There's a natural rhythm to everything, and this particular track was exciting to me for many reasons. While creating it, I found myself feeling more connected to nature, and the rhythms of nature. I kept imagining the freedom, and imagery of wild horses, and animals in nature... and the track continued to feel more tribal. The drums and percussion turned out particularly pleasing to me, and of course the vivid imagery of the wild horses was so present that the image and idea of this became a strong part of the theme to the cover art concept, which I worked on together with my long time graphic design artist, Igor Shalin aka Solarsol.

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Wild Horses

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There's a park which is a short walk from our home and studio in VA, and we love picnic lunches there. There's a sign that Says open "Dusk Till Dawn". On many days during the making of this album, myself and part of my team from our label would carry our lunches there to just be outdoors, and enjoy the weather for a moment. It's a really peaceful place, I wish we had discovered it sooner!

Dusk Till Dawn

This track really felt special to me, from the beginning in fact, as it really marries the classic RF voice, with exactly the current moment and current sound I'm working in. For me, it felt completely natural mixing the piano, which has always been a prominent voice in my music, within a melodic, deep house production.

Synchronicity

This track continues with the theme of the album, and introduces something unique to the album, which is my own vocals. I started by manipulating a vocal sample, and then doubled over it with my own voice and added processing to make it all work. The morning of the day I recorded my vocals, I had stumbled on a youtube video where a pop producer was using his iPhone to quickly record a melody/idea. He ended up using the recording from his phone in the final recording. I was intrigued by this, and so later that evening when I was in the studio, I decided to give it a try myself. Sometimes we can get bogged down with needing to find the "perfect microphone" with the right settings with the perfect "preamps", but in this scenario the fast, and seamless workflow of recording my vocal on my iphone, using Airdrop to send to my mac, and then continuing to just "work" on the music in the inspired moment, turned out very satisfying for me. The music is what matters, in whatever way we can make the music happen. Expensive studio mic, or iphone mic... doesn't matter. The end result made me smile and has changed my thoughts and workflow.

Stay

We all have a happy place or places, memories or physical places we can remember or imagine that give us a sense of freedom within. For me, music has always been such a place, and often when I'm producing or writing a new song, it will feel almost attached to a "place" in my mind, or a place I've been to. The mountains have always been such a special place for me, along with the gentle rolling hills. While creating this track, vivid memories of camping with my family in the Blue Ridge mountains came to mind. Specifically, the excited and open feeling we share together as we are traveling on our way to the hills and mountains, Safe and away from the usual distractions of life, where we can really connect and make memories together.

Safe in the Hills

Safe In The Hills

Going back as long as I can remember, early on friends would tell me that no matter what genre of music I was creating, they could always tell it was me, there was a "voice" in the music. It wasn't until later in my life and journey in music that I grew to appreciate what that meant, and then began to embrace this fact rather than continuously try to grow away from it. That's in our nature, to evolve and grow... but the beauty for me came in the realization that my voice was the one thing I should never ignore or let go of. The title to this track came from light hearted conversations with a friend, while discussing my analog gear, and specifically the analog mix bus that I have built which I mix and record my music through. We discussed how the tubes, transistors, saturation, and colors all from the analog gear added something special to the sound and the music, a certain Je Ne Sais Quoi.

Je Ne Sais Quoi

The title track to the album, is a special track for me, because I feel like with this track I've been able to bridge the gap between my earlier sound, and voice, with my current production style, which feels very satisfying to be able to marry the two together. The intro always pulls me in, and is where the track and album began, the underlying rhythms represent the forward motion and momentum that began with this track, and carried me to the last note of this album.

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Warmth Of The Sun

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"Certainly an impressive and original talent" - DJ Mag (Winter 2018) 

Certain paradigms in the world of electronic music cannot be entirely replicated, and the body of work by Ryan Farish deserves such an accolade. The decorated DJ, producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist has touched innumerable hearts over the course of his career. 

Although best described as downtempo or chillout, Farish’s music exists in a category all its own. By pairing rich instrumentals with elements of ambient and uplifting trance, he’s yielded a polished and unmistakable sound that resonates with a wide international audience. He’s garnered over 270 million streams across the major digital platforms.

Born in Norfolk, Virginia, and currently shifting from his home in Williamsburg, VA, to Los Angeles, CA, Farish owes his early following to MP3, a website through which his music was downloaded approximately 1.8 million times. After putting out studio albums at an almost annual rate, Farish became a co-writer and co-publisher of a GRAMMY®-nominated recording at the 50th GRAMMY Awards presented in 2008. That same year, he won a Dove Award at the 39th annual GMAs. The following year, he launched his own record label, RYTONE Entertainment.

Farish reached another milestone in 2009 by landing his first high-profile endorsement deal with Yamaha Corporation of America. In 2011, he appeared in a series of Audi USA commercials called “Remarkable Audi,” discussing how the luxury vehicle’s soundsystem played a unique role in his creative process. In 2012, Bang & Olufsen tapped Farish for their advertising campaign in cooperation with Audi before Google Play showcased his album, Life In Stereo, by awarding him their “Best Unsigned Artist of 2012” distinction.

In 2014, Farish debuted on Black Hole Recordings with the release of “Distance” featuring Coury Palermo, the first of several singles Farish would put out through the world-renowned trance label. In the years since, he’s won over countless fans in the contemporary electronic dance music (EDM) arena; his songs have received support on such radio shows as Above & Beyond’s Group Therapy, Lange’s Create and Kyau & Albert’s Euphonic Sessions.

As of 2017, Farish has been enlisted to remix a collaboration between two respected figures in trance music. The Ryan Farish Remix of “Amnesia” by Paul Oakenfold and Jordan Suckley appeared on Dreamstate Volume One, a compilation put together by the former artist in participation with Insomniac Events’ Dreamstate event brand.

While not produced exclusively for nightclubs and festivals, Farish’s music exhibits a supreme appeal. Each concept’s flawless execution speaks to his years of experience in the studio. Farish frequently engages his online supporters, maintaining a fiercely loyal fan base that shares in his ongoing success.

As electronic music’s youngest generation of enthusiasts discovers the music of Ryan Farish, his catalogue of music will continue to expand. For Farish, the artistic journey has only just begun.

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