Song dissection: Relay
This is the first song from the Override era to get dissected. I originally wrote it to my grandpa, who passed away before we released Override. My grandfather was a…
S!sters – Sister (Eurovision Song Contest 2019, Germany) review
I rarely get excited about a Eurovision song entry. It would’ve been nice to see Darude in the ESC2019 final, but as he and Sebastian Rejman had to step aside,…
David Guetta – Stay (Don’t Go Away) Review
What I like about David Guetta‘s Stay, is that it’s actually house music, which is something he used to do when he started out. There are some echoes from the…
Song dissection: Terracentric
At the time of writing, I thought that Terracentric was one of the best songs I had written so far. It was one of the last songs that were written…
Ellen Allien – Love Distortion Review
I got interested in Ellen Allien‘s music when she and Apparat released their collaboration album, Orchestra of Bubbles, which is nothing short of a masterpiece. Ellen Allien’s music is usually…
Song dissection: Universal constructor
This is Unzyme’s only released instrumental track. There are many unreleased instrumentals on my hard drive, waiting for a suitable opportunity to get released. Override was supposed to start off…
PLGRMS – Daylight Review
I stumbled upon the music of PLGRM via Warner Music Germany’s Facebook page. The snipped they posted was catchy enough for me to seek the song on Spotify. Daylight‘s video…
MacBook Pro overheats in the sun
I use a MacBook Pro 2018 to write my music, using Ableton Live. Apple does many things right, but cooling the laptop isn’t one of them. Today I noticed a…
Rammstein – Radio review
I’ve listened to Rammstein since Mutter, but at some point I kind of got bored of their music, since it didn’t seem to evolve much. And while these new songs…
Ava Max – So Am I (Review)
I appreciate melodies that move a lot. This song is full of such melodies. There are nice hooks everywhere, and Ava Max’s vocal performance is spectacular. I actually heard the…
Dog Blood, Skrillex & Boyz Noize – Turn Off The Lights Review
The point of dubstep is to distort and have every sound source so loud that it will start clipping. “Turn Off The Lights” is a very danceable track, and it…
Where are the choruses?
Modern electronic pop songs rarely have big choruses. They only have some cut’n’paste instrumental pieces where the chorus used to live. I think it’s boring! I think artists aren’t trying…
