Your Weekly Vibe Check: Dreamy Nights & Bass Drops
October 15, 2024
October 15, 2024
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Today, Swedish producer and electronic artist Kasbo revealed his anticipated return with the announcement of his forthcoming sophomore album, The Making of a Paracosm, due out October 23 on Foreign Family Collective / Counter Records. To kick things off, Kasbo released the debut single, “Play Pretend,” featuring fellow Swede and budding songwriter and vocalist, Ourchives. The track overflows with striking soundscapes and the emotive music video offers a captivating first look into the story behind the upcoming album. “Play Pretend” showcases Kasbo’s effortless ethereal production capabilities, and the single’s dreamlike qualities are echoed throughout the music video’s powerful narrative, as both love and chaos fuse together in imperfect worlds, while anthemic melodies clash with airy falsettos. The Making of a Paracosm offers a nod to Kasbo’s Swedish heritage, brimming with themes of Swedish folklore and featuring collaborations with a host of Swedish artists like Frida Sundemo, Freja The Dragon, Nea and NOOMI, as well as a notable appearance from Vancouver Sleep Clinic.
On the track and his forthcoming album, Kasbo said: “Play pretend was one of the first songs I made for the album. It started from a session where me and Ourchives were at the time really inspired by classic UK house beats and wanted to try our hand at something similar. We almost did what we set out to do too well because it sounded very much like a classic UK house song but nothing like ourselves. We ended up slowly picking apart the song, keeping melodies and elements from my original production along with Ourchives’ lyrics and we rebuilt the track from the ground up.The final product was eventually Play pretend.”
“Play Pretend” follows Kasbo’s hit single, “I Get You feat. Lizzy Land,” a stunning reflection of his sonic evolution and personal growth last year. Prior to that, his first full-length album, Places We Don’t Know, earned over 200 million streams, received praise from FADER, COMPLEX, Dancing Astronaut, This Song is Sick and more, and introduced fans to the transportive nature of Kasbo’s imaginative productions. The Making of a Paracosm will again immerse listeners in a new surreal universe, born out of the dual worlds that live inside Kasbo’s mind between reality and the escape from it.
Stream and Purchase “Play Pretend feat. Ourchives” – https://kasbo.ffm.to/paracosm.
