Why I love EDM

Not only is it energetic and catchy enough to vibe/dance to when focusing is not a necessity, but it carries a strong rhythm that can keep your mind going when you do need to focus, and it's simply beautiful; the notes and lyrics carry so much more meaning than (most) popular music nowadays. It's optimistic, empowering, uplifting -- some of the most popular classic NCS albums are even called "Infinity", "Uplifting", "Elevating", "Colors".

Song that I'm listening to right now:

Ignore the words (because they basically don't exist) and just focus on the beat... it runs so smoothly, like a river, like a continuous function, not discrete... you can predict what's coming next. Your brain isn't caught by surprise by sudden changes -- well there are beat drops, but they softly melt back into the song. There aren't really good parts and really bad parts to the song; all of it is good if you embrace the notes enough. When you listen to it (if you like EDM), you won't be waiting for the good part to come -- it will be good from the start.

Most of all, it carries momentum, like a stream of pulses of energy. Somewhat akin to the vibes of a bird's-eye view of a highway at night, or a marble traveling down a maze, or the fluidity of k-pop dance moves, or the moving parts of a machine, or the tiny moving cogs in your brain when you're trying to solve a difficult problem. It can set those cogs moving for you, and keep them going; it sets the rhythm for your mind, and all you have to do is follow along.

This one is a bit calmer with less beat drops, but with the same type of momentum, rhythm, and energy. It's my favorite song of all time -- to be honest, my music taste hasn't changed that much since 2019. My favorite songs of all time are still pretty much the same. To be honest, in my opinion a lot of the best EDM was made in 2015-2020, including the the song with the album cover that is my discord profile pic!

Back then, (popular NCS) songs were so pure-sounding. Just pure combinations of notes which happened to go together really well. Back then, the world was so pure. Back then, I was so pure.

Lastly, the message. Many EDM songs have little to no words, but the words that do show up often have meaning. I've found that EDM songs have very powerful lyrics, illustrating fantastical, dramatic, and romantic scenarios that might not be realistic, but that are pure and profound analogies for reality.

I've been flying from town to town
From London to Taiwan
I've been all around the globe
Trying to protect your soul

- NCS “Heroes Tonight“

Here we come back to life, we're still breathing
Standing up, everybody's gonna see it
Oh all you need to know is that we're holding on
Even if we fall we will rise up
And we follow the path that we believe in
No we're not gonna stop until we reach it
Oh all you need to know is that we're holding on
We rise up from the dust and claim our throne

- The Fat Rat "Rise Up"

Our hearts are like stars
Guiding us through the dark
We've got the melody to set us free
Singing to the destiny

- NCS "Destiny"