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Alan Walker is not building a concert; he is building a music cult. One of the best shows anyone can go to, Walker has gone beyond a DJ because he is not just mixing but commenting on our technological society. The young DJ may be living the “dream life” of any twenty-something, but he is still trying to make a connection to his humanity through performance. A known admirer for graphic design and programming, there is no denying that the digital world has inspired his music one.
Alan Walker – Alone

Alone

Before anything, I begin my review with my first marvel of Walker’show: the line to see him. With over two blocks of people lining up to see the Millennial DJ, I was in awe of how much and quickly his social clout has grown since I reviewed, “Alone, which was just a few months ago. It is as if he is becoming an unstoppable, magnifying force that has zeroed in on people’s desire to feel connected. It was not until his live concert that I realized the spiritual thread between his chosen remixes of Sia’s “Move Your Body” and Coldplay’s “Hymn For The Weekend” with his personal tracks like “Faded”; Walker has tapped into a market of youth that want to feel alive without feeling numb. So often, we think that we have to grow cold or uncaring to feelings in order to manage them, but if you hear the lyrics to songs, like Alone, you realize the catharsis of Walker’s music. In a digital age that argues over whether computers have connected people more than distances them, Walker’s show comes off like an unexpected response to this supposed dilemma. As I watched young people dance to his music with an exuberance and excitement that one would have from a hymn, I witnessed the power Walker has gained over his growing following comes from his emotional honesty. The irony is that no one sees Walker’s face.

Alan Walker – Sing Me To Sleep

Sing Me To Sleep

As Walker jumps and amps the crowd like he is member of it, while knowingly being the master of it, he wore a black hoodie with his face covered. He was a young man with completely control of a room filled with hundreds, and yet no one, in that room, would be able to recognize him on the street. He even had his own emblem splashed across the screen with people attempting to create it with their hands. Yet, again, all we see is a symbol with a face. The maneuver is rhetorically genius, and gives a mystique and mystery to Walker’s presence that undeniably amps the energy he already exudes. As colorful, pixelated images, that seem befitting of a Matrix sequel, splash across the back-drop, the computerized nature of his music became fully elaborated and relished by the crowd. Yet, his mixes feel oddly light and effortless compared to the meticulous nature of this artist. Walker is highly selective of the design of both his sound and aura. While the first may seem obvious, the second half, aura, is more distinguishable and nuanced. While most artists aim for a style, Walker goes for an ambiance or a world created by his perspective. This goal is grander and harder to achieve, but Walker does it brilliantly by assuring that there is a soulful feel to his lyricism and concert atmosphere.
Alan Walker – Faded

Faded

Like Sia and Coldplay, Alan Walker wants Millennials, and people in general, to feel like life can be a great show if you learn how to act in it beautifully. For a young man whose beats play off like twilighted and tweaked bulbs of sound, Walker comprehends the sonic needs and desires of his audience to feel alive by seizing the richness of a moment. For More Information on Alan Walker Click Here.