Like the dawn creeping in at night, underground music affects us all, whether we realize it or not. It is both the result and the catalyst for popular music, dictating the trends and styles before they appear to a wider audience. It is the emotion and soul of a world run by technology and progress, it is an expression of survival, without the need for monetary gain and recognition, it is quite simply – art for art’s sake.

In our current EDM saturated world, it is hard to remember what it was like to go to a party or a club to hear nothing but new tunes, to go out and have an experience instead of a pre-packaged festival where you are guaranteed to have fun because you shelled out hundreds of dollars.  What was the music like before there were LED masks, Superstar DJs and cash cow promotions companies?

Turns out, if you look at the underground – it has mostly been unchanged, aside from a steady evolution. Because unlike popular culture, it does not rely on what is the most hype, or high priced marketing brand, it looks at quality behind a genuine aesthetic rather than a monthly trend.  The result is usually a well crafted, and thought out connection between the music and listener – both parties have to make an effort to unify themselves in the aesthetic experience: the listener cannot just go find any album or artist they have never heard of and expect to like it, just like the artist must find a way to get their music across the boundary of being unknown.

The aim of 2550 is to highlight this interesting point of culture at the moment. Where the DJ is more of a marketing commodity than a risk-taking artist. We aim to promote the value of DISCOVERY of new music, instead of being spoonfed the latest ‘bangers’ and tracks for you to ‘rage’ to. There is a point of open-mindedness that seems to be all but gone from our culture; since everyone is a DJ, no one wants to hear anything new, people walk into a club and start demanding to hear ‘their’ song, the one they want to hear and they think everyone else feels that way, except everyone else has their OWN song they feel the same way about.

Its all about the music. It always has been, and always will be. The intent here is to stand up for what is right, and that is to bring QUALITY over quantity. SUBSTANCE over hype. The interest and the love is there, its just focused too much on being the same as everyone else, comfort in numbers as they say. I can’t stand to let that happen when there is soo much good music out there that is deserving of attention and appreciation.

So with that, welcome to the new 2550. We will be mostly focusing on sharing the best underground music and mixes we come across with some nice reviews for you. Also be on the lookout for posts on art, rants and just random fun stuff like videogames. Always, feel free to voice your opinion! There is no right or wrong here (as long as its in good taste) so say what you need to!