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===”Vanisher, Horizon Scraper (The Extended Cut)”===

===”Vanisher, Horizon Scraper (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]]

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]]

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==Personnel==

==Personnel==

Credits adapted from [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]].<ref name=”Tidal”>{{cite web |title=Vanisher, Horizon Scraper / Quadeca / Credits |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/450198559/credits |publisher=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]] |access-date=July 25, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-03 |title=Vanisher, Horizon Scraper (The Extended Cut) / Quadeca / Credits |url=https://tidal.com/album/494555361/credits |url-status=live |website= |publisher=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]]}}</ref>

Credits adapted from [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]]<ref name=”Tidal”>{{cite web |title=Vanisher, Horizon Scraper / Quadeca / Credits |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/450198559/credits |publisher=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]] |access-date=July 25, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-03 |title=Vanisher, Horizon Scraper (The Extended Cut) / Quadeca / Credits |url=https://tidal.com/album/494555361/credits |url-status=live |website= |publisher=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]]}}</ref>

A viewable copy is available at {{Citation |title=Quadeca – Vanisher, Horizon Scraper |date=2025-07-25 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/34642774-Quadeca-Vanisher-Horizon-Scraper |access-date=2026-02-10 |language=en}}.</ref>

* [[Quadeca]] – [[Record producer|production]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]], [[Mastering (audio)|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)

* [[Quadeca]] – [[Record producer|production]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]], [[Mastering (audio)|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)

* Oleka – background vocals (1, 13), vocals (2, 4, 7, 14), [[Western concert flute|flute]] (4, 6–8, 14)

* Oleka – background vocals (1, 13), vocals (2, 4, 7, 14), [[Western concert flute|flute]] (4, 6–8, 14)

Reference

^[1] – Paste interview (8/7/2025)

^[2] – Flood Magazine review (8/20/2025)

^[3] – Echoes and Dust review (9/11/2025)

^[4] – Radio Milwaukee interview (10/17/2025)

^[5] – WUNC Music interview (10/24/2025)

^[6] – Paper Magazine interview (10/28/2025)

^[7] – The Hoya interview (10/29/2025)

^[8] – The Line of Best Fit interview (12/15/2025)

^[9] – Notion interview (12/17/2025)

^[10] – Clash Magazine interview (1/19/2025)

Article work

Vanisher, Horizon Scraper is the fourth studio album by the American musician Quadeca. It was released on July 25, 2025, via Quadeca’s own label, X8 Music. It was preceded by the singles “Godstained”, “Monday”, and “Forgone”. The album contains features by Oleka,^[13] Danny Brown, and Maruja.

Background and development

On November 10, 2022, Quadeca released his third studio album I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On (2022) to critical acclaim from The Needle Drop^[14] and Spill Magazine.^[15] After three Scrapyard EPs,^[16] he released the project as a whole mixtape on February 16, 2024, also to critical acclaim.^[17] In 2025, Quadeca collaborated on several tracks with and was a co-executive producer^[18] of Kevin Abstract’s studio album Blush (2025), released on June 27, 2025 through the former’s label X8.^[19]

Composition

The opening track, “No Questions Asked”, loops the first three seconds of Chico Buarque‘s 1971 album Construção,^[12][11] accompanied by an acoustic instrumental arrangement with multitracked vocal harmonies in “classical, electronic and folk-driven” form.^[21] In the track, the line “I’ll be there when no one is” is repeated as the song ends with sound effects of waves crashing on the shore, emphasizing the album’s theme of a voyager crossing the sea.^[21] The second track, “Waging War”, features Oleka and blends “flamenco dance-clops with Lex Luger snares” under flute, string, and piano instrumentation.^[12][11] The track progresses with arpeggiated synth music and “surreal effects” onto a final rap verse where Quadeca raps about the choice of life over death.

The third track, “Ruin My Life”, is an experimental^[21] acoustic ballad in triple metre (³
₄), based on themes of youth, love, and mortality, expressed through lyrics such as “might have to ruin my life to make it mine” and with psychedelic flourishes “centered by a beating folk heart.”^[21] Its bridge is led by Harry Wilkinson from Maruja as the strings gradually become more frantic.^[12] The fourth track, “Godstained”, blends its acoustic sound with R&B, bossa nova, and jazz^[21] between the melodies and chord progressions, also containing woodwind instruments. In the track, Quadeca sings about finding a message in a bottle at sea, only to find it lacking significance.^[21]

Transitioning seamlessly onto the fifth track, “At a Time Like This”, building in a more progressive and cloud rap^[21] sound with multi-tracked vocals and woodwind instruments, filling in with horns and swirling arpeggios. The sixth track, “Monday”, is a baroque pop ballad. The seventh track, “Dancing Without Moving”, mixes baroque pop with hip-hop, with the lyrics being about going through regrets and rejections. The eighth track, “That’s Why”, is a fusion of hip-hop and indie pop^[21] that samples “Samoa”, a 70s erotic film track composed by Baldan Bembo.^[11] Layered with strings, the track continues its theme 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.^[11]

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 guest artist Danny Brown rapping from the viewpoint of a moon-eating dragon, a serpent in Philippine mythology. The thirteenth track, “Forgone”, marks a contrast to its two previous tracks, being a sad piano ballad under orchestral production.^[12] 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.^[21] Reassuring him that “heaven’s open wide, it’s hell on earth he knows”,^[21] Quadeca finally accepts his immediate death.^[11]

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.^[35] On April 22, he released the album’s second single “Monday”, also alongside a music video.^[36] The same day, he announced a headlining US tour in support of the album, scheduled to begin in October and conclude in November.^[37] On June 11, he revealed the album’s official cover art.^[38] The following day, he released the album’s third single, “Forgone”, alongside a music video, and officially announced the album’s release window of July 2025.^[39] The album was also made available for pre-order digitally, as well as on vinyl, CD, and cassette, via Quadeca’s official website.^[40] On June 16, a UK/EU continuation of the “Vanisher, Horizon Scraper Tour” was announced, scheduled to begin and conclude in December of 2025.^[41]

Reception

Vanisher, Horizon Scraper has been met with mostly mixed to positive reviews from critics. Anthony Fantano 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.”^[46] 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“.^[47]

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.^[21] Ljubinko Zivkovic of Spill Magazine considers the album to be complicated on paper, but isn’t in “the mind and hands of Quadeca” though sophisticated melodies and production arrangements.^[43]

Frequent criticism was directed at the albums 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.”^[47]

Track listing

All tracks written and produced by Benjamin Lasky, unless noted otherwise. All tracks are stylized in all caps.

Vanisher, Horizon Scraper (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 adapted from Tidal^[49][50] and liner notes.^[51]

• 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)
• Oleka – 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

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