It's a long-term goal, but it's one that I put thought and planning into on a regular basis. Is the bomb shelter metaphoric? Do you feel an impending demise to the world as we know it? Location has historically been influential to creativity. I would say that being alone and shutting up for at least an hour a day is one of the most important things a person can do. Everything makes noise or plays music, and it's detrimental to creative thought and process. There's also a lack of silence in today’s culture. I'm guilty of it from time to time as well, but I've learned to become very comfortable with my time alone. There's always a way to communicate - when people are alone, they're tweeting about it, or taking a photo of it to upload, or at the very least, thinking about doing one of the two. I don't think people spend enough time by themselves anymore. Now I may be getting the wrong picture of you as a society-eschewing, Rousseau / Thoreau-touting creature, so let’s set the record straight: is isolation innate to human existence and creativity? Or are these feelings a minor detail in your greater mind?ĭexter: I believe that isolation is extremely important to both creativity and self-awareness, at least that's the case for me. The same interview, you discuss the laziness you feel returning to modern urban convenience after living in rural Hawaii. In an interview with Loud Loop Press you talk about your next idea to record in an underground bomb shelter. WCR: Gonna start this one sort of long-winded. Read on for his poignant thoughts on the necessity of occasional isolation, unique recording environments and appreciating what you don’t understand. The thunder’s not far off and you catch just a sprinkle of the impending downpour before you find shelter.Īfter reading a couple pieces on Dexter, I decided he was a pretty interesting cat and wanted to pick his brain deeper. It’s when the sky turns orange from the clouds and you begin to notice the flashes of light through blinded windows. The six song collection is ominous and brooding, yet oddly comforting. Entirely Dexter’s project, his EP Blow was re-released last month on Diplo's Mad Decent outfit. But for the all too common rainy days of 2011 so far? That’s where Dawn Golden and Rosy Cross comes into play. He is half of the (for lack of better term) chillwave duo Houses: perfect summer sunset patio tunes to transport you to the rural Hawaii that helped inspire it. Dexter Tortoriello seems to make music for whatever weather related aural accompaniment I desire.
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