Time is kind of the scariest concept of them all. Forget monsters under the bed or thunder storms or anything else that could be deemed as scary. Because fears change throughout life, but time is a constant, always there and always evident. For example, I have just finished school, which is crazy because it feels like yesterday that I was walking through the doors on my first day with fellow teeny eleven year olds anxious to be assigned a big kid to show them to their class. But it was five years ago.  Five entire years. And that concept is so very bizarre because five years ago that was happening, however five years into the future I will nearly be twenty two which seems so much further away than the comforting and familiar age of eleven. But whilst time is a very relevant fear of mine right now, it is also extremely comforting to know that certain aspects or times in my life are over or will be over soon, or at least will be over one day.
I had awful anxiety about going in to school five years ago, whereas now, five years ahead, I have embraced every day of school with a smile (if a slightly reluctant smile some days) because of its familiarity and safety, and I know that despite being sad about the end of such a long five years, this sadness won't last forever and very soon there will new things to consume the excitement/happiness cortex of my brain.
The passing of time is scary and is sometime the worst thing imaginable. But it is mainly exciting and unknown, often unknown in the best of ways.

Written by Georgina Dent.

Artist: Jamie xx
Album Title: In Colour
Release Date: 29 May 2015
Genre: Electronic
Tracks Standard: 11
Tracks Deluxe: -
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Jamie xx and The xx are musicians that I would never imagine myself listening to but I find them strangely captivating because they are like nothing else I have ever listened to or come across. Their music is often quite chilled out but has very prominent beats throughout the songs giving it a lot of punch and therefore manages to keep me interested. Normally with chilled out music I can get bored easily because there isn't much going on for me to listen to.
I first came across Jamie xx on Radio 1 simply because I couldn't decide what I wanted to listen to and was being lazy about it. Loud Places ft Romy was then played on the radio and I loved it immediately - I featured it in my May 2015 Music Favourites. The album itself starts with the chilled out tracks you would expect from Jamie xx. This provides such an easy listen and be used at any time whether that be revision, trying to sleep or just trying to relax.
I would say my favourite tracks on the album are the ones that feature the vocal of Romy - there is something about her voice that adds so much to the track and really gives out a chilled feeling. These tracks are Loud Places and SeeSaw.
Loud Places I have mentioned before and despite being a single I love it still! (I like to pick songs that aren't released as singles to get a better idea of the album.) I really like that the tracks features everyday sounding samples and in a way makes the track seem more casual like you could hear it while you were walking about with traffic going by - that is what I can imagine from it. As I have mentioned earlier, the tracks have strong beats throughout which add a lot of depth to the sound and therefore keeps me captivated.
On the other hand, the vocal in SeeSaw isn't as prominent as it is in Loud Places. This is because the beats in this track are much louder and therefore take the forefront of it. Obviously the vocal can be heard throughout but it isn't used as much as in Loud Places. For this reason, I also think that SeeSaw is more chilled out then Loud Places because there isn't as much to focus on and the listener isn't distracted by the vocal as much meaning that they won't be singing along.
Something I didn't like about the album is the track I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times). This is the only track on the album that swears and the only one that is completely different to the others. Under normal circumstances I think I would have liked a shake up but I got so used to the tone of the album that when I heard this track it completely shook me up.
A final thing I want to mention is that although 90% of the tracks are chilled out, they sound nothing like each other - they may have similar tones and layout but sound so different and that is what keeps it interesting.

Artist: Alesso
Album Title: Forever
Release Date: 25 May 2015
Genre: Electronic
Tracks Standard: 14
Tracks Deluxe: 17
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Forever is an album that I am struggling to review honestly as I have quite a lot of conflicting feelings towards it. For me, the album starts off slowly with the only new material the audience hearing being two introduction tracks which admittedly didn't get me hooked straight away. The album then follow with Heroes, Tear The Roof Up and Cool - all songs that the audience has already heard before and unless the listener particularly loves those songs, can loose interest in the album quite quickly. Saying all that, Forever does redeem itself when the new music is played - from Cool onwards. The tracks that I hadn't heard before impressed me more and enabled me to continue listening to the album with some interest.
A particular favourite of mine on the album was Sweet Escape which I mentioned in my May 2015 Music Favourites: Part Two. As I said in that review, I love the combination of instruments used to create a different sound to something I would expect from Alesso or to what I usually listen to. The meaning behind the song I also find beautiful! It about being free to do what you want with nothing to get in the way; Nothing can stop us now. I really like songs that have the concept as I find them really empowering and give me the motivation I can quite often need to just do what I want and not worry about other people.
Another track I like on the album is In My Blood*. This track always makes me want to dance and just have a good time as I feel like it would be such a good song in aa DJ set. In My Blood features many different layers of sounds which I have always said ends up being the tracks I love the most simply because it has so much variation. The track stands out even more because it is much more upbeat than  the track previous and following - it also has the ability to get stuck in your head. One thing I would say about In My Blood is that I feel like the drop could have been done a bit better - the sound of it becomes very distorted to the rest of the track and I'm not sure if I like that. Saying that, it does make that particular section of the song stand out even more.
Overall, I think that the album takes a while to get going but once is does it sounds great!

*At the time of writing this there were no uploads of the track that were suitable to link.

Artist: Madeon
Album Title: Adventure
Release Date: 30 March 2015
Genre: Electronic
Tracks Standard: 12
Track Deluxe: 18
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Madeon is an artist that I remember listening to when I was younger and was one the first dance artists that I particularly liked. His debut album Adventure captures everything I love about his music providing, for me, such a happy sounding album that never fails to put me in a good mood and make me want to dance along with it. The album is very different to anything I usually listen to providing me with a well needed change.
My current favourite tracks on the album are Pay No Mind and Finale - however it is constantly changing.
Pay No Mind features The Passion Pit who are a band that I found myself listening to and enjoying more recently. The track follows on with the idea of a happy album as this track just makes me want to dance even if I'm sitting down. If you're not one to dance then the vocal is also incredible to sing along to - particularly the chorus. Pay No Mind is very upbeat which may sound obvious but is nothing like I have heard before making it stand out even more. The beat is also very prominent throughout the entire track which I think adds to it even more.
Finale features the vocals of Nicholas Petricca who I have not heard of before but who I feel did a very good job on the track. I also really like the vocals in this track and how they fit with each point in the music - you will understand what I mean if you listen to the track. Finale also features many different sections. By this I mean it starts very upbeat with lots of kicks from the drums before slowing down to enable the vocal section to take place. This is repeated twice in the track to provide variation throughout and to provide a sufficient ending to a very upbeat song.
As a whole I really like this album however there are a few songs that I'm not so keen on. For example, OK and La Lune. I don't think Madeon did anything wrong with these songs, there are just songs that I prefer so much more.