Delirium is a word thrown around so eagerly throughout electronic music history but do we understand how much weight that word carries and what delirium truly is? 

And why has the mindstate of delirium and any associated connotations of losing control been so deeply attached to woven into dance music and rave vocabulary and culture for all these years? 

This is a fascinating conversation. It's one led by DJ Persuasion who has had first hand experience in this area following a severe accident three years ago. 

Persuasion - also known as Semtek - has spent a long time considering his experience and how his earlier escapades in fields DJing and raving in an altered mindstate have helped him understand and contextualise what he's been through. It's also had an affect on his music. 

Cue: Delirium a brand new single from DJ Persuasion on Fear E's Breakbeat Energy imprint. A powerful homage to the foundational era of hardcore that has been written since Persuasion's experiences, the release acts as a perfect spring board for such a unique, fascinating and at points traumatising conversation.

Content Warning:

During this hour we talk in detail about drug use, mental health, intensive care treatment and the experience of suffering delirium while being in an induced coma. If these are triggering to you, please be aware and listen with caution. 

To understand more about intensive care delirium please read this article: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/our-hospital/latest-news/intensive-care-delirium

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