{"id":93404,"date":"2025-11-18T12:30:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T12:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=93404"},"modified":"2025-11-18T12:31:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T12:31:02","slug":"we-get-dangerous-as-waves_on_waves-tell-us-about-their-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2025\/11\/we-get-dangerous-as-waves_on_waves-tell-us-about-their-music\/","title":{"rendered":"We Get ‘Dangerous’ As Waves_On_Waves Tell Us About Their Music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Waves_Upon_Waves takes us through their musical process, their collaborations, and what they like most about the 1980s.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

‘Dangerous<\/a>‘ feels like a full-on immersion into another world – lush, cinematic, and hypnotic. What first drew you into this retro-futurist space, and what does the \u201880s represent for you creatively?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The 80s were such a magical time. No Internet. Dreams were big – so was the hair. Of course, it is possible to overly romanticize any era. But it is without apology that our team hopes to bring back the best elements of the 80s.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The collaboration with Timecop1983 and Pastel Arcade is incredible – three distinct minds capturing a single emotion. How did that creative chemistry come together, and what did each of you bring to the table?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Excluding Daft Punk, the top synthwave\/retrowave artists are (1) Kavinsky, (2) The Midnight, (3) Gunship, and (4) Timecop1983, a.k.a Jordy Leenaerts from the Netherlands. He is one of the best producers in the game. His whole catalog is the ultimate experience in dreamy nostalgia. He is a musical genius when it comes to production. I, Waves_On_Waves, from Hollywood (CA) & Paris (FR), wrote the melody and lyrics and recorded the vocals. Pastel Arcade – Brooklyn (NY) – helped with additional mixing and production elements. Jordy is a great guy, and one thing that we appreciate about him is that he used to work for the government in Holland. He is now pursuing music full-time.\u00a0 Pastel Arcade and I used to work for the government in the US and we are now full-time musicians as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      One thing about the song, ‘Dangerous’, and all of the other songs on the album, ‘Live Wire On The Sunset Strip’, is that I wrote the lyrics and melody while walking up and down The Sunset Strip at night while listening to the music. We recorded all of my parts in a recording studio down the street from The Rainbow Room and Whisky A-Go-Go with a nice view of the Hollywood sign. I immersed myself in Los Angeles to catch the vapors of the 80s scene that we really want to revive.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The ‘Dangerous’ video directed by Stephen Kohl plays like a time capsule from a dream – steeped in the past but deeply human. What was your intention behind weaving together those iconic film moments from the \u201880s?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Music videos are mood-altering drugs that allow a person to feel the emotion they want to feel.\u00a0 Video director, Stephen Kohl, (Nashville, TN) gets that. He is an expert on all things dealing with the 80s. He used his video production skills to make the visuals match up with the vibe of the track. He wanted the video to be like a time machine. A Delorian if you will, using cinematic clips from the 80s to match the emotion of the song.\u00a0 Stephen and I became friends while on a mission trip with West End Community Church in Ireland. We served the homeless and worked with recovering addicts. It is truly a delight to work with friends on creative endeavors and on matters to help further the greater good. I have a ton of appreciation for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n