Darren has been on the dance scene for over 13 years despite, having started DJ-ing in the world of underground Hardcore at just 16. He started producing and writing tracks with Paul Force in 1993…rapidly becoming two of the biggest names on a new scene which was just beginning. Over the next few years they continued writing and producing together and were responsible for a host of Hardcore classics – they were the first hardcore DJ’s to produce a Mix for Pete Tong’s Essential Mix on Radio One. They gained awards as best producers, best DJ’s and best tracks in numerous Hardcore Awards.
Encouraged from an early age by his father, an avid blues fan, Darren had always possessed a passionate craving for music. Many late nights were spent enthusiastically mastering his natural ability on the keyboard, engineering it into an undisputed skill whilst developing his own style, ever inspired by Dance music.
Armed with this passion and well-earned musical talent, this 16 year old with serious ambition was to become one of the biggest ever names in the Hardcore arena, which he did with his releases “Back to the old school” and “Feeling Me”. Now Darren makes seriously uplifting hard trance with his single “Black Magic” and has made remixes for labels like Honey Pot and Nukleuz Records with his biggest hit being his stellar remix of “Silence” which was canned by the likes of Paul van Dyk.
Aliases name - Styles
play with groups - 4 Rising Stars, 69, A Sense Of Summer, Force & Styles, Futureworld, Infextious, Styles & Breeze, Unique, United In Dance
Just Easy
Darren Styles Lyrics
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I relapse on those days past,
Cos time flies fast when your mashed,
Wondering how long the night will last,
And I ask myself where those days have gone,
Don't seem that long since I was dancing in the field,
Smoking like cheech and chong,
Tryna figure out right from wrong,
They say times a healer but I still remember the days ravers wore fearless,
And for those moments there was no segrogation,
Yeah sure we had bad boys but even they felt the music inhalation,
Love, peace and unity was the message,
They had it written on their t-shirts,
Stomping in dirt 'til their feet hurt,
And when a certain tune kicked in, the crowd went beserke,
Never before had I felt such belonging,
It's like since the day I was born this is what I was longing,
With my hands in the air as the rave is rocking,
I can't believe that was over a decade ago,
Compared, todays tempo, the music sounds so slow,
But I still love it though, that much I know,
So I turn it up a little louder,
And feel a little prouder,
'Cause reminiscing the rush is better than any white powder.
It's funny how time can fly,
A moment can pass you by,
But I'm just easy,
Yeah I'm just easy,
I relax and I close my eyes,
I have sounds I can visualise,
But I'm just easy,
Yeah I'm just easy.
I can still picture the day I went out and bought a ticket,
Staring at it and thinkin about the night, I'm gona go and kick it,
I'm not kidding,
I was ready to ride the rhythm,
And do the things that were forbidden,
'Cause my dad used to say live is for the living,
And when you're in the moment all is forgiven,
And those words are so true,
I'm not sure this is quite what he meant,
But hey, I had nothing to lose and very litte to prove,
So I put on my dancing shoes,
And got hype for some sample grooves,
Pulling off running man moves,
At one with the hardcore tunes,
I raved all night like a loon,
And by the light of the moon we congregated like ants.
Each of us had one thing in mind and that was to dance,
Lost in a trance,
The evening enhanced by lazers, talking with stranges,
Cause you see in this place it seemed like there was no hidden dangers,
Waffling for ages,sniffing poppers and mixed vapours,
Echanging numbers written on bits of papers,
Your new best mate was a raver,
United together by mcing and djing,
Remember forever,
As it seems like yesterday.
It's funny how time can fly,
A moment can pass you by,
But I'm just easy,
Yeah I'm just easy,
I relax and I close my eyes,
I have sounds I can visualise,
But I'm just easy,
Yeah I'm just easy.
Now I'm thinking bout piling into my mates car,
We stick a flyer in the window so all the ravers no exactly who we are,
Travelling from afar,
It's bizarre,
But on road tar we convoy with clevers that we're heading to the north star,
Prepared with no hold to bar,
We're always ready to go,
Tape in the stereo cranked up loud just to let the world know,
Bouncing in our seats in time to the beats,
A weekend release,
Like a raving retreat,
I feel I'm at peace.
It's funny how time can fly,
A moment can pass you by,
But I'm just easy,
Yeah I'm just easy,
I relax and I close my eyes,
I have sounds I can visualise,
But I'm just easy,
Yeah I'm just easy.
The song 'Just Easy' by Darren Styles is an ode to the rave culture of the '90s and early 2000s. The lyrics reminisce about the good old days of lively dance music and how easy-going it used to be. The song's first verse sets the tone with the singer bemoaning how fast time flies and how he used to lose himself in the music and the moment. He remembers the days of dancing on the fields and trying to figure out right from wrong while smoking weed like Cheech and Chong. The singer recalls how love, peace, and unity were the messages of the ravers back then, despite the presence of bad boys. With his hands in the air as the rave is rocking, he feels that he belongs there.
In the second verse, the singer relates his experience of going out to rave after buying a ticket. He talks about how he did the forbidden things and lived his life like his dad said it was meant to be lived. At the rave, he let loose and danced with abandon, losing himself in the hardcore tunes. The experience of the rave was all about the music, the lazers, and meeting new people, who were united as ravers by DJing and MCing. The singer highlights how people of different backgrounds, genders, and races come together in these raves and how there is no segregation, just love, peace, and unity.
Line by Line Meaning
Laid back,
I am feeling very relaxed.
