"After finishing Building a Better World with t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者, I felt it was time to move away from utopian ambient and into something new. Empire of Light is inspired by classic and modern sci-fi with a (pseudo) religious undertone, asking questions about immortality, belief, and humanity’s future in deep space. If you want to know more about these topics I suggest reading all four books in the Hyperion Cantos written by Dan Simmons, they had a major influence on the album’s concept.

However, the creation of this album has not been without any problems. Unfortunately, somehow along the way half of the project files got corrupted and therefore those tracks were never editable again. It may have taken some time to finally officially release Empire of Light - as it was already completed in 2021, but I am happy it is out there!" - 猫 シ Corp.