[ELECTRONICA] PREMIERE: Empathy Test – “Throwing Stones” (Black City Lights Remix)
“Sometimes, I guess there just aren’t enough rocks.” This is one of my favorite lines from Forrest Gump and from any movie for that matter. For some reason, when I listen to this remix, thoughts of struggle, confusion, and barriers in life come flashing before me. In the moments where it feels like we’re stuck […]
[ELECTRO HOUSE] The Chainsmokers ft. Rozes – “Roses”
The only thing that got me out of bed this morning was the thought of you tonight. I’ll roam through the crowd of the club with my drink in hand, listening to the enthusiastic promises that Rozes makes to me and dance slowly. I’ll make sure that I’m a sight to be seen, I’ll […]
[CHILL/ELECTRONICA] Inventions – “Escapers”
Like ocean waves, that kind of pulsing, thrumming, rushing, dull roar that fills your brain as much as your ears. It drowns out thought like it drowns out all other sound – peace. This track, like the rest of the Inventions album, allows you to either tune in or tune out. It can be creativity […]
[ELECTRONICA/EXPERIMENTAL] BJÖRK – ‘Vulnicura’ Album Review
Fuck your calling Vulnicura a “breakup album”. Actually, fuck your use of that phrase at all. A “break-up” used in that way is something you do in high school and early years of college before you figure out who you are. Vulnicura is a “break-up album” about as much as the Donner Party was a […]