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JUMP INSIDE MY MIRROR - SPIDERWICK + Q&A
- UNDERISING
- Jan 20
- 3 min read
Updated: Jan 26
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Success in the underground usually starts with a 'yo.' SPIDERWICK first landed on our radar through the UNDERISING repost network last fall, but it wasn't just the sound that stuck. It was the intention. By having his lyrics in the description, he gave his muddy, experimental vocals a new weight, turning distorted layers into an experience, I call these mantras, channeling something else , otherworldly. Now, he’s leveling up from the SoundCloud feed to a full-length debut. Produced entirely by NYXAKANTI, 'Jump Inside My Mirror' is the evolution of a sound we've watched grow in real-time.
Q: I remember back in the fall when we were going in on the reposts; I really locked in once I saw you adding the lyrics to your track descriptions. It gave your vocals and sound i'm not all too used to, a whole new meaning for me. Looking back at those early drops, did you feel like people were 'missing' the message, or was providing the lyrics always part of the plan to make sure the mantras actually landed?
A: Honestly it started because I felt like a lot of what I was saying lived in the texture more than the clarity. Early on I didn't mind people missing parts of it - I liked the idea of it washing over you first, but over time I realized the words were doing real work underneath. Adding the lyrics wasn't about explaining myself, it was about giving people a second doorway in. If it landed as a mantra instead of just a sound, that felt right.
Q: Since 'Jump Inside My Mirror' is your debut, why was it important for you to lock in with @NYXAKANTI for the entire project instead of working with a bunch of different producers? Did that singular sound help your, hell of a trip, headspace or did you guys build the world together from scratch?
A: Kanti isn’t just an artist I work with, he’s family. We went to high school together, he’s honestly the reason I even started taking recording seriously. He put me onto how to record myself, how to hear my own voice, how to trust instinct over control. Locking in with him wasn’t a strategic decision as much as it was a natural one. I didn’t want the debut to feel like a playlist of different moods -- I wanted it to feel like one headspace. One mirror. We didn’t chase a sound, we built it by living in it over time. A lot of the world came from life experiences, conversations, shared references, trial and error. Because there’s trust there, I could take risks without overthinking, and that let the project stay honest. Working with one producer helped me stay inside the same internal world from start to finish -- it made the project feel like a place you step into, not just a collection of songs.
Q: You mentioned wanting the project to feel like a place you step into, and honestly, the vibe is already giving 'cult.' Now that you’ve built this 'internal world' with Kanti, do you see your future music living in this same mirror, or was this project about purging that specific headspace so you can build the next one?
A: I don’t see myself living in one mirror forever. Jump Inside My Mirror was about fully occupying a headspace instead of skimming past it. Once you do that honestly, it changes you. So the future isn’t about repeating the same world; it’s about letting each project create the conditions for the next one. The mirror stays, but what it reflects keeps shifting. I’m more interested in forward motion than preservation. Every body of work should feel like a step through something, not a place to stay.
Q: That 'forward motion' energy is exactly why the scene is thriving. If you know 'Keep it going,' you already know. So Wickman, 'Jump Inside My Mirror' is the first step through, what’s the one thing you want the people who just found you today to keep in mind as they watch the reflection start to shift?
A: Let it sit with you. If it stays, you’re already inside.
