“I can't pretend that I don't subscribe to Internet music culture in that I discover new music and old music simultaneously.” I CanCultureInternetNew MusicOld MusicMusic Culture Author:Alan Palomo
“You can't always just put color filters in 80s aerobic videos or take stuff from public-access and look at it in this very ironic, self-conscious way. That only takes you so far.” WayLooksSelfStuffColorConsciousAccessVideoIronic80sSelf ConsciousFilters Author:Alan Palomo
“Memory is just as much of an instrument as anything else in music, so I wanted to create soundscapes that are evocative of places that only exist in your head - that's where the fun, psychedelic stuff happens anyway.” HappensWantedFunStuffMemoriesInstrumentsPsychedelicStuff Happens Author:Alan Palomo
“The Internet really does create this dimension around the music that's always in relation to what else is happening at the moment. But all you can do is ignore the annoying hum of the machine and focus on making art that makes you excited to be alive.” DoeArtMomentsCan DoFocusAliveInternetHappeningsMachinesRelationExcitedDimensionsAnnoying Author:Alan Palomo
“I remember a time when I would hear a band and then want to hear everything that sounded like it; I wanted it to feel like I was tapping into a thing, even if it wasn't.” IfsWantFeelsWantedRememberBandTapping Author:Alan Palomo
“I think the Internet has a way of coaching you into this state of mind where you think that every step you make needs to completely supersede the last.” ThinkingWayNeedsMindStatesLastsStepsInternetCoachingState Of MindEvery Step Author:Alan Palomo
“Is my music indicative of a caffeine-surged green liquid? Probably not.” GreenLiquidCaffeine Author:Alan Palomo
“I never willfully want to write the same record twice, which is probably why I jump from project to project. But I can't ignore that there are things that inspire me, and I love celebrating those.” WantWritingI CanRecordsInspireProjectsCelebrate Author:Alan Palomo
“There's this really amazing quote from Jim Jarmusch about celebrating your theft that I think has become more and more prominent in music: "It's not where you got it from, it's where you take it." To me, that's just an integral part of why I even bother making music. I don't mind that I've created an identity around what I do.” ThinkingMindIdentityCelebrateBotherTheftProminentReally Amazing Author:Alan Palomo
“I subscribe to the idea that personality is like a muscle, and sometimes you have to let it go limp and detach yourself from any associations.” IdeasSometimesPersonalityMusclesAssociationLet It Go Author:Alan Palomo