In Rob the Universe’s audiovisual Matryoshka trilogy, a man discovers a rabbit hole of universes leading all the way down to who knows where, each with its own version of Rob, and he notices these döppelgangers aren’t doing so well. Determined to help them, he sets out on a quest to find the USB for the perfect copy of the universe.

“There’s healing involved, where he’s able to reconcile with the parts of himself he doesn’t like,” the Portland rapper and producer, born Rob Chrisman, says. “He’s able to see what his greater place in the universe is, and he realizes that not only is he a character inside of the simulation, but he’s not separate from the simulation itself.”

Parts one (“Matryoshka”) and two (“Perpendicular”) have already been released, while Chrisman is celebrating the rel

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