This is a Special Edition.
Life Line of My music
While taking the Ouigo train back to Brussels to see my favorite people, I forgot to download something to watch and I was too tired to read. So, I decided to chronologically listen to all my Spotify likes. While scrolling, I ended up tracing the timeline of (a part of) my life through music.
Voila!
honestly more for future me to look back on, but since you're in most of these memories, I thought it’d be fun to share them with you. x
If you really want to indulge in my music history you should read this on a computer to have the full experience….
Take ur time
(+ let’s ignore that Drank & Drugs is my first saved like on Spotify)
2016 - 2017
The first 100-ish likes are kind of random, but also not. A lot of Kaytranada, Frank Ocean, Yung Lean, SMIB (and the whole shebang), Migos, Drake, Mick Jenkins, Playboi Carti, Chief Keef, 21 Savage... Very high school + having an older brother vibe.
These weren’t exactly my proudest years. Honestly, I don’t remember much ... puberty hit hard, especially when I started listening to XXXTentacion and Lil Uzi... dark times........ But I can proudly say I never listened to Lil Peep.
My first music festival: Woo Hah! Says a lot. But let’s be real, it was either that or Les Ardentes if you grew up around Leuven.
End of 2017 + 2018
My house music + dating-the-DJ era began ....... and luckily didn’t last long... THANK GOD.
While listening to Mall Grab, Sweely, DJ Boring, Bellaire, Palm Trax... I stayed loyal to the Drain Gang community. (We’ll skip the couple of Mad Ox songs... what happend to him???)
Slime Language and Drip Harder!
Near the end of 2018, a few Girl Unit, Deadcrow, and Sam Gellaitry tracks sneak in ... kinda wild tbh, but also lowkey guilty pleasure. Started getting into Mechatok and Zutzut around this time too
2018 - 2019
Changed high schools, took the train to BXL every day… I still can't believe I did that… for two years…
New environment. New people. New boyfriend. New artists: Croatian Amor, SahBabii, Dinamarca, Shygirl, mobile Girl , Varg, Oklou, Eartheater (best live performance I’ve ever seen, tied with Bad Gyal), Ssaliva, Sega Bodega, Kamixlo + Amnesia scanner (honestly… this is beyond music at this point).
I lost like 40% of my hearing during this era.
just leaving this here : AAA
I remember Juliette and I listening to the most unhinged SoundCloud remixes while peacefully drawing a nude model in class.... such great times ... omg... Ms Nina & Badgyal My first parties in Brussels were actually the best ones, so cute and small, mostly at Beurs? Exploring, pushing boundaries… making friends for life. <3
This is also the year I fell in love with the most handsome: Organ Tapes... would I marry this man? maybe?...
This was also the summer where at every park chilling, that one MOESHA13 soundcloudmix was playing ... crazy
aaaah I miss Supervue.....
2020
I was really into The Cure, the new TCBE album, reliving and re-listening to Netsky’s old albums.
Golin made a second appearance. Also discovered new love for AG COOK (PC music) + more
2021
Every SoundCloud remix of "Je t’aime de ouf" by Wejdene.... D e v o u r e d….
Avant la douane, Jul: preparing for marseille (so cute) The new Loukeman album .. AMAZING (on repeat) this was also the year where literally at every party one of the DJ's played Friday... not complaining I loved it!
Big big big TB + come back of The Difference of Flume:
Dansaert parties
Tim driving through the fields,
people in the back of the camionette,
that song blasting…
Amazing. I love.
Daniel L Harle played at Botanique and I still wish I had been there…
It was one of those you had to be there concerts, you know? But I’m honestly so happy some of you were obviously amazing, DJ geek!
The year of Doss! I also looove(d) Pearly Drops, very sweet sound
On a random night in bed, Jef (getting a lot of music credit, ly, merci bg x) showed me the Life Sim I.D.L video clip…… wow …. this was a gift.
Please watch this! But only when you have time !
Goosebumps all over my body, but i'm very sensitive to those things, you'll see
Summer 2021? Was the summer of You Can Be The One by Late Night Alumini, Tragic Surprise by snowstripers and City of Atlantis . (thanks to Dobby, Dylan x) Torus!! I had a brief Coldplay phase ... Didn’t last long. But I did miss my metro stop once otw to Zoe's & Sofie's bday party because I was so hypnotized by a Coldplay song… sooo there's that.
for the culture: Dylan’s pre-brainrotSkibidiHORST remix
Then came my idk-how-to-label-it-but-sort-of-ethereal, dark-electro - witchy -era: Clams Casino, Salem, Crystal Castles, Club Eat, Pastel Ghost + TikTok song started leaking into spotify : miss you by Oliver tree (I still have an amazing video of us dancing in recyclart) Love
2022
I was introduced to Money Lang… wow.... like Jef would say: I never heard something so crisp. Together with ESP (cutest duo) .... would love to see them again !
CFCF is right next to Loukman on my top to see live so talented. What else... oh Bar italia, Meat Computer and TDJ. I went to see La Timpa and 7038634357 (scary person) at Invitro (Molenbeek) Is that venue still active? Was cool.... Men I trust, Ivy, Texas, vegyn, mark william lewis ….
While listening to the beautiful soft music and voices of See Sea, Bee And Me, Siegge, contacto (loved the cover, so peaceful) Kedr Livanskiy, boards of Canada, Imogene heap, Toxe, … I was also looping eternity by tespia and Gohda and The Dare (still wondering why that song blew up a whole year later?? Wild.)
The Help + I was obsessed with DreamWeaver…Re-listening: Look - all night Remix soooo wild ... I love it!
2023
Went through a break-up -- but musically? Not much changed: moment 4 life Nicki Minaj, Ponto Suspeto = ultimate summer song
Gave 2hollis a chance, it's ok.... Went to his concert a couple weekends ago but can’t remember (Paris is turning me in an alcoholic) …. I remember listening More than a woman by Kelly Lee Owen’s on my way home from an after, around 10 in the morning.
The sun was shining, birds were chirping, it was still a little cold…and for some reason, I felt like a boss ass bitch ---- actually after re-reading this… I know the reason lol. I was coming back from an after. ???
That same summer, full of weird, layered emotions:
Eyes without a face by Billy Idol, the Cranberries: Sunday and Linger omg the best best best! Lieve and I would scream-sing them in our apartment with the windows wide open.... Didn’t care....Our neighbors did, though. Also in that rotation: The Cardigans, The Sundays.
<3 Indie nostalgia heaven.
On the train to Busan, Korea, I listened to Europa. And I had this sudden, overwhelming realization that I was all alone, miles away from everything and everyone I knew…and it was amazing. I felt genuinely lucky. Blessed. Happy to be living this life, and to have made those choices.
Hype Williams, HTRK, DJH, Rei Harakami, damon r., CCFX (screaming) voice actor, untitled (halo)
Headache ---> amazing one of my favz
2024
beginning of the year :While scrolling through Majestic Casual’s likes on SoundCloud, I found "Police Scanner" by Chanel Beads…and it felt like winning the jackpot.
Crying, laughing, singing, jumping — unlocked.
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To be continued... x
