Lemonella (@lemonella / && / Plant Poetry)

presents United We Rise Podcast Nr. 175

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▌I How did you prepare this mix and what was your main inspiration?

I think preparation begins, subconsciously, the moment I agree to make a mix. Once that seed is planted in the soil of my mind, ideas swirl and I am sensing into which direction I want to go right up until I record it, and hopefully the fruit turns out ripe and sweet! I decided to go for a more upbeat dance mix, to usher in the summer. I am, as always, inspired by many genres and timelines - right now I'm loving everything from 'celestial' house, minimal, breakbeat, indie, and included lot of tracks from South Africa/with African rhythms. As a poet, I am a sucker for lyrics. Also, it doesn't matter if a track was released yesterday or 10 years ago, if I feel it in my soul its always current to me.

▌II How would you describe your style?

Eclectic, poetic, fun and deep.

▌III How do you make use of technology?

Someone once said to me, 'technology is like an angel'. I interpreted that as, machines can can be, in a poetic way of thinking, animated by the energy with which you go about using them. You 'feed' them energy, and that energy amplifies. I once had a silly but profound moment with my musical setup during a period when I felt disconnected from being a DJ and all the ego and stereotypes, and didn't feel like touching the cdjs much. Late one night I turned them on, and just watched them glowing back at me, and that kind of melted my heart, as if it were some sort of spaceship, and I thought 'right okay, what is my spaceship about, what frequency do I want to transmit?' And the answer came immediately, that it is all about love and connection. Reminds me now of a wonderful track by New Jackson... 'put the love in it.'

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█ Lemonella (@lemonella / && / Plant Poetry)

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