SINGAPOREAN producer and DJ, Myrne, is back with a brand-new EP titled ‘Circles.’ A seamless reinvention of her approach to melody, texture and composition results in a record that radiates joy and restoration in 2022.

“A majority of these songs were made about a year ago — I was missing the feeling of performing live, so I was super inspired to make music that was really energetic in nature,” Myrne said in an email interview with Music Geek.

With the release of his latest four-track EP comes an immersive virtual reality experience in collaboration with the National Arts Council (NAC) of Singapore.

Dubbed MyrnEscapes, it is designed to take the audience on a journey of vast, scenic landscapes — heavily inspired by stunning “otherworldly” graphics often seen on world-building video games — to explore themes of contemplation and introspection. Each track from the EP is brought to life with a world of its own, featuring images, icons and themes carefully curated to encapsulate the raw emotions and origins of each of the four tracks. The journey reels you into a multisensory experience unlike any other to evoke a deeper form of expression by revolutionizing the interaction with Myrne’s brand-new music.

“I always wanted a visual accompaniment to my music that wasn’t always a music video or visualizer. By letting people explore on their own, it really gives it an interactive facet that I enjoy a lot in my own free time, like playing open-world games, etc.,” Myrne said.

He found it fun to create different worlds for different songs for MyrnEscapes.

“When I listen to a song, a palette of colors instantly [runs through] it, so it was really natural configuring worlds for each song,” he noted.

MyrnEscapes is now available on popular digital distribution platform, Steam. Access to explore and interact with the worlds of MyrnEscapes requires a Steam user account which can be created for free.

MyrnEscapes effectively has four worlds: the first is “What Can I Do,” which is set amid red sands. This world is littered with runes and artifacts of a once-powerful society. The second is “Circles,” a spelunking adventure within a vast, mystical cave. The third is “Emotion,” which is set on a verdant, lush plateau, exploring the remnants of a lost tribe as they try to tell you their stories through flickering artifacts. And last is “Faithless”, a dense, forested jungle littered with bioluminescent flora surrounding a mystic river.

If you ask the artist behind these experiences, his favorite world is Faithless.

“The lighting and pathing really remind me of those lush atolls in Elder Scrolls games,” he explained.

Myrne’s latest EP marks the beginning of a stellar journey ahead under US dance music label Astralwerks and Universal Music Singapore. He is considered a massive addition of another electronic music superstar to the roster since the launch of Astralwerks Asia in 2019.

Known for his intersections in pop, house, and high-energy electronica, Myrne began his journey in 2015 with the release of his “Softsins” EP on the dance music behemoth Mad. With it, he inaugurated himself as the first Asian artist on their roster.

His experiences in isolation growing up in Singapore, coupled with his classical training, have granted him a unique outlook on electronic music — with support from the likes of Porter Robinson, The Chainsmokers, and Martin Garrix as a testament to that fact.

So what’s next for this international producer and DJ?

“I’m working on the next batch of music — that’s a bigger step up in energy — and really just relishing the streaks of creativity that have been going on in my life. I’m also excited to play some shows around the region again,” Myrne finally said.