Joey Sachi impressed us greatly with her first two singles ‘Fractured‘ and ‘Reverie‘ and she has returned with a bang with her new single ‘7 Seconds’, a collaboration with Sydney producer AKINAT.
‘7 Seconds’ begins with enigmatic spoken dialogue over haunting synths before Sachi’s ethereal vocals softly glide across the surface like a silken veil as the dialogue ends with the words what does love mean, Mr Wearing? The beat is mesmerising while the two vocals and heavenly harmonies interweave, dripping with a yearning melancholy. Vocoded interpersions add a motorik element, augmented by the dappling, pattering percussion. The production is gorgeous – the instrumentation feels like a meeting of European masters like Kraftwerk, Air and Daft Punk with the voclas adding a whole other dimension.
The themes on ‘7 Seconds’ were directly inspired by British classical musician Clive Wearing; an accomplished conductor, Tenor and pianist who suffered from retrograde amnesia towards the end of his life. Sachi says:
Clive Wearing is a British classical musician whose life was devastatingly impacted by a rare and severe form of memory loss. The profoundly beautiful part of Clive’s story is that his wife Deborah remained a constant in his life – the deepest of connections…almost instinctual, that despite his memory resetting every few seconds allowed him to always seek comfort amongst his fragmented existence. Inspired by his story we created ‘7 Seconds’, exploring the divine beauty in a love so deep, one that endures all the ebbs and flows of life.
Haunting and ethereal themes that weave into the very sounds – it is a mesmerising tour de force that serves to emphasis the vitality and creativity of Sachi, who shows no fear in exploring a kaleidoscope of colours of sonic invention, while injecting poetry and lyricism into the very corpuscles of the music. The collaboration with AKINAT adds complex, subtle layers, a heavenly collision of talent:
There is just stupendous stuff coming from this rapidly rising artist whose classical background and creativity ensures an unique and fresh sound. ‘7 Seconds’ is out now and available to download and stream here.
