In 2015, I was set to release a double-mixtape titled IRREPARABLE. The first half was a very sample heavy project, the second half was a no-sample project I was working on. I never released it because, well... I didn't think this was good enough to see through. However, This was the year I met a lot of fellow musicians in the area that I respect and am proud of to this day. A lot happened and was made this year. This year I finally got to experience the communal nature of being an artist. It was a huge precursor to my 2016 release.
I was listening to a lot of UK Hard-House music at the time. I'm not even a huge fan, but I remember wanting to blend that with more lush chord progressions. I've obviously always been inspired by Daft Punk as well. I think In Memory is my favorite song. It took me a good while to put together. I was in Jazz class learning the technical side of playing the piano. This was around the time I started to believe that if you do things others aren't willing to do, you might break some ground/innovate in your work. I wouldn't say this is that, but it was part of the thesis behind the project.
I was 12-13 when I began putting this together. Looking back, I am proud of what I was working on and toward at that age. I used to think I was operating at a loss because Justin Bieber blew up when he was 13 (I think) LOL. My favorite song is Palmae. I thought it was genius that SD also worked as an acronym for Synadrace.