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Bringing Every Element Together into a Unified Whole
Finally, dance music is a constantly changing world. What role do you feel you should play in it today?
Rasmus: In the past, I could talk about major trends in each country — like “What’s trending in Japan right now?” — but today, there are countless small online communities, and everything feels highly fragmented.
For example, imagine someone who has been producing in a style from around 2015 for the past ten years. For them, it’s just “everyday life,” but for a younger generation, 2015 already feels like “retro history.” And they’re discovering it as a “nostalgic revival,” enjoying it in a completely new way.
Rasmus: In other words, people’s sense of time itself is completely different. There’s no single trend that everyone shares anymore. In a landscape like this, it’s really difficult for me to assert from my own perspective, “This is the trend.” Instead, local movements — like which clubs are playing what kind of music — have become far more important.
Rasmus: As for my role in all this, I’m still exploring. If you look at me purely as a dance music creator, I might not stand out as particularly unique. But I do take pride in my deep knowledge of different musical styles and my ability to craft melodies and arrangements with precision.
That’s why I believe my focus should be on bringing all these elements together and shaping them into a single, unified work — delivering music that is both new and beautifully emotional.
