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Deric Hollings
Mar 23, 20244 min read
FLAT
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use In 1999, Mr. Oizo released the song “Flat Beat.” At the time, I appreciated the way its varied tones...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 25, 20244 min read
Doing the Work
[DISCLAIMER] Earlier, when listening to “Work” by ATFC and The Cube Guys, I was reminded of a meme attributed to therapy culture—the...
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Deric Hollings
Feb 18, 20245 min read
Dancing Through the Bullshit
[DISCLAIMER] To say that my time as a Marine Security Guard in Lima, Peru from August 2000 to March 2001 was challenging would be an...
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Deric Hollings
Jan 28, 20244 min read
What a Treet!
[DISCLAIMER] Although I was familiar with the genre of music broadly called “techno” when in high school, I didn’t fully appreciate what...
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Deric Hollings
Jan 5, 20247 min read
U Don't Know Me
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit (edited), fair use Of all electronic dance music (EDM), I’m most fond of the house genre. Unlike many trance or...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 26, 20233 min read
Life Happens
[DISCLAIMER] In 2015, after an unpleasant breakup, I came across a trove of electronic dance music (EDM) tracks which provided me...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 24, 20233 min read
How Does It Feel Like?
[DISCLAIMER] On their 1999 album Surrender, The Chemical Brothers featured a song entitled “Let Forever Be,” which I played regularly...
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Deric Hollings
Dec 22, 20234 min read
Right Here, Right Now
[DISCLAIMER] On his 1998 album You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby, electronic dance music (EDM) artist Fatboy Slim released a song called...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 11, 20234 min read
Where's Your Head At?
[DISCLAIMER] On the 2001 album Rooty, electronic dance music (EDM) duo Basement Jaxx released a song entitled “Where’s your head at”?...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 4, 20238 min read
Cybersex
[DISCLAIMER] Unique disclaimer: Hollings Therapy, LLC does not advocate the sexual exploitation of children. Obscenity I was in...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 27, 20235 min read
I.M.O.K.R.U.O.K.
[DISCLAIMER] On his 1998 album Inevitable Alien Nation, Superstar DJ Keoki featured Dimension 23’s track entitled “I.M.O.K.R.U.O.K.” The...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 19, 202366 min read
Life in Plastic, it's Fantastic
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use **Barbie spoilers contained herein** Background On their 1997 album Aquarium, Danish-Norwegian...
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Deric Hollings
Jun 3, 20235 min read
Born Slippy
[DISCLAIMER] Born Slippy Released in 1996, I can’t recall when I first heard “Born Slippy” by electronic dance music (EDM) group...
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Deric Hollings
May 22, 202317 min read
Better Off Alone
[DISCLAIMER] Do you think you’re better off alone? In 2000, while stationed in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil as a Marine Security Guard, I...
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Deric Hollings
May 17, 20236 min read
Castles in the Sky
[DISCLAIMER] In 2000, when I could be found dancing throughout the night in the clubs of South America, electronic dance music project...
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Deric Hollings
May 6, 20238 min read
Another Chance
[DISCLAIMER] The song It was in the summer of 2001 when I first heard Roger Sanchez’s song “Another Chance,” featuring the vocals of...
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Deric Hollings
May 1, 20238 min read
EDM and REBT
[DISCLAIMER] Born in the mid-‘70s, I was exposed to many genres of music during my youth. While each category has shaped my perspective...
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