Music Is Life
It’s been almost, if not just over, 2 years since the last time I scribed any words to feature in an edition of Audiation magazine. I may not have put pen to paper but I’ve constantly had my ears to a set of cans with tunes beating as the soundtrack to my day. As I begin to write this article, my mind is subconsciously swimming with the grooves & basslines as I listen back to the last 30 minutes of a 3hr recording that I myself put together this morning, just for my own enjoyment. Sometimes taking a break and stepping back for a while can do a great deal of good. It can give you a chance to either hit the reset button and start again, give you a new fresh perspective or even a chance to see things different and have a look at things from an outside view. No man was able to appreciate the look of his front door without stepping outside. For me these last 2 years gave me a chance to view things differently, hear music differently and it gave me a chance to appreciate the music scene that I love so much. Never before did I really understand the true power of music. Don’t get me wrong I always knew that music was a powerful unrivalled source, for I have written articles describing how music has captivated ravers sending them on journeys across dancefloors. I’ve always been an avid listener of music. I’ve a selection of different genre playlists on Spotify and I tend to start my Sundays (if I’m home) as they would when I was growing up. Starting with the old reggae moving through the genres and years before ending up with what is my music of choice, House & Techno. During my self-afflicted absence, for a while I tried flirting with other sounds whilst purposely avoiding electronic music but it felt like something was missing. In all honesty without exaggerating, something wasn’t right. My point is this, MUSIC IS LIFE. Never before did I truly understand how powerful music was until I neglected myself of it. It gives myself and undoubtedly countless others a real zest for life and this is one of the reasons that so many people wish to be a part of the industry and put their all in to achieving their dreams. Personally, I’ve fallen in love all over again with my ears & eyes wide open.
At the time of my last written piece for Audiation Magazine, the Underground scene there was so much talk about the popularity in Tech House. Admittingly I was one of a number of individuals to feed fuel to the fire, saying in some breaths that Tech House was garbage. The rise in Tech House or more so the way in which Tech House had taken a hold over the UK scene had begun to bug me. It wasn’t the fact that it had become increasingly popular to the point that even my 10yr old daughter had discovered shuffling. Nor was it because I am nothing but an Underground
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