Staying true to one’s self and to one’s sound takes resolve—and a touch of soul. And often, staying true to one’s self is synonymous with staying true to one’s sound. Weston Luhv is well aware, and it’s this notion to which his debut EP The Soul Trip pays tribute. “The EP’s title is inspired by my journey in finding myself and my sound,” he told Dancing Astronaut. But the twofer goes beyond the search for one’s sonic identity and the find, to also think through the what’s next? when that identity doesn’t align with what is commercially welcomed as customary. “When I wrote [the ideas for this EP] around two years back, I remember feeling like an outcast in the main music scenes I was trying to make a name in. Since I liked making bass music and house music and mixing both in my sets, I didn’t feel accepted in either scene,” Luhv reflected. “My sets were too experimental for most of the main clubs in LA, but I stayed true to my sound, which led me to find a home in the underground.”The Soul Trip is, in many ways, an answer to that what’s next? An embodiment of Luhv’s conviction to continue making the music that aligns with his idiosyncratic vision, the highly textured EP, he says, is “the result of staying true to [his] own sound, even if it took people longer to catch on to the wave.”That wave breaks with heady live instrumentation, laced with Luhv’s own vocals and electric sensibilities that span The Soul Trip‘s two tracklistings, “Drift Away” and “Lost in your Eyes.” In an interview with Dancing Astronaut, the emergent tastemaker, who might be familiar to some given his past stints at Burning Man, The Midway, Wisdom.LA, and other Southern California events, detailed the fine points of his first EP. Find both The Soul Trip and the Q&A below.You just released your debut EP, The Soul Trip. I’m immediately interested in the title, which recalls that of your October single, “Soultrippin.” Can you delve into your title choice for this EP and the conceptual motivations behind it?Sonically, how does The Soul Trip fit into your catalog; how does the EP expand on what you’ve done and what differences does it embody?Now that we’ve contextualized the project some, I want to get into the creative process behind the EP. What can you tell listeners about your approach when producing The Soul Trip?How did you cross paths with the EP’s two collaborators, REALSSM and Friz?I hear a little bit of a Baths meets Shlomo influence in your music. Who are some of your musical influences and how do these influences color what we hear on the EP?Tags: Luhv, Q&A, The Soul Trip EP
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