Vanisher, Horizon Scraper

On November 10, 2022, Quadeca released his third studio album ''I Didn't Mean to Haunt You to critical acclaim from The Needle Drop and Spill. After a series of Scrapyard'' EPs, In 2025, Quadeca collaborated on several tracks with and was a co-executive producer of Kevin Abstract's studio album Blush (2025), released on June 27, 2025 through the former's label X8. ==Production and composition==

Overview Vanisher, Horizon Scraper is a folktronica album, experimental hip-hop and art pop, and it being his first album on his own label, X8 Music, after leaving DeadAir, citing creative control for the album as a significant reason. Sonically, the album blends unusual genre elements in an ethereal way, combining "folk, strings, hip-hop, and electronica" in a way "truly unique", immersive, and cinematic. Quadeca produced and wrote the whole album, and played guitar, bass, piano, synth, percussion, and drums. He was inspired by Brazilian bossa nova and M.I.A. during the album's production, stating the latter combined electronic hip-hop with drums from Southeast Asia and Africa. In its production, Quadeca revealed on Clash that he would make "hundreds of final versions" of his tracks, then send it to his friends by asking which version is better. Narratively, the concept album is based on a sailor whose obsession motivates them to sail the sea after an apocalypse, highlighting his voyage causing the tides to overtake and sink it. and fuses color with tone and story, including "Casper" as red and orange, "Waging War" as blue and purple, "Godstained" as orange and yellow, and "No Questions Asked" as yellow and blue. continuing themes of existential crisis from the previous track. Following the ninth track, "I Dream About Sinking", an instrumental interlude, the tenth track, "Natural Causes", features Quadeca singing about escaping a psychic torment he can't get out of. The eleventh track, "Thundrrr", is an experimental hip-hop track that contains oversaturated vocals and distorted sound effects, marking a turning point on the album where Quadeca is uncertain about his journey. The twelfth track, "The Great Bakunawa", shows Detroit-based rapper Danny Brown rapping from the viewpoint of a Bakunawa dragon, a serpent in Philippine mythology, under harsh textures and a bossa nova drum sample time-stretched and compressed. During production, after Quadeca showed Brown "all of the Bakunawa lore", he wrote and recorded his verse in three takes by the next morning. The thirteenth track, "Forgone", marks a contrast to its two previous tracks, reminiscent of a sad piano ballad under orchestral production. The fourteenth and final track, "Casper", contains melodies from its first track, "No Questions Asked", and evolves into an "experimental post-rock art punk rager" with Harry Wilkinson from Maruja as a guest artist, as he speaks as the voice of God. Reassuring him that "heaven's open wide, it's hell on earth he knows", Quadeca finally accepts his immediate death. In the track's production, Quadeca made the outro, where it concludes with a sound of water swallowing and spitting him out, and initially wrote a spoken-word segment for the track, but wasn't "believable enough" to him. He sent the song directly to Maruja, asking if they want to record the segment. ==Promotion and release==

Quadeca first teased Vanisher, Horizon Scraper in February 2024, at the end of the music video for "Way Too Many Friends" from his mixtape Scrapyard. On March 25, 2025, he officially released the album's lead single, "Godstained", alongside a music video in which he portrays himself as a sailor. On April 22, he released the album's second single "Monday", also alongside a music video. The same day, he announced a headlining US tour in support of the album, which began in October and concluded in November. On June 11, he revealed the album's official cover art designed by Digiyams. also announcing the album would be available to order digitally, as well as on vinyl, CD, and cassette, via Quadeca's official website. On June 16, a UK/EU continuation of the "Vanisher, Horizon Scraper Tour" was announced, which occurred in December 2025. On July 21, Quadeca premiered the album's accompaniment film at Nitehawk Cinema in New York City. On July 25, Vanisher, Horizon Scraper was released by Quadeca's label, X8 Music, to streaming services, vinyl, cassette, and CD. == Reception ==

Vanisher, Horizon Scraper has been met with mostly mixed to positive reviews from critics. Anthony Fantano from The Needle Drop concluded his review stating "it's very much an album I loved and see myself coming back to numerous tracks from". Praise for the album was given to the album's concept, as well as production, although some noted the production to be excessive. Desmond Leake of Paste noted "Unfortunately, most of these production tricks become less appealing as the album drags on". Some critics noted the album's conceptual similarity to Moby Dick, Kieran Press-Reynolds of Pitchfork describing the album as "if Ahab were the last man on Earth and a 24-year-old with a neat puff of chin beard who's beloved by Rate Your Music". Arman Savena of The Rice Thresher praised the album for its experimental production, themes of self-discovery and emotional reckoning, and the vulnerable weight in Quadeca's songwriting. Ljubinko Zivkovic of Spill considers the album to be complicated on paper, but isn't in "the mind and hands of Quadeca" though sophisticated melodies and production arrangements. Frequent criticism was directed at the album's pacing, as well as lyricism, with Kieran Press-Reynolds of Pitchfork stating that while the narrative was done well, many verses "still come out hazy". Commercially, the album charted on two Billboard charts with Independent Albums at number 39 and Top Album Sales at number 13, also peaking at number 21 on the North American College and Community Radio Chart. It also performed on two UK charts with Albums Sales at number 24 and Independent Albums at number 13. Outside of the US and UK, it charted on the Scottish Albums chart at number 19. ==Track listing==

All tracks written and produced by Benjamin Lasky, unless noted otherwise. All tracks are stylized in all caps. The Extended Cut All tracks written and produced by Benjamin Lasky, unless noted otherwise. All tracks are stylized in all caps excluding songs 17-19 which are in lowercase ==Personnel==

Credits were adapted from Tidal and the album's liner notes. • Quadeca – production, mixing, mastering, guitar (all tracks); vocals (tracks 1–8, 10–14, 3a, 14a); piano, synthesizer (1–5, 7–13); percussion (1–3, 5, 7, 8, 10–13), bass (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11); arrangement, strings (2); drums (4); cello, guitar synthesizer (6) • Olēka – background vocals (1, 13), vocals (2, 4, 7, 14), flute (4, 6–8, 14) • Fahem Erfan – guitar (1, 3, 4), composer (18) • Johnny May – strings (1, 3, 6–8, 12, 3a), piano (6, 12), production (6), cello (9), synthesizer (12) • Joshua Rubin – clarinet (1, 9, 11, 13) • Myles Martin – drums (2, 4, 6–9, 13, 14a) • Johan Lenox – production (2, 10, 12), strings (2), piano (12) • Harry Wilkinson – vocals (3, 7, 12) • Noah Ehler – guitar (4, 11, 13), bass (4), production (11), strings (13) • Sam Arnold – bass (7) • Danny Brown – vocals (12) • Maruja – vocals, bass, drums, guitar, saxophone (14) • Rozey – composer, lyricist, accordion (19) • Digiyams – cover art, graphics • Joseph Pepin – management • Jesse Taconelli – A&R ==Charts==