City In The Sea is a musical project that emerged from the creative vision of Josh Freese, a renowned drummer known for his work with bands like A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, and Guns N' Roses. Freese's side project, City In The Sea, represents a departure from his mainstream rock affiliations, venturing into a more experimental and atmospheric soundscapes. The project is characterized by its blend of post-rock, ambient, and electronic elements, creating a distinctive sonic identity that sets it apart from Freese's other musical endeavors.
But the lore runs deeper. Hardcore fans whisper about a ghost before the ghost. They speak of a pre-Artery, raw, unfiltered session recorded in the winter of 2009/2010. A session that was mixed, mastered, and then… buried. This is the source of the . City In The Sea - The Long Lost EP -2010-.zip
It was breathtaking. Not because it was polished—it wasn't. You could hear the amp hum between chords, a creaking kick drum pedal, a cough at 2:47 that they left in. It was raw. Honest. And it felt like a memory I never had. City In The Sea is a musical project
City In The Sea released their self-titled EP, commonly referred to by its lead track and subtitle The Long Lost May 29, 2010 But the lore runs deeper
That ZIP file is a time capsule. It contains the hesitations between notes, the bad takes left in for emotion, the room tone of a Phoenix winter. It is a snapshot of a band before they were told what to sound like.
But the file persists. Somewhere, on a neglected external hard drive in a storage unit, or in the "Downloads" folder of an old Windows 7 laptop that hasn't been booted since 2013, the bits remain intact.