I relapse on those days past,
I reminisce about my previous experiences.
Cos time flies fast when your mashed,
Time passes quickly when you are under the influence of drugs.
Wondering how long the night will last,
Contemplating the length of the night.
And I ask myself where those days have gone,
Questioning where past days have disappeared.
Don't seem that long since I was dancing in the field,
It feels like a short time ago when I was dancing in an open space.
Smoking like cheech and chong,
Smoking excessively like the characters of the movie Cheech and Chong.
Tryna figure out right from wrong,
Attempting to discern between right and wrong.
Forever living on in my memory like a DJ crowd stealer,
Memories never fade in my mind, just like a DJ who can thrill the audience.
They say times a healer but I still remember the days ravers wore fearless,
Although people say time heals everything, I still remember the time when ravers were fearless.
And for those moments there was no segrogation,
In those moments, nobody was excluded or distinguished.
Yeah sure we had bad boys but even they felt the music inhalation,
Even troublemakers felt the impact of music.
Love, peace and unity was the message,
The message portrayed was one of love, peace and unity.
They had it written on their t-shirts,
The message was displayed on their shirts.
Stomping in dirt 'til their feet hurt,
Dancing until their feet ached.
And when a certain tune kicked in, the crowd went beserke,
When a particular melody was played, the crowd became wild with excitement.
Never before had I felt such belonging,
I had never felt so united and connected before.
It's like since the day I was born this is what I was longing,
I felt like this is what I had been waiting for since my birth.
With my hands in the air as the rave is rocking,
Dancing with hands in the air while being blown away by the party's live music.
I can't believe that was over a decade ago,
It's hard to believe that all of that was more than ten years ago.
Compared, todays tempo, the music sounds so slow,
When compared to today's music, the tempo seems slow.
But I still love it though, that much I know,
Despite that, I still love that music.
So I turn it up a little louder,
I crank the volume up a bit louder.
And feel a little prouder,
I get a little more proud.
'Cause reminiscing the rush is better than any white powder.
Reminiscing about the rush I got from raves is better than any kind of drug.
It's funny how time can fly,
Time can pass quickly.
A moment can pass you by,
Moments can slip away quickly.
But I'm just easy,
But I am relaxed.
Yeah I'm just easy,
Yes, I am relaxed.
I relax and I close my eyes,
I unwind by closing my eyes.
I have sounds I can visualise,
I can imagine certain sounds.
I can still picture the day I went out and bought a ticket,
I can still clearly remember the day I went and bought a ticket to a rave.
Staring at it and thinkin about the night I'm gona go and kick it,
Staring at the ticket and thinking about how wild the night is going to be.
I'm not kidding,
I am not joking.
I was ready to ride the rhythm,
I was prepared to lose myself in the rhythm.
And do the things that were forbidden,
And do the things that were considered taboos in society.
'Cause my dad used to say live is for the living,
My dad used to say that life is for those who live it.
And when you're in the moment all is forgiven,
In the heat of the moment, everything is forgiven.
And those words are so true,
His words were exceptionally accurate.
I'm not sure this is quite what he meant,
However, I am not sure if this was how he meant it.
But hey, I had nothing to lose and very litte to prove,
But hey, I had nothing to lose and not much to prove to anyone.
So I put on my dancing shoes,
So, I wore my dancing shoes.
And got hype for some sample grooves,
I was excited to hear some sample grooves.
Pulling off running man moves,
Dancing and pulling off moves like the running man step.
At one with the hardcore tunes,
Syncing perfectly with hardcore tunes.
I raved all night like a loon,
I raved all night like a crazy person.
And by the light of the moon we congregated like ants.
In the moonlight, we united like ants.
Each of us had one thing in mind and that was to dance,
All of us were solely focused on dancing.
Lost in a trance,
Being completely absorbed in an altered state.
The evening enhanced by lazers, talking with stranges,
The evening was amplified by laser lights and conversations with strangers.
Cause you see in this place it seemed like there was no hidden dangers,
At that place, it felt like there were no potential dangers or risks.
Waffling for ages,sniffing poppers and mixed vapours,
This went on for some time- chit-chat, inhaling poppers, and mixed vapours.
Echanging numbers written on bits of papers,
Exchanging phone numbers by writing them down on scraps of paper.
Your new best mate was a raver,
A fellow raver quickly became your closest friend.
United together by mcing and djing,
All united by Emceeing and Disc Jockeying.
Remember forever,
To be remembered for eternity.
As it seems like yesterday.
Because it feels like it was just yesterday.
Now I'm thinking bout piling into my mates car,
Now, I am picturing myself and my friends packing into a car.
We stick a flyer in the window so all the ravers no exactly who we are,
We place a flyer in the car window so other ravers can identify us.
Travelling from afar,
Travelling long distances.
It's bizarre,
It's peculiar.
But on road tar we convoy with clevers that we're heading to the north star,
On the road, we travel with certainty that we are moving towards our ultimate destination.
Prepared with no hold to bar,
Fully prepared with no obstructions.
We're always ready to go,
We are always prepared to get going.
Tape in the stereo cranked up loud just to let the world know,
We play music loudly through the tape's stereo to make a bold statement.
Bouncing in our seats in time to the beats,
Jumping up and down in our seats in time to the beats.
A weekend release,
A weekend freedom from daily life.
Like a raving retreat,
In a manner akin to a rave-based vacation.
I feel I'm at peace.
Feeling content and at ease.
Contributed by Sarah M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.