A deep dive into JESUS THE APOLLO’s “HUSH HUSH! (lucid dream edition),” blending lucid dreaming, trauma, and esoteric symbolism into a bold sonic journey through consciousness, shadow work, and experimental storytelling.
1. “HUSH HUSH! (lucid dream edition)” explores lucid dreaming and trauma processing—what drew you to merge these themes into a single sonic experience?
Trauma processing is incredibly important when completing shadow work and accessing higher states of consciousness and wellbeing. I see lucid dreaming as a state that is other worldly, exploring a realm heavily studied that many shy away from due to the fear of the sleep paralysis that may accompany it, lucid dreaming makes us question reality and what it means to exist- an experience all can obtain. There are parallels in the links between trauma and lucid dreaming, the brains neurological network attempting to process life while also processing another realm- there’s a beauty within this, combining neuro pathways together again to return the being back to original functionality but this time the individual now knows what it means to lucid dream and enter the realm of processing the past which is interdimensional, processing of dimension 4.
2. Your work is rooted in esoteric concepts like the shadow self, karmic cycles, and lunar teachings—how do these ideas shape your creative process?
These processes and ideas helped to a significant magnitude in crafting and shaping my creative process- there is serenity in the karmic orbit that is missed by many, it allows for life changes and the closing of pathways with stagnated ends that no longer align with who we are anymore and no longer aligns with the ‘Moon Man’- I mention this on the song as a ‘Moon Man’ has many layers to it, one being the karmic cycle which is apart of the episodic and cyclical nature of all things in existence. The Shadow self can be processed with the listening of genres like Hip-Hop which is one of the genres that the song is created in as it tunes through rhythmic and poetic elements as language can help tune the subconscious shadow with boisterous lyrics and heavy electronic elements seen in trap music allowing all the process the shadow self. Lunar teachings teach us about the harmonic orbit, the harmonic orbit is the processing of trauma, life and the shadow allowing all to “walk above it”. Frequency and vibration it’s important within our existence. Once you “walk above it” you access your higher dimensional self allowing you to walk in harmony with the self, the highe self and the universe. I say in this song “11 been my fave set of digits, I’ve seen the moon but they lie and say ‘sky’s the limit” hinting at the importance of seeing the number 11 continuously in your environment and it’s esoteric connections to the Moon.
3. The track samples a familiar lullaby but flips its meaning—what inspired this subversion, and what message are you conveying through it?
The lullaby that’s sampled is incredibly important in this tracks production and composition. The subversion is talking about systems of oppression or sadness that has been weaved into our social psychology and functioning over the past 2000 years. When we are suffering on many occasions we have been essentially told that our struggles are not worthy enough to be looked into and eradicated, causing many to lose interest in their dreams and being emotionally honest, causing people to fully conform and never aviebe peace in one lifetime; having to reincarnate over and over to break karmic cycles and pay off karmic debt. Modern practices are helping to eleviate this, with countries now looking into the social psychology of life and social practices to ensure that people are to live comfortably. Past social paradigms have had not only an effect on people but an effect on the economic climate causing people to never be content with peace or reach their goals. Lullabies are important for helping babies who are awake to sleep in this instance the lullaby is telling the inner child to “hush” and not share worries or discomfort which is anti evolution, we now know as societies consciousness has been evolving that peace and person centred support is not only just important for personal wellbeing but the growth of humanity.
4. You describe the release as “sonic cinema”—how do you approach building a track that listeners can visualize as a dream-like narrative?
I see music working adjacent to film and the human imagination. I approach making music in more of the free\experimental fashion, not focusing too much on the traditional pop method of production (pop is great by the way) this allows for more room for open ideas and crafting a record that has a lucid approach in its composition- many records in the 60s and 70s followed this approach. Film and music are known to complement each other, having an understanding of this when making music is of importance.
5. The numbers 5, 7, and 11 appear throughout the song—can you expand on their symbolic significance within the project?
The numbers 5,7, and 11 appear throughout the universe and those who are awakened or have an understanding of the cosmos, time being our companion not enemy will notice when they are operating in universal alignment, where they see the numbers 5,7, and 11 in their reality, and our reality. There is beauty and serenity within numbers with ancients understanding these practices and how to navigate life through numbers. 5 & 7 signify that one is walking in alignment or experiencing reality and the universe to its true extent, with 7 signifying that as you live life (dance) you are living life (dancing) with the universe and the universe as noted this. 11 signifying that you are in universal alignment adjacent to numbers 5 & 7, signifying that you are now or about to reach an harmonic orbit which is being aligned with the 5- dimension 5, which is your higher self.
6. The instrumental came together quickly and the intro was freestyled—how important is spontaneity and raw flow in your music-making process?
Spontaneity is so important to me, it makes making music fun and interesting. There is a nature to humans that is of great importance and it’s fluidity- this is apart of universal alignment and walking hand in hand with God. This instrumental was one of the fastest instrumentals I’ve put together, I was in the zone of being fluid and experimental. The freestyle intro was myself and my subconscious relaying what was on my mind at the time “what’s happening in the world? I prayed for a sense of stability in the future” as I was seeing suffering around me and it was bothering me deeply.
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