Where the depth of darkness meets the sharp elegance of light.
mint shadow is the electronic music project of Canberk Akay, started in 2026. The artist describes it as where the depth of darkness meets the sharp elegance of light.
The catalogue currently runs to two albums, sofistik-a and Linear Leak, plus the single my baby — all released in 2026 and distributed across Spotify, YouTube and YouTube Music. Six tracks have official music videos: round and round, melt, yellow balloon, red shoes, the line, and my baby.
Production leans on synthesis rather than sample packs. Sound design is built from analog synthesizers — Moog and Prophet instruments alongside Eurorack module rigs — and arranged into cinematic beat structures, ambient beds and atmospheric IDM layers.
The visual half of the project is not an afterthought. Generative visual templates map sound frequency curves onto canvas graphics, so a release arrives with artwork and video derived from the audio itself rather than commissioned separately. Distribution to the three streaming platforms runs through a single catalogue automation step.
mint shadow is where Canberk Akay's 3D and web work meets his music: the same interest in generative systems that drives the WebGL work shapes how these records are made and how they look.
Cinematic beat development, ambient structures and atmospheric IDM layers.
Custom sound design with analog synthesizers — Moog, Prophet and Eurorack module rigs.
Generative visual templates mapping sound frequency curves to canvas graphics.
Streaming catalogue automation across YouTube, Spotify and YouTube Music.