Pack of Matches

So my therapist read my last post and called the cops on me.. 

I'm just kidding..

But, going into this week and coming back from a short road-trip, I had to talk about something that some might find useful.

After everything settles, you're sort of going through the motions, and trust me I'm aware at this point a lot of dudes are struggling to process, and faith might not be something you are currently looking for at the moment.

I can't speak on everyone's journey, but what I can speak on is what I did and used to get myself out of the funk. 

Although completely opposite, for me - cooking and music are two things that I hold to a very high standard. For cooking, I can go hard on what it does for me but maybe I'll leave that for another time and maybe drop a whole other post or teach someone how to cook. 

Music for me has always been something special, thanks to sheer luck and some divine intervention I was able to live out some dreams that I would have never imagined. From DJing a major festival, to working with promotional teams and artist management, to any and everything in between. 

It might be a real shocker for some, but for most, they are well aware of the chokehold that electronic music has on me. Yes, I get it. I'm washed, but I try to stay somewhat relevant. Obviously, Daft Punk is the GOAT. Go argue with a tree if you disagree. 

I can sit here and start dropping artists across multiple genres and sound like a snob, but based on what I was going through there was maybe a good 2-3 albums that I was fully committed to and had on a constant loop. No they were not all electronic songs, maybe some influence but I can absolutely appreciate a good groove, it doesn't matter what genre that falls under. 

Here are a few albums, and tracks that helped me. 

Camelphat - Dark Matter

Just an FYI, the album title and how I felt had no correlation but the writing and the production were just phenomenal. Not that I had any thoughts of harming myself or anything more serious, but you get to a place where there is no light at the end of the tunnel and having music that you have an appreciation for can be that pack of matches you forgot you had in your back pocket.

To me, this song on the album checks every box. 

Not every single song can be at 125-128 BPM, but to find an album like this, you're going to need some sort of a pick me up, and at this point in time I was so depressed this album covered everything.

Harry Styles - Harry's House

Do I need to do any explaining with this song? Don't judge me this song is the shit.

As much as I love this song, this performance in particular makes me want to run through a wall. I love me some Foo Fighters 

I'm aware this music might not be your style, or whatever the case is. Music is and will be a tool that can help you find yourself again. 

Use it.