“Welcome to ASTRAL MILE:
the liminal space between our pasts and the present.I’m the Groundskeeper, altair. You can call me ‘altie’.”

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because the Groundskeeper is chronically offline.
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(slides from altair's Chapter 3 Debut stream)

What is ASTRAL MILE?

The liminal space between our pasts and the present moment. The place where we take a reprieve from the world outside and reconnect with our true selves. The Groundskeeper's role is to ensure passing spirits, comets and will-o-wisps don't drown in the Abyssal Lake.

The Abyssal Lake

The manifestation of humanity's fears and painful memories... but also where altair was born.Previously an imugi (lakewater serpent) who had no interest in others, altair was inspired by the golden comets inspiring hope on the surface.But, upon surfacing, he came upon the Astral Highway and another "keeper" instead. While those golden comets would soon become his friends and mentors, he would also take on an emerald glow instead...

The Groundskeeper's Role

After the collapse of the Highway at the end of Chapter One, altair continued to run from the Lake, but it was after facing his fears and accepting the love of the comets and Astralnauts that he awoke to his power:a dragon spirit that guides with love and song.No longer indifferent to the voices of others, the emerald glow that he had once resented is now the source of power for "Star-song", and his final form.

So whenever you feel lost, listen for the Groundskeeper's voice.

The songs he sings won't always be the softest words,
but they will be the kindest.

have a brave day~ 🌠

DISCOGRAPHY

You can find my releases under ASTRAL MILE on Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming platforms!

FAN GUIDELINES

coming soon

reproduction / distribution

(VODs, CLIPS, RE-UPLOADS, REPRINTS, etc.)

Any and all works covered by standard international copyrights may NOT be freely reposted, redistributed, reproduced in any way without explicit written permission(s) from altair of ASTRAL MILE AND all relevant Third Parties (i.e. collaborators, licence agencies, original songwriters/composers, etc.)

PLEASE DO NOT REUPLOAD ANY OF ALTAIR'S WORKS/CONTENT TO SPOTIFY/OTHER STREAMING SERVICES! This little bit of "convenience" is incredibly disrespectful, and infringes on several people's and parties' rights. Upon discovery, formal measures to take the tracks down will be made.

The only form of Compilation content allowed are for VOD clips and ~30-second snippets of music content. Please note that altair's covers of other people's songs will be subject to the respective artists' Content IDs. At this time, ASTRAL MILE Production releases do not have our own Content ID system in place, but this will change in the future.Full-song compilations, full VOD reuploads, full album re-uploads and/or re-distributions (digital/physical) are STRICTLY PROHIBITED! (This is incredibly disrespectful to altair and those he has worked with on the projects/streams.)For remixes/sampling and/or covers of original works, please refer to the derivative works section below.

Works covered by Creative Commons License(s) must still comply with the specified terms. Unless otherwise stated, ASTRAL MILE original tracks are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 and supercedes the 3.0 licenses of Bandcamp and/or other aggregates.

VODs will always remain archived unless explicitly stated as "unarchived stream(s)". Clips are always encouraged, but please use YouTube's "Clip" button when you do.If you want to be creative with your clip edits, please link back to the original VOD and link back to the channel in the description box.In situations where sensitive information may have been leaked, the VOD will be made public once the sensitive portions have been removed. This will usually take up to a week.Reposting of sensitive information leaks, unarchived streams and/or clips released prior to the VOD's public archiving are STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

community & interaction

(social media, comments, live chat)

(The following terms are subject to change with the needs of the community. Please keep an eye on the description box of livestreams for the most up-to-date guidelines. This page was last updated March 31, 2025.)

𝄢 Be respectful to EVERYONE: your fellow Astralnauts, visitors & raiders, and the streamer(s).
𝄢 No spamming the chat: if you can type and send a word every second, you can afford to string a sentence together before pressing send. (It's not easier to read, trust me)
𝄢 No backseating, please! This old man would like to figure things out for himself tyvm = A =
𝄢 Curiosity is always encouraged, but remember your manners!
𝄢 Everyone has the right to call each other out, but remember that it also means you're ready to be called out, too. (Groundskeeper included)
𝄢 Remember the creed of ASTRAL MILE: "have a brave day": Be kind, brave, and have fun!

regarding my covers/translyrics work:

(a.k.a. how to avoid really easy ways to disrespect a translator / translyricist)

𝄢 Please DO NOT compare English translyrics in the comments section.
Actually just... don't compare at all, please. It's disrespectful.

If you want me to know that you enjoyed my work, a simple ❤️ or sharing the link with your friends works wonders.

(I spent 10+ years in therapy to unlearn the habit of comparing myself to others, and I DON'T MISS IT.)

𝄢 Please DO NOT tell me that my translyrics are "incorrect".

In the words of David Diop (translated by Anna Moschovakis):
"To translate is to betray at the borders, it’s to cheat, it’s to trade one sentence for another. To translate is one of the only human activities in which one is required to lie about the details to convey the truth at large. To translate is to risk understanding better than others that the truth about a word is not single, but double, even triple, quadruple, or quintuple."

(tl;dr - it says more about your knowledge of the English language than it does of my Japanese comprehension.)
(also a content warning about where the quote is from: it's disturbingly dark. read at your own risk.)

derivative works

(COVERS, FANART, FAN LITERATURE, etc.)

(The following terms are subject to change with the needs of the community. This page was last updated March 31, 2025.)

Derivative works are defined as any and all UNOFFICIAL creative projects depicting altair of ASTRAL MILE, the liminal space of ASTRAL MILE, and/or LossNFound-related projects.So long as the following guidelines are followed, there is no need to obtain permissions from altair and/or ASTRAL MILE Productions."doujinshi" rules apply: projects that make little to no profit AND require little to no start-up costs (for physical merch).
If you're unsure, please contact altair with your project proposal and budget.For-profit projects: in addition to the guidelines below, please contact altair with your project proposal for further discussions, approvals, etc.

🌼 Be sure to tag your works with #AM_Astralnauts on social media so that I can share your posts! (You can also tag me~)🌼

(When in doubt, remember that the purpose of ASTRAL MILE Productions projects is to encourage unity + finding common ground.
Choose love and compassion.)

𝄢 The core of everything here is respect:
for ourselves, for others, for the environment.

PROHIBITED PROJECTS:
🚫 socio-political-religious commentary
🚫 discrimination / hateful depictions of any form
🚫 resource-intense and/or unethical content
(i.e. art theft, unconsented tracing, cloud-based generative AI, NFTs, etc.)
🚫 NSFW depictions
(excl. depictions of official "spicier" outfit designs from altair and/or associated project artists
-- alterations to altair's body are strictly prohibited)🌼 These are subject to change! Check before you post! 🌼

𝄢 Make sure that you don't break any laws,
and/or break anybody else's guidelines!

𝄢 Creative Edits (VODs/Clips/Remixes/Rearranges):
Welcomed and encouraged, but make sure to read below!

STANDARD COPYRIGHTED MUSIC TRACKS:

TRACKS UNDER CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE:

ALTAIR'S TRANSLYRICS OF OTHER ARTISTS' MUSIC:

VOD & CLIP EDITS:

IMPORTANT NOTE: DO NOT EDIT A CLIP WITH THE PURPOSE OF CANVASSING FOR CLIENTS!
They will be treated the same as any other solicitation/canvassing email: ignored and trashed.