Putting all “Soon” jokes aside, do you think we will get another studio album from Derek ever again?
I’ve been revisiting the PL discography for the millionth time and I actually think it would be a real shame if we never got another fully complete work from him, under the Pretty Lights name or otherwise. The bevy of live sets/flips/etc we have gotten over the last decade has been wonderful but Derek has a such a rare talent for composing that you really do not see in this space very often.
It’s probably hard to remember but when his music first started coming out it felt like a totally new vibe and aesthetic. It may not seem like it now because his sound has become so ubiquitous and influential but back in like 2010-2011 it was such a leap forward for both electronic music and the art of sample collaging. When Color Map came out and we got to hear these beautiful original recordings it solidified to alot of us that this was a generational musician, not just a hyped up EDM producer.
So on that note it’s a bit surreal to think that project was the last official completed work from someone who is still alive, still touring, and from what his band mates and people in his crew have said still works on his own music. We just don’t get to hear it! And I know the man has started a family and this is by no means me making entitled demands but more so wanted to express how much his album music is sorely missed and how special that era was when we were all hearing it together for the first time.