The Archivemonger is a solo self-produced music project created by musician Manuel González as a way to explore music in a different format, inspired by some of his personal favorites, bringing to life an vast array of soundscapes through multiple instruments and a subtle mix of genres with elements of prog metal, math rock and ambient that tells a story in a world of its own. The project started in 2020 and it wasn’t until 2023 that it started being produced. Since then, it’s had big gaps and numerous changes in general direction and style, with dozens of tracks discarded, deleted, rearranged and re-imagined until the very release of The Archives Vol. I; the project’s debut album.