I’m not in the band, but when I dance to their music I can maybe tap into something of what they were feeling when they were playing.

Why do people jump up and down - or nod their heads and tap their feet - to Indie Rock bands (for example)? For me it’s a way of interacting with the music, a way of being part of it even though you’re not making it yourself. The music isn’t just in your ears and your head, it’s in your body as well: sometimes you could almost fool yourself that your body is driving the music instead of the other way round.

To move your whole body to the rhythm and texture of a piece of music is to understand and appreciate it on a much deeper level than you could ever access through listening. You can’t help but be aware of the structure, of the changes in texture and tone, of the passion which went into creating those sounds.

That feels pretty awesome. 

Duncan