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Faded Ronin

Lo-fi · Beats · Instrumental  ·  Visual artist / audio wizard

A lone samurai walking through lo-fi fog. Faded Ronin is the solo project of Brenden Gillis — everything from the beats to the visuals to the mixing comes from one person. No committee. No outside producers. Just the work.

The sound lives somewhere between lo-fi hip-hop, heavy bass, and analog warmth — vintage drum machines, real synths, guitar, and bass layered into something that feels both nostalgic and restless. The visual side draws from hand-drawn watercolor anime and classic samurai imagery, somewhere in the Gorillaz lineage but walking its own path.

Discography

3 releases on Cold Soul
  1. 2020 High Samurai, Vol. 1 In the shop
  2. 2021 High Samurai, Vol. 2 In the shop
  3. 2025 VITRA (with Zachx) In the shop