From Confusion to Connection: My Journey Through Sound
There was a time when music, to me, followed clear rules. Melody, structure, harmony - these were the elements that defined what I considered meaningful or sophisticated. Anything that seemed repetitive or overly aggressive felt, at first glance, shallow. And yet, looking back, some of the most transformative musical experiences of my life began precisely with that sense of discomfort - of not quite understanding what I was hearing. In the 1990s, when techno was becoming increasingly popular in Germany, I initially dismissed it. It felt mechanical, stripped of melody, and overly repetitive. Compared to the rich harmonic traditions I was used to, it seemed almost primitive. But at the same time, there was something undeniably intriguing about it. The sounds were new, the textures unfamiliar, and the overall aesthetic carried a kind of futuristic boldness. Even though I resisted it intellectually, something about it stayed with me. Around the same period, I encountered music by The Prodi...