here goes some introspection - feel free to skip....
it's gonna be so self-centered, it's embarrassing.
bluntly, i have no clue as to what i should be doing - music-wise - at the moment.
and i have to say it feels awesome.
i am happy.
in terms of dnb, i think i've "said" quite a lot.
ive done so much of the kind of shit that i wanna do and i am happy with it.
and, i guess, i've "established" myself to a certain extent in the process of expressing myself.
ive got some recognition and that feels nice.
i no more have the feeling that i NEED to do dnb.
it's almost like, i think i've had my say in dnb: i've made a statement and i am happy with that.
i almost feel like i dont
want do more dnb actually...it doesnt grab me like it used to.
i dont follow any releases or take part in too many dnb discussions anymore: it doesnt interest me much.
but, i know all that is a bit extreme to say as things always go in cycles, and i dont think that'd apply to things in the long run anyways, as i will always do the odd dnb tune when the feeling hits me.
it's just that i am not as dnb-minded as i once was. things have changed.
production/music-wise, i'd like to reach some new scenes and genres.....
cuz when it comes to dnb, it's like, i make a tune today, it'll come out in 15 months when you're no longer excited about it.
i'm also waiting for the tunes of mine that are signed to come out.
i know this may sound stupid but sometimes i feel like i dont wanna make anything as everything's happening so slowly and there's so much stuff that has to come out first.
i am really waiting for my downtempo album to come out....
that should happen in a few months at the latest.
i've been told that it'll be this year.
personally, i think that's really something that's fresh and it might make a welcome addition to the music out there today.
ive been listening to loads of music, just enjoying the i-dont-have-to-do-anything-in-the-studio feeling.
i think i wanna try my hands on some hiphop: ive been listening more and more to dj krush and dj shadow and stuff like they do, and that really blows me away.
their music has all the elements i wanna hear and achieve.
i dont wanna copy them of course.
instrumental hiphop (i aint too keen on rap) is so interesting, there's space for everything.
ive also been listening to some techno but i dont think i wanna do anything like that - at least not technoy beats.
im getting some new gear (more outputs, an access virus a...) soon, which will, no doubt, inspire me to get busy in the studio too. i also recently got an akai s5000 which is a welcome tool in the studio.
i dunno where i am going.....and that feels good!