2018-2023 mix / step into the light
Listen to a sonic scrapbook representing my 5 years in Berlin.
June marks 5 years since I moved to Berlin from Los Angeles. These years have been transformational beyond words, and as I tried many times to write about this time period I was overwhelmed. Instead, as an act of catharsis and a tribute to revisiting my past, I made a mix of music that soundtracked 2018-2023 for me.
This is not a club mix. It’s an auditory scrapbook, snapshots of my journey in Berlin, two hours of pure emotion. These tracks represent time spent with myself, my loved ones and strangers, joyful tears shared in communion on the dancefloor, tears let loose in solitary anguish, euphoria and dysphoria coexisting and transcribed into one.
For me, it’s a proclamation that dares to state: I remember. I know who I am and where I’ve been. Clarity beckons healing, empowerment, inner growth and strength. Weaving disparate threads of seemingly opposing truths held together by the sheer irony of existence. I feel it all, and release it to you.
Embark on this journey with me, if you choose - through synthpop anthems, a bit of rock, dance moments and blends, but mostly emotive, vocals-forward tunes. I hope that it speaks to you.
Dedicated to every beloved person who held me as I fell apart, to those who steadfastly maintained the foundation on which I could rebuild. Thank you, I love you, I promise to make you proud.
\\ Tracklist //
The Chauffeur - Duran Duran
under the sun - spellling
VEGAS - ABRA
Gone - TR/ST
Holding On - Tirzah
I disappear in your arms - Christine and the Queens
Overpowered - Róisín Murphy
Synapse - Linea Aspera
Pain - Boy Harsher
Traffic - Thom Yorke
Blue Lights - Jorja Smith
kerosene! - yves tumor
New House - Toro y Moi
Lover Chanting - Little Dragon
Be Your Girl (Kaytranada Remix) - Teedra Moses
Die A Little Bit (Remix) - Tinashe & ZHU ft. Ms Banks
Good Life - Inner City
Pick Up - DJ Koze
The Devil - LSDXOXO
LSDXOXO_TRUTH OR DARE_123 BPM - Kelela
Regret - Shinichi Atobe
Nonbinary - Arca
Turbo Olé - JASSS
Heads Will Roll - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
SIREN - Shygirl
I’m Not In Love - Kelsey Lu
Where Do You Go? - Claire George
Tendril - Lyra Pramuk