Page 18 - We Rave You Magazine | February 2023
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COVER INTERVIEW > BELOCCA: THE TECHNO BUDDHA













                                                                                                                                                                          “We fear bad and strong emotions,

                                                                                                                                                                          but they really are our best allies.
                                                                                                                                                                          The human reaction is to push them

                                                                                                                                                                          away, whilst the creative should
                                                                                                                                                                          be to use them to your benefit and

                                                                                                                                                                          create great work.”





                                                                                                                                                                          Speaking of releases, all of your tracks tell personal stories not
                                                                                                                                                                          only through the melodies but the names of the tracks too which
                                                                                                                                                                          feels quite spiritual. Can you tell us more about this and how
                                                                                                                                                                          you draw from personal experiences to fuel your music and your
                                                                                                                                                                          creation process?
                                                                                                                                                                          Yes indeed. EVERY track has a message or emotion I felt around the
                                                                                                                                                                          time of creation. Having a sensitive soul means that feeling pain,
                                                                                                                                                                          disappointments, joy, excitement, love or any other deep emotion
                                                                                                                                                                          determines what kind of techno music I make. Many tunes were
                                                                                                                                                                          fueled by derailed and hurtful relationships in love, life and family,
                                                                                                                                                                          urging you to take a good look in the mirror and face your own
                                                                                                                                                                          demons at the same time. These times also make you realise we are
                                                                                                                                                                          all part of something much bigger together, which really humbles
                                                                                                                                                                          you. Oddly enough I did not put my deeper emotions into my music,
                                                                                                                                                                          until I made my first artist album “After Ten Years…” in 2016. This
                                                                                                                                                                          album created closure and a new beginning in my personal life and
                                                                                                                                                                          also marked the change from my acclaimed tech-house career
                                                                                                                                                                          towards my new found love, techno.

                                                                                                                                                                          Also, at the end of last year I experienced some profound and deep
                                                                                                                                                                          personal emotions. They really blurred the lines between what
                                                                                                                                                                          people wanted or expected from me, what kind of music was trend-
                                                                                                                                                                          ing, or how it performed live. I just locked myself up in the studio
                                                                                                                                                                          and did my music, as I always do. Writing and arranging melodies,
                                                                                                                                                                          drums, baselines and sometimes adding vocals really comes easy
                                                                                                                                                                          to me then somehow. Many artists make their best work when they
                                                                                                                                                                          experience deep shit and I am no different, I guess. We fear bad
                                                                                                                                                                          and strong emotions, but they really are our best allies. The human
                                                                                                                                                                          reaction is to push them away, whilst the creative should be to use
                                                                                                                                                                          them to your benefit and create great work. This battle is constant,
                                                                                                                                                                          yet elementary in making something real.














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