Two days ago, I thought about Sensory Overload, a track Zach and I collaborated on twelve years ago. I'd felt inspired by Afoot by Gang Gang Dance and Lizzi's spoken word style over that song. She had quoted parts of an article that I remember stumbling upon years ago, one that I can't find presently. When Zach sent me Sensory Overload, I was surprised to hear something so outside of his usual output, frenetic and panicked, and I had no fucking clue what to do with it. But then I thought of Afoot and decided I wanted to borrow the concept, choosing to have RoboLux (the voice of my online radio show) quote an article I'd stumbled upon about muzak. I remember the response to the song was polarizing, soooo many confused Soundcloud comments! But I felt proud of it, and thrilled to have stepped outside of the box for a moment.
I had no idea why I thought of Sensory Overload out of the blue, but now I feel like there may have been good reason.
I'm thankful for the memories I had with him, laughing and dancing with him and the SPF420 homies in our private Tinychat room, the first time I heard Ηδω (video linked above) and knowing I was hearing a classic, countless park walks listening to his Fortune 500 releases, seeing his FlamingoFest 2 set and meeting his very sweet father. I'm so sorry we didn't talk more that day, Zach. I wish I could have given you one more hug goodbye.
I feel like the most appropriate way to close this out is with a song you'd submitted for The Music of the Now Age III compilation, a song you called "stardust [in the end, we all die]". I can only hope that, wherever you've traveled off to, that the journey there was as peaceful as this song makes it sound. Goodbye, friend.
I had no idea why I thought of Sensory Overload out of the blue, but now I feel like there may have been good reason.
I'm thankful for the memories I had with him, laughing and dancing with him and the SPF420 homies in our private Tinychat room, the first time I heard Ηδω (video linked above) and knowing I was hearing a classic, countless park walks listening to his Fortune 500 releases, seeing his FlamingoFest 2 set and meeting his very sweet father. I'm so sorry we didn't talk more that day, Zach. I wish I could have given you one more hug goodbye.
I feel like the most appropriate way to close this out is with a song you'd submitted for The Music of the Now Age III compilation, a song you called "stardust [in the end, we all die]". I can only hope that, wherever you've traveled off to, that the journey there was as peaceful as this song makes it sound. Goodbye, friend.
