Boots-n-Cats 008: AT HOME DEPOT

I had the same anxiety this week about putting together a quality episode that I had last week; it is becoming a trend. The whole process seems so fragile and unlikely to bear fruit when I'm trying to find 16+ new songs I like and stitch them together into a cohesive package. While the act of mixing still presents challenges and room to improve, I find that the stress of the project turns to excitement every week once I determine track ordering. The life skill I hope to eventually develop is to trust myself and not stress out so much just because I cannot see the exact outcome of a situation.

There are generally three keystone songs that define each week for me. This week the keystone songs were Indigo, Lay It All On Me, and Napoleon. My wife likes to pick on obtuse lyrical elements of house music, so when I heard Indigo I knew that "AT HOME DEPOT! I can do this" was going to become a household thing ... and it was. Lay It All On Me just makes me want to sing every time I hear it; it's so uplifting and was the first sure pick for the week I found. Napoleon was a result of me listening to more progressive trance recently in hopes of widening the variety of the show. Being in the 138 bpm category means that it doesn't really play nice with others, but I found it too special to leave out just because of its "social difficulties". It took some finessing, but I managed to find a home for Napoleon as the closer, and I'm glad I put in the effort to make space for it. Until next week, cheers!