Breathe Inspiration by King Texas / October 17

Maroons,

Being absolutely intrigued with FADER Magazine has not only left me with inspiration but a wider view on culture outside of the United States. I remembered the first time I listened to the Issue 54 podcast by FADER. I calmly nodded my head to Lykke Li’s “Dance, Dance, Dance” because, hey, I’ll be the first to admit that it’s a really beautiful song. As the end of her song approaches, I heard these vibrant rhythmic drum beats in the beginning of the song and then this commanding bright melody being sung. The song was named Costa Paraíso by El Guincho It made me envision the way nightlife is outside of this country. People ferociously sweating with one hand in the air and singing along to a verse that may not be in their native language, but something they clearly understand regardless. Everyone jumping up and down at the same time, perhaps, making you wonder if this is the closest we can get to world peace.

I’ve always had my love and hate relationship with nightlife, but I found myself despising it to the fullest. I’m positively sure it had nothing to do with the entity of nightlife itself, but that loathe was directed to the negative people I would bump into. I don’t have to go further into that explanation, because we all know how the industry is. Instead of sulking about being extremely stuck, I remembered that there is another kind of nightlife out in the world. However, this doesn’t imply at all that I want to shoot more nightlife, but I’d rather shoot more GOOD events rather than plaguing myself with fake people and the same shit over and over again. It’s getting really boring, really fast, and I wish more people would take risks. And, some people have. I shouldn’t call it a “risk”, though – I rather call it a positive development. TASTE NYC and GOOD PEOPLES did it last weekend at Nublu with LuckyMe. La-Mae, the first lady of TASTE NYC, is developing a constructive expansion in nightlife with her event LICK.

New York City nightlife inspires me, however, there is a larger spectrum that needs to be experienced – and, the day I get to travel in order to witness the insanity that goes on during the night time will be something to remember for the rest of my life (since it is rarely mentioned). And, I do believe nightlife is one of the steps to be peacefully involved with people from other cultures. Call me a hippie all you want, but my generation has identified the problems within this world and through art we (here at 21MC/21X, as well) are revolutionizing your mind every single day.

The purpose of me writing this has nothing to do with me, but it has everything to do with you if you’re feeling incredibly stuck. Don’t forget that whatever is in front of you isn’t the only thing in this world. It’s mainly up to you to remain inspired because inspiration can and does come from the least likely of places. Dream big, maroons. It’s about to get seriously crunk in 2009.

PS: Check out the F2 Issue 3, download it here. (King) Muhsinah and Flying Lotus.

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