Matt D - Honey

Loner

Groove Ya

Birmingham Crew

This is a tune that came together over the course of the last year.  It started with the breaks.  I've always been searching for a drum sound like what I achieved here.  And then it was a matter of piecing together the rest of the track.  I think it sounds like something you would hear on an old Renegade Hardware mix from like 2003.  And I've always been a huge fan of Kemal & Rob Data.

I LOVE TO LISTEN TO KEMAL AND ROB DATA

I sat on this song for a long time. It means a lot to me. Almost a year later I figured it was time to get it out there. I wanted to try and capture how it feels for me to be a trans woman in this world. Bittersweet, long, painful, a little bit silly and (hopefully) beautiful.

The vocal samples are pulled from interviews with Octavia St. Laurent, Holly Woodlawn and Venus Xtravaganza. The interview with Octavia always stuck with me, the way she speaks about her desire resonates with me a lot.

The cover art is pulled from a photographic study carried out in Australia by Barry Kay in the 70’s. He photographed a wide range of trans women during that period, and I think the photos are beautiful. He, and his views were somewhat disgusting, so I don't feel bad about stealing his work for something I hope gives a nicer feeling behind them. Something about this one in particular always spoke to me though. The person in the photo is called Jasper, I have no idea if she is still alive.


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p.s don't hate me for the hypedit, It's still free. Go buy it on BC if you want the easy route <3 mwah.

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