A rare, venerated woman in techno, Owens recognises the graft and pressure she’s applied on herself to prove her right to be there. She’s thankful that she didn’t write her first track until she was 25, because she had the self-knowledge and rich musical understanding from working in record stores to make her unique dream pop-techno out of the gate.
“There’s all this exhausting emphasis on youth in music. The gold is, as you move through time you just get better and you know yourself more and there’s power in that.”
Owens hopes that beyond soundtracking escapism, Dreamstate communicates a need to dream expansively, particularly for fans who come from a similar world to her. “When you come from a working class background or you don’t have any help and support, it’s more important than ever to dream about what’s possible for yourself. Because it’s not going to get handed to you—it just isn’t,” she says. “Give yourself permission to dream bigger.”
Dreamstate is out on the 18th October via dh2/Dirty Hit.
A rare, venerated woman in techno, Owens recognises the graft and pressure she’s applied on herself to prove her right to be there. She’s thankful that she didn’t write her first track until she was 25, because she had the self-knowledge and rich musical understanding from working in record stores to make her unique dream pop-techno out of the gate.
“There’s all this exhausting emphasis on youth in music. The gold is, as you move through time you just get better and you know yourself more and there’s power in that.”
Owens hopes that beyond soundtracking escapism, Dreamstate communicates a need to dream expansively, particularly for fans who come from a similar world to her. “When you come from a working class background or you don’t have any help and support, it’s more important than ever to dream about what’s possible for yourself. Because it’s not going to get handed to you—it just isn’t,” she says. “Give yourself permission to dream bigger.”
Dreamstate is out on the 18th October via dh2/Dirty Hit.
