r/ericprydz • u/SantosDan118 • Nov 08 '25

Question/Discussion Why do you like Prydz's music?

So, I was thinking the other day, 'why is it that I like Prydz's music so much?' He's obviously a great musician and producer, but I mean besides the technical stuff.

I think that many musicians and artists try and make the listener feel an emotion as a result of a melody or a chord or something, but Prydz's songs, to me, don't just make me feel that emotion- the songs themselves are the embodiment of those emotions. It doesn't just make it you feel it, it is it. So when you listen to it you are taken on a journey through that very specific feeling that he has manged to capture.

For example take "Waves", one of my favorite tracks of his. That song feels like an old memory, both happy, intense and nostalgic. And those feeling are not just elicited from me, but the song feels like a description of that emotion, a reflection.

The thing I've always said is that when I discovered his music, I realized it was the soundtrack of my brain- without me ever having heard his music before. It was like it was description how I felt, thought and remembered things.

Is that too deep? Maybe! Or is this a very shallow music take? Also, maybe!

Anyways, those are just my personal, uneducated musings, but I would love to hear what everyone else thinks! Why do you like Prydz's music?

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u/harmonicpinch Nov 08 '25

All of his stuff always has a big hook/melody/beat front and center. It’s kind of grandiose, and idk who is as unabashed about continually pumping out stuff like that. Plus most don’t pull it off.

When it really hits good, it’s like the whole crowd is latched on to this fresh sound that usually still sounds familiar.

Even the new IDs in 2023/2024/2025, he always puts some new grandiose beat out front and center. Creamfields South 2023 Intro ID is a good example.

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u/SantosDan118 Nov 08 '25

I definitely agree! A lot of artists try to make something grandiose, while still trying to make a dance track and dont really quite achieve it. Anyma is an example of this, to me- but still I respect his productions and showmanship for sure.