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2	Nick Shutter is an {{Ambient}} and HarshNoise music producer and visual artist from the United States.
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4	Originally making dance music under the name Ecks Acksis, he switched to the alias Silent Cicada in 2011. In 2015, he stopped making music under the name Silent Cicada, opting for Nick Shutter instead. He would later create two more musical side-projects, ⌬ (pronounced "Benzene") and Dragon Altar. His artwork varies in nature, ranging from {{Horror}} pieces to {{FanArt}} to more abstract works.
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7	!!Relevant tropes:
8	* ConceptAlbum: ''Nightshade'' and ''AD MORTEM,'' both of which are instrumental concept albums.
9	* EverythingIsAnInstrument: He used a creaking faucet handle in one of his pieces, and an air conditioning unit in another.
10	* FanWork: Most notably, ''Yume Nikki Reimagined'' - a remix album of songs from the video game ''VideoGame/YumeNikki''.
11	* GenreMashup: Often mixes genres in bizarre ways, including but not limited to having influences from IDM, HardcoreTechno, Glitch, {{Ambient}}, Ragtime, and HarshNoise all in one track or album.
12	* GriefSong: Every song on ''Ghosts of the Past Will Always Haunt Us''.
13	* IncrediblyLongNote: On some of his drone pieces.
14	* LonelyPianoPiece: ''Eigengrau'' and ''Happening.''
15	* LoudnessWar: Intentionally avoided in much of his {{Ambient}} work, while some of his noisier releases have intentional audio clipping.
16	* LuckyCharmsTitle: His side project ⌬ (pronounced "Benzene").
17	* NewSoundAlbum: ''Nightshade'' was his first proper {{Ambient}} album, while ''Filth One'' signaled his move into noise music.
18	* {{Remaster}}: Much of his old work has been remastered. About half of the tracks from ''Yume Nikki Reimagined'' are remasters of old versions as well.
19	* TextlessAlbumCover: The majority of his album art is this.
20	* ScareChord: Does this every once in a while, with a notable example in ''A Corpse in the Water.''
21	* XtremeKoolLetterz: Was formerly known as Ecks Acksis.

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