But lots of pretty tinkles and melody, so that kind of ‘makes up’ for the bassline assault of Upside Down. Plugged In has a nice celebratory vibe to it… it is anthemic, almost triumphant.

Little subtleties like the pulsing/breathing effect on the siren, or the particular exchange of synth tweaks and beat change ups, even the complex lattice of bass dives and risers …all of this was lots of fun to make, and resulted in tons of un-used material, perfect for remixes and future versions. Although it has a pretty basic sound, I love this song because it has that ‘here we go’ kind of feel, winding up an almost drunken rollercoaster… and i also just *LOVE* 808 hip hop beats, so this was a pretty straightforward call. So Upside Down was an easy kick off, the intro is tense, and the drop is stupidly heavy. After that, enjoy a nice long meltdown into deepness. Then rinse and repeat this exchange of intensities for a while until it is time to TOTALLY freak out. Surprise everyone else, or maybe surprise yourself. Eventually stop, take a breather, and change it up completely. Or vice versa, if you get all melodic and emo, then fuckin SMASH IT afterward.

If you go REALLY hard, then make up for it with something really dreamy. Play with some surprises and unexpected twists. When I realized it would be a full album, and not just an EP, I decided to compile each song in order of how i would play it in a set: Usually i arrange my sets in terms of Acts (like a play) and each Act contains various routines (which are segments of loops/songs/samples that all flow together harmonically, melodically, energetically, etc) and then I kind of just let loose.īut energetically my favorite method is like this: start with an explosive bang, get the crowd going wildstyle. Since I am on tour year round, I decided to take a few original tracks, and combine them with some remixes of older material, and some collaborations as well, to flush out as many individual pieces as possible.

I wanted to create a collection of music that reflects my diverse tastes, but also I wanted to explore the energetic balance between heaviness and weightlessness, between beauty and aggression, tension and release.

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