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Lyme In The Coconut

"A laid back dub cruise for anyone still asking what difference it makes."

Oct 30, 20264 min read
Lyme In The Coconut

Lyme In The Coconut · USA

● Editor's Note

Lyme In The Coconut slows the tempo for "Existential Dub Crisis", a reggae dub meditation on what he wants from his life and whether any of it makes a difference. It is a beach chair of a track, and the question still lands.

My latest release is titled Existential Dub Crisis, it's a reggae dub exploration of what I want for my life and does it make any difference. It's a laid back track perfect cruising along the beach or laying in the sun contemplating existence. So pour some Lyme into your Coconut, tap your toes, feel the beat, and ask what difference does it make to what you do or what you think?
● The Interview

If your music were a place, what would it look like, smell like, feel like?

My music would be a forest on the edge of a beach. It would be a place that is full of life, with new wonders around every turn. It might smell a little bit like marijuana, but just a hint. It would feel like a happy place, like a place full of love and laughter.

What emotion do you find the hardest to write about honestly?

I find the emotions of joy and contentment the hardest to write about. I struggle with feeling like an imposter. But because they are the emotions I feel compelled to express and put into the world, I push through and continue to make the art that I want to experience.

Is there a sound, instrument, or texture you keep returning to, one that shows up even when you don't plan it?

I have been sneaking birdsong into all my music for a while now. I went through a really rough time when I first got sick and my condition made it impossible to listen to anything other than birds singing. I couldn't handle music or movies. My eyes made it impossible to read or write, so I would sit for hours during treatment listening to the birds. So I sneak birds into my music as an homage to them and to remind myself how far I have come in my recovery.

What do you do when creativity stops flowing? How do you get it back?

For myself it always comes back to reconnecting with nature. Nothing seems to bring out my creativity like a quiet walk through the woods or a swim in the ocean. It helps me find that quiet place in my mind where I find most of my ideas.

Was there a specific moment, song, or artist that made you think, "I need to make music"?

When I was 8 years old I stole a pirated cassette tape from my older brother of the band Primus. I snuck into my grandma's basement with her boom box and put in the tape. I will never forget the feeling when that bass guitar hit me right in the face. I instantly started bouncing off the walls and was just unable to understand or contain the joy that sound gave me. I can still picture the basement, I can even smell it. Since that moment music has been such an important part of my life. My dream is to someday have my music transform someone's life the way Primus did for me.

What's a part of your personality that shows up in every song whether you intend it to or not?

I have always had such a love of life and adventure. Getting sick and having kids have brought that love to a level I could never have imagined. When I make music I feel that piece always come through.

What does success look like to you, not in the industry's eyes, but in yours?

For me it's not about the numbers or the followers. I don't make music to make money, but to spread a message of hope and love. Success is reaching and connecting with people. Finding an audience that can appreciate and grow from my music. I want my music to help others as much as music has helped me.

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