Tuesday, February 19, 2019

One Touch And I Ignite!

Track: Ignite
Artist: Alan Walker, K-391 feat. Julie Bergan & Seungri
Album: Single
Year: 2018
Genre: Electronic Dance Music



For the longest time, "Faded" was the only Alan Walker song I knew. The beautiful piano intro made it stand apart from the run of the mill electronic music, lending it a human touch in a universe of machine generated beeps and booms.

I was subsequently introduced to "Darkside" and "The Spectre". At this point, I was ready to brand Alan Walker as an artist with a musical sensibility that is rarely seen with the button-pushing, bass-drop-is-God, random-screeches-are-music-too strata of DJs. Yep, there are far too many of those.

So, I ended up at Alan's concert, and the opening act was exactly the kind of DJ I just described. Unimpressed, I was questioning myself whether this was the best use of my evening. Those doubts were soon laid to rest the moment this song came on.

Everything about "Ignite" screamed "playlist" to me. I was hooked. The lyrics were well thought out, providing a sense of comfort and hope to all of us that wonder, "Is this as good as it gets?". The human imagination is an extremely powerful tool that has the ability to catapult us to a place where our dreams and reality converge. Nothing is impossible, nothing is out of reach.

So, indulge in everything that sparks joy within your being and watch it take you to amazing places!