Where Sunrise was all about daytime vibes, Sunset is music made for the night. But then in the broadest sense of the word: it’s definitely not (only) club music. It’s also music for stargazing or walking your lover home after date night.
You are currently 24 years old. What was a lesson that year 24 taught you and how has that influenced these last two album releases(sunrise & sunset)? What one message or tip would you give to your 23 or 22 year old self after being through this experience of releasing this 2-part album?
Good question! I would definitely recommend him to stress less about little things that don’t really matter in the end. This year, I’ve definitely learned that it’s OK for things to go wrong sometimes - that’s just the way life is.
How has it been getting to collaborate with so many amazing people on this?
It’s always great to collab with different inspirational musicians! Since my songs are very vocal and melodic, I’ve always been a big collaborator. I’ve always chosen collaborating with live musicians and vocalists over collaborating with other DJ’s, because that makes for the most interesting end results. I think that reflects on the album in a huge way.
What was your favourite collab on the Sunset part of the album? Or most exciting? Or one you didn’t think would ever happen but did? And why?/what about it makes it so special?
Every collab on the album has it’s own personal story and is invaluable for me. One collab I want to feature to answer your question is the track I did with The Federal Empire called Shot By My Own Gun. It was a fun challenge combining their rocky sounds with my dance sound. In the end, for that track, less turned out to be more! In the end, it became one of my favorite tracks off the album!
How involved are you at the songwriting process: particularly in writing/choosing lyrics for example? Do you write/choose lyrics and songs to work on that tell a story that you also relate to personally? Example from Sunset?
I’m very involved! For me, this album has been about telling a story. A story of Sam Feldt, but also a story of my life so far (hence the 24 tracks, since I’m 24 years old). Therefore it was very important that the lyrics of the tracks resonated with me and my story.
After listening to Sunrise and Sunset, I, as a listener, felt like the songs were quite uplifting, almost like telling the listener that he/she is not alone in the world.
