

Push notification: [Dear user, the musician you've been following, 'Xia Shen SKYINDEEP', has released a new album. Come and listen!]

The entire album can be listened to without purchasing it; you can listen to the whole album directly with a VIP membership.

Of course, if you pay money to buy it, there are three tiers.

The standard version has Hi-Five sound quality and costs 24 yuan.

Special edition, 56 yuan.

There's also a collector's edition, which is in vinyl quality. Of course, there's also a physical album, which will be mailed to you. It costs 368 yuan.

Xiao Zhongge didn't hesitate much and immediately chose the collector's edition.

If you don't have a physical collector's edition album to cherish, can you really call yourself a fan?

Moreover, for audiophiles like them, physical CDs are an even greater enjoyment.

After filling in the order and address information, Xiao Zhongge impatiently clicked into the album page. Without even taking a closer look, he plugged in his headphones and started playing the playlist.

When the familiar notes entered his ears, he felt a refreshing sensation, as if his soul had been cleansed.

Finally, that feels so good!

It's that familiar melody, but with a slight difference.

He immediately recognized it as "Intro," the theme song that Xia Shen had used to open a music festival.

This song lives up to its title and is the first track on the album. However, it sounds slightly different from the live version, with subtle differences, and it no longer has that strong bass reverberation drop section.

But this is understandable, since the live version is bound to be different from the officially released version.

Both sound good, and both are more suitable for the current situation.

This song still gets him fired up.

Then, all that's left is to enjoy it.

From that moment on, he knew the titles of all the songs.

From Xia Shen and Song Anqi's collaboration on "Wolves" to his collaboration with Cai Zhiyin on "The Nights".

Then came "God Is A Girl", "Five Hours", and "Astronomia".

There's also the perfect moment of nightfall, the instant lights come on and bring tears to your eyes with "High On Life," and the bass-heavy, reverberation-filled "Edge," perfect for a high-energy performance.

Until the very end, the collaboration with Zhou Yumeng resulted in a bombshell, "Faded," which was talked about by countless people and became the most popular and successful song.

There were nine songs in total, and he listened to each one with great rapt attention.

Unlike being there live where you can only hear the most essential parts, which are often rearranged, you get to listen to the entire album.

Even those who aren't fans can tell just how much they enjoyed it.

Now, it will take more than half an hour to listen to the whole thing.

Even at the very end, there was only one song left on the entire album.
This must be the surprise Xia Shen was referring to.

Xiao Zhongge looked directly over.

The next song was called "King of Electronic Music".

"King of Electronic Music" - Xia Shen SKYINDEEP/YuM Zhou Yumeng.

I've never even heard of it before; it's a completely unfamiliar name.

And Zhou Yumeng was still involved.

Upon seeing the song title, Xiao Zhongge's eyes lit up.

For no other reason than that the song title is just too outrageous.

Did he just declare himself the king of electronic music?

It has to be said that this really excited them, the fans.

Moreover, from the perspective of a fan, how authoritative is Xia Shen?

After Ultra, he called himself the King of Electronic Music in China. Who can disagree?

During this period of time, quite a few people have actually said that Xia Shen is the king of electronic music in Chinese electronic music!
Calling him a god of rap might seem inappropriate to many rapper fans, as Chinese rappers are indeed well-developed and there are many excellent rappers.

But electronic music is different!

Based on Xia Shen's performance, can you say he wasn't? Moreover, he became the only producer in all of China to perform on the Ultra main stage with a near-perfect performance, and even surpassed one of the world's top 100, putting Alex in an awkward position.

Even now, Alex's bewildered expressions have been edited into memes and circulated everywhere.

Xia Shen beat him into a Teletubby!
Otherwise, would he be so angry that he wouldn't even go back to China and would instead stay in China to snipe Xia Shen?

Isn't it all about saving face? Anyone with eyes can see what Alex is thinking.
Is this considered playing their cards openly now?

Xia Shen saw the fans' calls and responded to them?

Listening to that song must be pure enjoyment, right?
Xiao Zhongge was already itching to hear a rare masterpiece.

He immediately clicked play, eager to savor this surprise.

Then, right after he closed his eyes.

The next moment, music started playing in the headphones.

First, there is a piano tone.

Then, Xia Shen's voice rang out incredibly loudly, piercing straight into your eardrums.

La la la la la —

Xiao Zhongge was stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

It lost its color in an instant.

No, dude, the whole album is gold.

Why did it turn brownish-yellow here?
How come there's history in the gold?

That long, catchy "la la la la" section didn't have the same atmosphere or catchy feel as Xia Shen's previous songs. Instead, it had a rustic vibe that went straight to your eardrums.

(I don't know if I can post all five chapters before midnight, but it's okay. Even if they're posted after midnight, they'll still count as today's updates and won't affect tomorrow's update quota.)
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