Exodus

Exodus is the name of the electronic musician duo of Weston Elliott and Orion Faderson from Port Oraulan, Yeddo.

History

Exodus began in 2021 AB, starting off with the melodic dubstep genre. Most of their early work was instrumental with Weston supplying vocals to only a handful of songs. Over the course of the next three years, 70% of their songs featured vocals, and they eventually transitioned from melodic dubstep to future bass, progressive and melodic house music.

The year 2024 AB was a major time for Exodus. Due to mentoring from Voyager, also known as Felix Neptunus, as well as releasing music under Voyager's label Solaris, Exodus became incredibly popular across Port Oraulan. Exodus had also collaborated to produce liquid drum and bass with Trilla Skywell. Their collaborations were significantly much calmer and smoother than Trilla's usual output of intense drum and bass and chiptune style music.

One of the most poignant moments of Exodus' career that year was during the debut performance of their new original song Sorrow. In the middle of the show, Weston broke down in tears as he became overwhelmed by the song's lyrics which had themes of self-reflection and grief. Despite this, the crowd empathized with him and cheered him on, with even some crying alongside him.

Reception

Exodus has many fans, including some members of the PHIA Phorce. Other individuals such as Kyara of the Sea Catchers learned how to produce music from Weston's vrNet broadcasts. The emotional themes heavily resonate with listeners, especially among a generation that grew up during an uncertain time following the tenuous truce of the Virtual Wars.

While Exodus was under Voyager's label, some outspoken fans on social media accused Orion of not doing anything other than being a DJ and MC on stage, and that Weston should be the only person under the Exodus name. This criticism, however, was largely considered ignorant and immature as it did not take into account the fact that Orion was the audio engineer and designer. Most of the songs from Exodus' discography were made with presets that Orion created himself. Thankfully, this was resolved after a short time during one of Orion's interviews.