Alive and Feeling Fine explained

Alive and Feeling Fine
Type:studio
Artist:Lost Frequencies
Cover:Lost Frequencies Alive and Feeling Fine.jpg
Recorded:2017–19
Prev Title:Less Is More
Prev Year:2016
Next Title:Cup of Beats
Next Year:2020

Alive and Feeling Fine is the second studio album by Belgian DJ and record producer Lost Frequencies, succeeding his 2016 album Less Is More. It was released on 4 October 2019 through Found Frequencies, Mostiko Records and Armada Music. It is composed of two parts, the first containing the seven tracks released by the DJ since his 2017 song "Crazy" and also new songs, while the second part primarily contains remixes.[1] [2] [3] In November 2019, the album has been nominated at Music Industry Awards for the award "Best Album of the Year".[4]

Background

On 15 September 2019, Lost Frequencies announced via Instagram the release date of the album, also posting a photo of its cover. He later indicated, on 30 September, that he would simultaneously release his track "Before Today" featuring Natalie Slade, which has been played for two years in his sets. He commented the song : "It's very different. It's soulful and warm vocals. It's feels maybe almost like African influences, very gospel-ish, but then it goes into electronic music with the guitar sound." A website of the same name as the album was also created to allow fans to pre-save it and go in the draw to win a vinyl edition.[5] Lost Frequencies said about his album :

According to him, the name of the album came to him thanks to the lyrics "I'm alive and I'm feeling fine" in the song "Sun Is Shining", which was released in August 2019.[6] The DJ also indicated the presence of one notable collaboration, with his girlfriend who did the vocals on "Sweet Dreams". Even if, according to him, they usually don't work together to avoid mixing work and their private life, he decided to depart from his habits because he liked how she sang them when he was starting to work on the track. Lost Frequencies decided to debut an Alive and Feeling Fine tour to support the opus and she will perform the song live on his tour. He indicated it will be his first live tour, and it also will "feature him DJing and playing the keyboards, as well as having guitarists and a drummer perform alongside him". He added : "I'm really happy to do something like this and [have] this new challenge. We're bringing really a whole story with the show, and I think for me that's a really big step towards a better performance onstage and a better experience for people to enjoy the evening."[7]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from iTunes Store,[8] credits adapted from Ultratop.[9]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 82
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 177

Notes and References

  1. News: "Alive And Feeling Fine": Neues Hit-Album von Lost Frequencies?. Marie. 21 September 2019. DJ Mag Germany. German. 1 October 2019.
  2. News: En écoute : Lost Frequencies dévoile son nouvel album 'Alive And Feeling Fine'. Adrien. Bertoni. 4 October 2019. DJ Mag France, Switzerland & Belgium. French. 5 October 2019. 5 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191005164740/https://djmag.fr/articles/4416-en-ecoute-lost-frequencies-devoile-son-nouvel-album-alive-and-feeling-fine. dead.
  3. News: Lost Frequencies – Alive And Feeling Fine. Aneta. Paszko. 28 October 2019. Radio Victoria. Polish. 28 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Lost Frequencies - Genomineerd voor: Album; Dance. Music Industry Awards. Dutch. 1 December 2019.
  5. Web site: Alive and Feeling Fine – Official Website. aliveandfeelingfine.com. 3 October 2019.
  6. News: Lost Frequencies – "Alive and Feeling Fine". Energy Radio. NRJ. German. 28 October 2019.
  7. News: Lost Frequencies Releases 'Alive And Feeling Fine' Album. Lisa. Kocay. 4 October 2019. Forbes. 4 October 2019.
  8. Web site: Alive and Feeling Fine by Lost Frequencies on Apple Music. iTunes Store. 30 September 2019.
  9. Web site: Ultratop Belgian Charts. Ultratop. Dutch. 3 October 2019. Click at the top right, then on "Zoeken" and type the name of the song. Then click on the corresponding result to display the credits.
  10. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2019. Ultratop. 20 December 2019.
  11. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2020. Ultratop. 18 December 2020.
  12. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2020. Ultratop. 18 December 2020.