Have you ever felt like you were in a dream so real that when you woke up the next day you had to pinch yourself to make sure you were really dreaming after all? Well Mikayli’s new EP “Lucid Dreaming” is here to do just that: transport you into a space where the lines between reality and dream state are too blurred to tell the two apart. Each of these three tracks put you in a new mind space in this journey, and then bring you all the way back to the real world. The track we are excited to share with you today, “Clarity”, uses upbeat melodic bass lines to take you from your dreamstate, slowly waking you up with each passing second. This is definitely going to become a fan favorite very quickly for its catchy rhythms and the euphoric feelings it gives as you listen. Come leave reality behind with us and discover why we are calling “Clarity” and the rest of the “Lucid Dreaming” EP a certified bop.
“During a lucid dream, the dreamer gains some amount of control over the dream, its characters, narrative, or environment. This project is intended to bring forth the inherent questions we ask when the world presents us with opportunity. The tracks challenge the listener to imagine what this scoundscape looks and feels like in the confines of their own mind. A three step process, intended to disconnect, find a bit of clarity, and dream lucidly.”
DIVING DEEP W/ MIKAYLI
What’s one artist you’re grateful for that has inspired you to be where you are today and why?
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An artist that has truly inspired would have to be Charles The First. I stumbled upon Charles’s music when he played at Webster Hall in February of 2020. I went into this show not knowing what to expect, I had not heard of CTF before and this was for sure a new experience. Hearing Charles’s melodies and chords being incorporated into bass music was like nothing I had heard before. This was beyond inspirational. I was at a point in my music career where I did not want to make heavy bass music anymore, it wasn’t resonating with me the same way it had used to. I was getting ready to quit until I heard Charles The First’s set. I immediately had all these ideas flowing through me, the way his music was composed was so unique and the feelings his songs sent through my body were so new. I remember going home and trying out new tempos and listening to his music over and over. I then discovered Of The Tree’s, Tiedye Ky, and a whole other side of Bass music that filled my void. Thank you Charles.
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If there was one thing you could change in the bass scene, what would it be and why?
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One thing I would change in the bass scene is the stigma for competition. We should not be working against each other, this only hinders growth, especially within micro communities. We are all artists bringing our ideas of music to fruition. We are all one in the same, regardless of what genre we make, we are all trying to create. There is no competition in my eyes, I am happy to see all of my friends succeeding. We are all growing together and it is a beautiful part of this music culture. Be happy for your friends, lift them up when you can, at the end of the day we are all just computer nerds geeking out on our DAW’s.
Another thing I would change is $5 water bottles at venues, that sh*t is straight robbery and we must petition for change. All love.
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