COVE

For me, the creative process in my visual arts practice is often a stressful and chaotic one. I’m such a perfectionist in my photo work, so much so I often don’t share my work or will wait years until I feel okay with a photo to put it out into the world. DJing is more peaceful for me. Getting into a flow state while playing techno can be more relaxing. My sound, when I feel I’m playing as true to myself as I can, is a reflection of that. The best description of what I’m going for with my sound would be that headspace you find yourself in right before you fall asleep.

I’m really interested in dream theory, the collective unconscious and liminal spaces. For me the dance floor is a reflection of those themes and the music can bring me to a place that feels a bit more surreal. This experience feels very reminiscent of the things I’m interested in which plays a big role in shaping my creative vision. I introduce a lot of atmospheric and droning tones into my sets, which, when layered with three or four decks, can become overwhelming. For me I really like the feeling of being swallowed or lost in the sound so I like to replicate that feeling by making the soundscape of my sets more cosmic rather than rooted and grounded.

I would really love to see more free parties and more politically charged functions (fundraisers, food drives, ect.). Rave culture is rooted in resistance but when the goal of the function becomes making a profit rather than being in community with each other and offering a safe space for people to express themselves, or release tension or whatever the reason you go to techno parties is, I personally being to lose sight of why raving became a necessity in the first place. Don’t get me wrong, I love a world class DJ playing on an excellent sound system, and funding that shit is expensive, but I feel hopeful that there is a place in the scene for a party that takes the attention off of the DJ/all of the party “fluff” and gives it back to the people.