And you can totally hear the difference between when somebody is phoning it in or using a programmed synthesizer versus when they are emoting with their soul with every note that they play.

Something I’ve learnt is that some of the music that I connect the most with is very simple but has beautiful and surprisingly sophisticated coalescence.

Also small movement and modulation in the elements goes a long way to trick the brain into accepting the same patterns repeatedly but thinking it’s constantly evolving