Presented by RedsoulRecords.com
Raw / 1 Take / Unrehearsed
256 kbps // 9:09:11 Run Time // 549 mins // .98 Gigs
Catalog # RRDR: 14
After losing my mother last year, losing my girlfriend after 18 months, losing my main computer after spending 1000 & 1000s of hours hand-piecing 100’s of lost tracks for my live pa; gutting 2 houses, and moving after 23 years — I found myself, in such a stark & dark place; [producing music wasn’t enough for the first time in my life], which scared me for the first time in a very long time.
I wasn’t sure if I wanted to live in the United States, be in Michigan, or even reside in the new home I just purchased, as it needed a lot of work, and I was mentally and spiritually exhausted, as I found myself at another gigantic edge of not wanting or seeing forward into tomorrow.
I honestly felt that I would or may die if I didn’t DJ, play records, and escape, as I could barely get through the day/night.
After recording this, I went back to old school zero blue tooth — bought a cheap RCA $50 mp3 player (no commercials), and the iPhone with corded headphones, which fit a 1/8 jack.
Still in complete darkness, or dare I say even worse, after this moment, I listened to this mix for 5 straight months.
I didn’t have a TV, or a couch, and would oftentimes find myself simply sitting on my bed as I didn’t have any furniture for at least 6 months.
Having something take me from morning to night and from Night to morning, helped me, in every sense of the word, move forward at one of the hardest times of my life. I strongly felt If I didn’t share this with the world It would be a mistake, and so I finally did.
Another [Beautiful Accident]
In easily, one of the darkest spaces of my lifetime…
I hit record.
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