r/EDM • u/godspeed910 • 3h ago
Discussion The song that got you into EDM - do you still actually listen to it ?
The track that pulled me into all of this was one of those big 2011 progressive house anthems everyone had on repeat, and I hadn't played it in years until it came on shuffle last week. And i gotta be honest here, it still holds up, although I listen to it completely differently now. Back then it was THE sound for me. Now it feels almost quaint next to the stuff I chase, and I catch myself hearing the mixing choices instead of just feeling the thing. Which got me curious how the rest of you have drifted. That first song that flipped a switch and sent you down the rabbit hole, do you still put it on, or has your taste moved so far it's basically a different genre now? And is it pure nostalgia, where you only play it to remember being 19, or does it genuinely still earn a spot in the rotation? I feel like everyone's origin track indicates when they came up. The 2012 bloghouse people, dubstep-first crowd, those who started from a mainstage set and worked backward. Curious where the line sits between "this shaped me" and "I've outgrown this," because for a few of mine both are somehow true at the same time.