ORPHANS by Becci Wallace X Conscious Route X Texture
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVBkScre6Ro
About the music:
‘Orphans’ is a track for the post-truth, extremely online age. The deft lyrics expose the false promise of the streaming economy, and the exploitation of art for commercial profit.
This is a track that diagnoses the alienation of a generation who live their lives under opt-in surveillance - a state-of-the-nation address from three of Scotland’s most fiercely independent artists.
The original mix, written and arranged by Becci Wallace with additional production from Lauren Gilmour & Audrey Tait (Franz Ferdinand/Novasound) unfurls in a gathering storm of soft guitars and dusted beats, anchored by Becci’s soaring voice and bittersweet hooks.
The track has a layered added nuance from the trombone of Edinburgh Jazz head Chris Greive. Chris is known for features, performances and production alongside a host of growing names like Joseph Malik, Rebecca Vasmant and The Scottish Jazz Orchestra.
The remix by Scott Bathgate offers a more jazzy, traditional hip-hop framework for the complex, densely-layered lyrical exchanges of Texture and Conscious Route. Each mix offers a different side of a track that twins raw poetics with incisive social commentary.
Tracklist
| 1. | Orphans (ft. Chris Grieve) | 5:36 |
| 2. | Orphans - Remix (ft. Chris Grieve) | 5:36 |
Credits
Music: Becci Wallace
Remix: Scott Bathgate
Featuring: Lyrics by Becci Wallace, Conscious Route & Texture
Trombone from Chris Greive
Mixed and Mastered by Audrey Tait (Franz Ferdinand) & Lauren Gilmour (Novasound Studio)
Art Work by Alx Hlman
Video by Andrew Mackenzie
