Transmission log: Down and then Up — The Rise After the Fall

Some motions start at the bottom.

A drop.
A slip into shadow.
A moment where the weight of the world pulls harder than the rhythm beneath your feet.

Down and then Up is the emotional core of The Motion Trilogy, the chapter where motion becomes courage.
Where a fall becomes a choice.
Where rising isn’t easy, but it’s inevitable.

If Left and then Right is instinct and energy, and Backward and then Forward is reflection and redirection, Down and then Up is the heart beating in between : raw, vulnerable, and resilient.

This is the sound of catching your breath in the dark.
Of pulling yourself upward even when it hurts.
Of finding light again, one lift at a time.

The world pushes you down.
The music pulls you up.

🎧 The track

Down and then Up carries the feeling of falling and rising in waves.

The verses sink into the quiet moments, the ones where doubt creeps in and the air feels heavier.
The chorus lifts with a kind of stubborn hope, repeating like a hand reaching back toward the sky.

It’s not a victory march.
It’s not a celebration.
It’s the steady, determined climb we all make when we refuse to stay on the ground.

A reminder that the next “up” always follows the “down,” even when we can’t see it yet.

🎥 The lyric video

The lyric video reflects the emotional cycle at the heart of the song.

Words fall and rise like a breathing pattern, a quiet descent followed by a small, meaningful lift.

Colors shift from muted shades to brighter tones, echoing the moment you decide to stand again.

Nothing flashy.
Nothing overstated.
Just the gentle arc of feeling low… then finding your way back to yourself.

A visual mantra of resilience.

🗣️ Artist insight

“Down and then Up is the moment where movement becomes emotional. It’s about the rebound, that split second where things turn around. It’s the most human part of the trilogy.”
— Alek Irwin (AION8)

📅 Release

December 12, 2025

• Down and then Up – Single
• Down and then Up (Pulse Rush Remix) – Single
• Down and then Up – Official Lyric Video

March 13, 2026

Down and then Up // The Remixes – Maxi Single

Tracks:

1. Down and then Up
2. Down and then Up (Pulse Rush Remix)
3. Down and then Up (Shadow Circuit Remix)
4. Down and then Up (Back Room Remix)