What moment song, live performance, etc.) made type offirstmusictime?

"My introduction to house music proper. The year is 2012. I had been getting into electronic music for a while (I had even bought a Faithless album aged 12), however it was on the bus trip back from a university sports fixture aged 20, I was sat at the back of the bus with the team captain Tom Ridings and he was showing me his DJ program on his laptop. He handed me an earphone and said 'listen to this' and I was mesmerized from start to finish. I loved the sequential adding of elements every 16 folk. I would gravitate more towards outwardly bass-driven, electronic, and louder tracks from my favorite artists. During a snowy March, I once was staying the night at a friend’s and crashing in her bedroom. Before we went to sleep, she asks her Alexa to 'set an alarm for 9:45AM to Nick Drake.' Six hours later, I’m awoken by the first verse of Northern Sky and feeling immense comfort as the natural light travels through all the windows. Though Drake isn’t the most textbook example for traditional folk, as he genre-bended, it was that morning that I realized the healing properties of this music. The artist’s honesty oozes out and encourages vulnerability. I felt at peace with my surroundings and love for the friends I was with. 'Northern Sky' has been my alarm sound ever since!

Tanvi Krishnamurthy, Jazz Head: Mother Earth's Plantasia can 'speak' for a song as much as lyrics can."

David Gonzalez, programmer: "Children's Story" by Slick Rick & "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" by A Tribe Called Quest. "For helping me understand hip hop. The way that both songs use vivid details to tell their stories while keeping slang and mannerisms that make you feel included in them is fantastic. Slick Rick makes you feel like he’s telling you this story and gets you to visualize the entire thing while giving you a message. Tribe Called Quest takes it a step further and makes you feel like you’re a part of the crew with the little jokes and references tossed in—and the beats behind them are phenomenal!"