Name: Close The Door ( Instrumental ) by Aisle 9
Duration: 4 min 26 s
Description: When you just want to close the studio door, shut the world out and get on with writing some music

Darklight has two meanings for me. 

First it's a portrait.. you could even call it a love letter, to the independent producer community. People often only see the end result of a track. the polished final product. What most people don't realise is the sheer volume of hard work that goes into personal and skills development,  technical competencies, mixing, mastering, sound design and composition. 
Then there's marketing, promotion, branding, networking, social media management, ads and analytics... all of which is underpinned by a 24/7 focus to do their best work every day. 
And it's hard. Especially when you get flippant comments from playlist curators (literally every artist I know has experienced this) who really should know better...

Many producers quit. All producers find some days harder than others, trying to make space for their passion alongside work, family and life in general. But sheer determination and commitment pushes them on, through the dark days, to find th moment where something clicks. The adrenalin from producing something that expresses that which you intended, perfectly. There's no better feeling. 

It's also a self portrait. 

Darklight has been a hugely challenging production to complete - 63 tracks,. 11 changes and a lot of clashing sounds in the early stages of development .But I'm really proud of the final product. It encapsulates the sound I want to make. A blend of light ethereal sounds, coupled with dark undertones. A fusion of dark and light. Energy and trepidation. 
I'm so happy with the result and I truly hope you enjoy it!

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When you just want to close the studio door, shut the world out and get on with writing some music

Close The Door ( Instrumental )

Producer of atmospheric synthwave, dreamwave and electronic music. Futuristic in part, but with retro roots, there’s some definite 80's and 90's dance vibes here.

So let yourself drift from chilled synthwave to psytrance, from fusion to rock, from trip-hop beats to cinematic landscapes. 

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Next visit the murky depths and golden beaches of Ghost of the Sea, the brooding tension of Doctor Between, or the melancholy of Close The Door. Finally enter the beautiful, dub tinged trip hop, and darkness, of The Gates.

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