Christoph's 2nd Blog

   In this day and age, literally everyone and their mother is a DJ. I always used to joke that Denver was a city of 3 million people, and 4 million of em were DJs. I got jokes, ha. Why do we do the creative thing? A lot of people would probably say that if your end goal isn't to get famous, there's no point. It's a lot of money, time, energy and other resources that tends to see very little return in the beginning. And most of the returns it gets are difficult to quantify- experiences, friendships, emotions- things of that nature. But hey, maybe that's the point? Things like this tend to fall under the umbrella of "community" or "self development" - things we don't get in our usual day-to-day life, as they don't really benefit the capitalist system. Things everyone seems to lament the loss of since the Plague, which really feels like it was the turning point where the physical world was truly replaced by the digital.   Can we turn back time ...

 This is one that's been stewing in the works for years. Literal YEARS. This is one that was (almost) finished back in 2023. But the timing wasn't right. As I once heard- "Songs are never finished, they just escape."  The EP starts with  Oolong , a deep dub poem that feels gentle like the crisp autumn breeze or the familiarity of a lifelong friend you haven't seen for years.   Next is  Montego - A short meditation for endless summer days and nights you don't remember. A song designed to capture the sound of life being easy and feeling good. It's not synth-pop, it's not house, it's not indie rock, it's not house, it's not techno- but it's also all of those at the same time. It's a dream, a memory, a longing- two and a half minutes of perfection, of longing, of beauty, of bliss- then it's gone as soon as it started, like it never happened. Tunnel  was originally also supposed to appear on this EP, but that song has been moved to t...

     Goldie Presents Rufige Kru- Malice in Wonderland   Ah, the 2000s. The era where both music and technology peaked. You really had to be there- It felt like a lawless era where anything is possible. Then again, that's also what 2000s ravers said about the blessed 90s, so maybe I should just shut up. Anyways, this album's got that really fun, spacey, slightly delirious feel that comes attatched to all proper jungle- You know, when it's 3 AM, the world of the living has disappeared, and you and your mates are just constantly riffing back and forth? Yeah that's this album. Proper good time.     Veracocha- Carte Blanche (Scot Project 2024 Refix) Trance has really gotten away from its melodic, emotional roots in the last decade or so- queue that whole bit about how "melodic techno" is just a repackaging of 90s trance music updated for a modern audience. So it's really satisfying to listen to a track that isn't afraid to lean into the big, melodic drops a...

    It's Friday night. I'm at home watching American Dad. Summer is starting. It's a summer of uncertainty. We're all watching the Hantavirus outbreak anxiously worried about a repeat of 2020. The economy is horrible. The people in charge are equally horrible. I need a distraction. You probably do, too. So here's some words and some DJ tools.  I feel like I've spent the last year in the middle of a huge reset in my life. I've always wanted to travel full time, living out of a suitcase. I got knocked out of my comfortable seat in life about a year ago. And I'm definitely starting from scratch this time. But I know myself well enough to know I do my best work when my back's against the wall. I know what didn't work this last time. And I'm ready to try again. To create success for myself and my friends. To create a kind of community that doesn't seem to exist in the digital age. I'm sure I sound crazy. I probably am. But I feel more self...