There are times when we get away from what we’re meant to be doing, and then there are times when the call becomes so irresistible that we simply can’t stay away. This is where New York City-based producer, recording engineer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Michael Burke finds himself with “Apophenia,” the second single from his new EP A Strange Mistake to Make.
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With a passion for music that revealed itself at the ripe old age of 5, Burke has been steeped in the traditions of classic ’60s and ’70s music since early childhood. But as he pursued his own creative muse (while simultaneously coming into his own as a recording engineer), Burke found himself attracted to sonic quirks as much as he was enthralled by the craft of songwriting.
“This track began as an assignment for a songwriting class at NYU. The playful lyrics use the concept of apophenia to combine unexpected and disparate ideas into a cohesive whole and were loosely inspired by some of the feelings I was going through while getting divorced. The dictionary definition of ‘apophenia’ is ‘the tendency to perceive a connection or meaningful pattern between unrelated or random things (such as objects or ideas).’ While the term can sometimes be used to describe symptoms of mental illness or psychedelic drugs, we all experience this phenomenon constantly. A common example of this is the well-known ‘gambler’s fallacy.’ However, I see this concept play out in every aspect of our lives by people of all backgrounds. So I thought I would toy with that.”
A Strange Mistake To Make marks his return to the music scene as a solo artist. His new material represents the culmination of many years’ worth of effort, distilling all of Michael’s accumulated experience in the realms of songwriting, production, mixing, and mastering into a heady blend.
