“I didn’t realise that I was feeling like that, I guess it’s kind of like when you journal, you don’t even know the feelings that you have until you write them down”.
This spontaneous approach adds to the record’s feeling of retrospective intimacy and makes for an honest, personal tune that holds its own on the dancefloor.
Inspired by artists like Logic1000 and Fred Again, Willo has chosen every element of her EP with care. The tracklisting carries an arc that drives from the stillness of ‘Past Time’ into the roller ‘Sense of Self’ which Eclectic describes aptly saying “Here, take these luscious pads and glittery synths before I steal them back and hand you an infectious bass-line and breakbeat you weren’t expecting.” (eclecticsydney.bandcamp.com). We then journey onto ‘He’s Mine’ as we’re thrown knee-deep into a club after a few too many, before strolling into ‘Think’, the soundtrack to your 5 am dawdle back to the crib.
This desire to build an experiential piece of art has seen Willo play with the synergy of audio, visuals and album art. Her commitment to this was clear when discussing the creation of the video clip for ‘Past Time’, which Willo filmed on a camcorder and edited herself. She describes this process as being similar to creating music and a matter of “capturing candid moments and moments that I really took for granted”, an approach that served to artfully capture the essence of her track in film form.
‘Past Time’ is one of those EP’s that will continue to heal the effects of lockdown and loss, reminding us of the joys of “Just having a boogie [and] just being happy to be alive.”
Dip into the real-life diary of Willo and her homies below.
