How Easy Is It to Make Yourself Happy?

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I love this idea that sadness is somewhat easier to access when creating music, and happy music being something you can only make well when you're actually happy. I would love to kind of break down the track for listeners, both on a musical side and a lyric side. So maybe we could start with the music. What's the literal first step towards making that track? It's very nice a to get yourself sad. Ani, creates energy, ye, you know, tempo is a kind of energy to propel you into sadnesseactly. Ickeretin, no, soa, it's such an interesting distinction, yo, i meen.

That banger of a theme song you hear each week on More Than A Feeling was made by El Michels Affair. In this episode Saleem talks with singer Piya Malik and musician, songwriter, and leader of El Michels, Leon Michels, about how they work to evoke emotions in their music. We get into how their collaboration with Wu Tang Clan and how their love of Bollywood music inspires their sound. And they nerd out on their creative process, including how Leon plays with sound in order to land on a vibe that’s both original and yet feels nostalgic. Check out “Kabhi,” the full-length single of our theme song, on Spotify, or wherever you listen to music.

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