Serag Baddar Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!
August 31, 2026 -
Malta
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Music composer Serag Baddar has released “Limerence (Demo),” an atmospheric, progressive composition that combines layered guitar work, bass, drums, and clean vocals while exploring the emotional experience of limerence—the intense fixation and longing associated with unrequited romantic attachment.
Based in Malta, Baddar describes himself as a philosopher who happens to be a musician. He approaches songwriting as both a creative outlet and an opportunity to question conventional ideas about music, creativity, and what makes a piece of music compelling.
“Limerence” has an unusually long history.
The song's main hook contains the first riff Baddar ever wrote as a teenager. Originally titled “Lotus,” the instrumental remained with him for more than 15 years, evolving through multiple iterations before ultimately becoming “Limerence.” The song spent several years in Drop B tuning before Baddar returned it to D tuning and completed the current version.
The title came later, inspired by Baddar's own experience with limerence.
The song is explicitly written for a specific person, with Baddar describing it as “a message to that girl.” Its artwork reinforces that personal connection, depicting a text message reading “Please talk to me” followed by “Seen 3 weeks ago,” reflecting the silence and ghosting that accompanied his experience.
Musically, “Limerence” reflects Baddar's evolution from a groove-heavy, metal-driven style toward a more atmospheric post-rock sound. Influenced heavily by Opeth and Tool, Baddar says he admires both bands for their exceptionally high standards of musical quality. Opeth's ability to combine heavy and clean passages also played an important role in his growing interest in cleaner sounds.
One of the track's most distinctive features is its outro, which serves as a demonstration of how the song's central hook is constructed. Baddar first presents the main guitar riff, then introduces the bass, followed by a second guitar riff, before bringing all of the parts together.
The individual pieces reveal how the hook functions independently before demonstrating the impact of the complete arrangement.
Interestingly, the song's hypnotic quality was not deliberately designed to represent the obsessive nature of limerence. Baddar attributes that quality to the delay effect and the types of riffs he used, saying the hypnotic character simply emerged naturally from the music.
That approach reflects his broader songwriting philosophy.
Baddar advocates what he calls “writing for dopamine,” which means creating music that he himself wants to listen to recreationally. Rather than beginning with a predetermined message, he typically starts with guitar riffs and allows the meaning of a song to emerge after the musical foundation has been established.
His goal is also to balance originality with accessibility.
Baddar believes that musicians don't have to sound like everyone else in order to create music that listeners can easily connect with. For him, accessibility means making music that people can digest and become engaged with quickly, without sacrificing individuality.
Although Baddar plans to continue developing his music, he has no intention of turning it into a professional career. He considers Serag Baddar a personal creative outlet, giving him the freedom to pursue musical ideas at his own pace.
The current demo features Baddar on vocals, although he plans to revisit the vocal performance after spending several years developing his singing ability.
For now, “Limerence (Demo)” stands as the latest stage in a musical idea that began when Baddar was a teenager and continued evolving for more than a decade.
“Limerence (Demo)” is available now on Spotify:
About Serag Baddar
Serag Baddar is a music composer based in Malta who describes himself as a philosopher who happens to be a musician. Influenced by Opeth and Tool, his music has evolved from groove-heavy metal toward a more atmospheric, post-rock-influenced sound. Baddar focuses on originality, accessibility, musical quality, and his philosophy of creating music he himself wants to hear.