"It takes a minute to get into another space, but I definitely got there. As he settled into the cascading tone, his eyes closed, words like engine room and turbine came to mind, unconsciously mirroring his songwriting process. Rappers always be like, 'The beat tells me what to do,' and he is no different."
"Sound has colour, emotion and force, and everyone who hears the same sound interprets it differently. I've developed a sound vocabulary, and oftentimes words pop in. Sometimes it's a whole sentence."
"A native New Yorker who grew up in South Jamaica, Queens, Elucid found the sounds he heard in the Dream House familiar, even comforting. His first childhood home was near JFK international airport, and plates would rattle in the cabinet as planes flew overhead; railroad tracks stood above the back yard."
Elucid visits La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's Dream House installation in Manhattan, an immersive sonic environment featuring drone compositions played through corner speakers with colored lighting. The space's meditative qualities resonate with his regular floatation tank practice, allowing him to enter a deep creative state. As the cascading tones wash over him, words and phrases emerge unconsciously, mirroring his songwriting methodology. Elucid describes sound as possessing color, emotion, and force, with each listener interpreting it uniquely. His childhood in Queens near JFK airport and railroad tracks exposed him to industrial soundscapes, making the Dream House's tonal environment feel familiar and comforting.
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