The random
thought processes which evoke our daily soundtracks remain shrouded in mystery,
so I thought I’d try and shed some light on them. Are our internal scores just
accidental earworms, or is there more thought behind them? A combination of
both I think, and no matter how spontaneous, when all is said and done, there is
a sense of more organization than chaos. There is no reason why any type of
music can’t fit any type of situation,
so here’s a sample of what goes through my head when I’m going through
the daily grind.
I was in Tesco
about thirty minutes ago, and as I was confused by their packaging for the
umpteenth time, you know, where apples are loose they’re weighed in grams, and
then in packets it’s by kilos, I had side A of ‘Codebreaker’ by Underground
Resistance going through my head. One of my favourite techno tracks, it’s one I
return to again and again when I’m fondling fruit. Before I’d left , I’d got
into the Mike Huckaby remix of Precession’s ‘Sancastle’, and Chiapet’s ‘Tick Tock (Apocalypse Now
Mix)’, fragments of course . . . in and out of the mix, perfect every time.
It’s very difficult to fuck something up on purpose in your head.
‘Parasight’ by
Balil, is another one that constantly enters my headspace; its dawn of time
ambience the perfect foil for the local one pound shop. There’s always a few
people in there who look like they’re one step away from cellular slime moulds,
so happy days!
And maybe this is
one of the reasons why I tend to listen to my ipod rarely now. Apart from
anything else, it’s incredible how many mixes I keep, only to listen to a small
fraction. However, there are a few who rarely disappoint: Intergalactic Gary,
Eli Verveine and Andy Weatherall to name just three. Each has a different
approach and technique, but all three demystify the process of mixing by
keeping it simple. Something which takes experience to perfect.
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