You are listening "Source of Existence" by Hatikwa & Mi5o, part of the third full-length album "Path of Life" by Hatikwa.

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Hey Hey, Thomas (Hatikwa) here.

Time really does fly! Eight years have passed since I released a full-length album. A lot has happened in my life since 2017. The pandemic, for example, affected everyone in the music industry and disrupted all future plans. After this unfamiliar period, a new & hungry, but diverse psy-trance scene emerged. Not every promoter and artist was able to handle this change. I had great concerns, too. And at times, even fear. I even got to the point where I had to learn new production techniques to remain competitive. This caused my stress level to rise, and the time during and after the pandemic was not a good one for me musically. Nevertheless, some tracks were created during this time that were somewhat outside my comfort zone.

Beyond that, I fortunately decided to open my own label, Xonica Records, to new and unknown but creative artists who needed a foundation for their art. Many of these artists are also featured on the new album. At times, the input from the young artists was so significant for me that it impacted my own production.

Furthermore, I was massively influenced by the birth of my child at the beginning of 2021 and the associated obligation to be a good father. I honestly didn't produce a single note of music the entire year of 2021. Because being a father was simply more important at that moment. An incredibly emotional time, and one that's still ongoing, I can tell you that! We, as a small family, are now following the same path. Where this will lead in the future, we don't know. We only know that we want to overcome it together. I tried (...no, we did!) to generate these very emotional thoughts in the cover of "Path of Life".

Time passes inexorably! What hasn't changed since 2017, however, is that I've constantly evolved my music. "Path of Life" is technically an album, yes. But I see "Path of Life" more as a compilation of my various creative phases. Not a single track on "Path of Life" was produced to be included on an album. No, "Path of Life" wasn't even planned by me. At the beginning of this year, while cleaning up my hard drive, I realized that the past eight years have had both positive and negative effects on my own music. In short: "Path of Life" reveals the musical process of this time, characterized by the constant change of my own demands and external influences.

After much deliberation, I also decided not to change the respective tracks in order to make them appear better or more balanced on the album. Each track on "Path of Life" depicts a phase in my life over the past eight years. Sometimes it was beautiful and balanced, sometimes it was stressful and loud, and sometimes it was melancholic and quiet. You will also perceive all of these adjectives on "Path of Life".

Many thanks to everyone who has accompanied me in various ways up to this point.

Thomas 

Hatikwa @ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hatikwa_official/
Mi5o @ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mi5o___official/
Xonica Records @ Bandcamp: https://xonicarecords.bandcamp.com

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Hatikwa & Mi5o - Source of Existence

Clearing space, getting rid of clutter, and optimizing the flow of energies: These are the principles of Feng Shui, but it’s also a very precise description of the sound of Hatikwa. The producer from North Germany gained popularity for his minimalist approach towards Progressive Trance, an approach that might take different directions but that always proves to have compelling hypnotic powers.

Hatikwa is one of those artists who reached a career breakthrough via Social Media. It is 2009 when he plays his debut live act at Hamburg’s Lonely Forest Project, and this experience is such a rich source of inspiration that he creates a track and names it after that party. Once uploaded on YouTube, "Lonely Forest" spreads rapidly and within no time the name Hatikwa is on the lips and on the Facebook profiles of Progressive Trance fans all over the world. Working with the netlabel Multiplex Records at the time multiplies the viral distribution of his music. After releasing some single tracks and digital EPs he drops his debut album "Point of View" on Magical Sounds Records in 2013, a step that puts him even higher on the agenda – especially in the Progressive Trance hotspots Denmark, Germany and Switzerland where Hatikwa has a solid fanbase. 

In 2015, Hatikwa decided to stand on his own two feet completely - Xonica Records was born. Xonica Records was launched to open a dimension of sound that can't be achieved by any piece of studio equipment: Creative Freedom! Xonica Records is an autonomous platform for Hatikwa, a portal that enables him to keep up his truly eclectic and independent approach towards modern Trance music. In 2017, he created his second album "The Second Narration" and released it on his own label Xonica Records - a true milestone for him and his career. 

When it comes to production Hatikwa is extremely detail oriented. Sometimes it takes him months to finish a track because he’s just not quite satisfied with a single element. Like the music itself, this approach represents his signature style: Less is more, and quality surpasses quantity. Hatikwa knows exactly that a single sound can trigger the most profound emotions if it’s only in perfect tune, and if it only has enough space to unfold its unique vibration. Just like a spatial environment that has been designed in accordance with the priciples of Feng Shui, his sound creates an intense feeling of flowing harmony and effortless power – a highly energizing listening experience that can best be described as deeply psychedelic. 

Back to the roots...and then a step further..

Hypnotic & Dynamic.

The most exotic place on earth is the dancefloor.

You hear to explore.

Provoking awakenings since 2014.

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