London’s Resident Bohemian make a euphoric debut with their single ‘Space Time Traveller’.
A 6 minute 20 journey through reflective psychedelic musicality, the tracks strikingly complete sound sets an exciting starting point for the band. Musically comparable to Pink Floyd with its emotive approach and blend of haunting guitar work, piano, swaying rhythm and whimsical feel, the track manages to hark back to 70s rock whilst retaining a fresh faced sense of immediacy.
Topped with the buttery, and pleasingly warming lead vocals, the track is carried forwards before reaching a euphoric and climactic guitar solo before dipping once more and ending in a flurry of organ swells and chant-able vocal melodies.
Sonically immersive and atmospheric soundscape, the track’s lyrics contemplate themes of insignificance and awe, reflecting on being “lost in the billions, a grain of sand, a box in a building.”
“To be lost in the billions,” the band explains, “is to recognize the enormity of existence and accept the transient nature of our time here.”
Written near the site where Pink Floyd recorded ‘Another Brick in the Wall’, the track was uniquely laid down between midnight and 2 AM, capturing a late-night ambiance. It was later refined at RAK Studios, where parts were re-recorded using the same guitar used on ‘Stairway to Heaven’. Produced by Jonathan Quarmby (David Bowie, Lewis Capaldi), the song gained an additional layer of rock mystique.
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