So, since December last year, I've gone fully retro. I've opted for round black discs. I've chosen revolutions per minute (RPM), I've re-discovered rock and roll on records. I'm a member of two rock Whatsapp groups (one of them, Rhythm House devotees).

Cartridges, magnetic arms, the crackle of dust on vinyl, rewind me back to a groove driven era. There's a generation, mine actually, who are guided by their early musical weaning — '70s music to be specific — a decade, debatably, the most inventive in music folklore. Its influence very meaningful, encompassing political thought, generational angst, anti-establishment rebellion, crucial milestones in our adolescence. The music has shaped our DNA. Music from our past that's helped re-format our present. Not a DJ created, one song iTunes wonder. But a side A and side B of immortal longevity.