This week was a real struggle. Hit major writer's block and went for what has been working which is sort of groovy 4x4. I tried composing to film for the first time which was interesting. I wrote this track to Lost River, Ryan Gosling's directorial debut. It definitely helped to create a vibe that I could try to capture with the song, but unfortunately it didn't end up being a particularly interesting one musically. I also sampled some dialogue from the film to further bridge the worlds.

Had a lot of time to reflect on my music this weekend at work and remembered what excites me about music, what I love in other peoples styles, and this week should see a return to the old riddiot :).

OH ALSO I didn't want to mix this so I just threw three compressors on the master channel and brickwalled the fuck out of it. lol

This week's track was rock-inspired, been listening to a lot of Post Animal (psychedelic rock band) and wanted to capture their vibe in my music. Went for a looser structure, guitarish synths, and acoustic drum samples.

This week's track came together really easily and quickly and I got to spend the rest of the week mixing and mastering, which means this one came out a bit more polished than some.

I find myself straying further and further away from what I'd call EDM these days, and I'm enjoying moving towards a more unique sound. It isn't the kind of music I thought I'd be creating, but that's the fun of art!

Hey gang,

This week I remixed a friend's rap acapella into a club-ready heavy house track. I have been listening to a lot of G-House recently which is basically aggressive, minimal bass-heavy house music with rap vocals. The style tends to play perfectly for me between more commercial EDM and the underground styles of tech house and UK house. If you're looking for an artist Nukid is my current fav.

The sound design on the basses was fun, but I couldn't get melodies & lead sounds to fit well so that's a weak spot. What I'm more proud of is how all the sub-par parts of this song came together to create a vibe that I really love.

Enjoy!