Description
Taken from “Bittersweet”, PSY’AVIAH’s recent successful eclectic new studio album, this “The Wildness In Me” new EP does not only highlight the more up-tempo electric pop side of the Belgian band, but also Yves Schelpe’s fruitful collaboration with female singer Eli Rho on the dynamic title song but also on its B-side and more trip-pop electronica oriented “The Book Of Life”.
As always with PSY’AVIAH lyrics always carry strong messages, inviting us this time to a self-discovery trip, reconnecting with nature to recover strength, hope and energy, learning from our mistakes and bringing light into our own book of life…
This time again, PSY’AVIAH used his influential circle of connections and teamed up with an amazing list of artists coming from various music scenes and genres (from electro rock to industrial, through trance, minimal techno and trip-hop / synth pop) to gather a massive selection of remixes for both songs, adding radio and extended versions but also instrumental edits for the ultimate pleasure of electronic music scene DJ’s amongst others. The list of remixers include MISS SUICIDE, 13TH ANGEL, CYBORGDRIVE, RESTRICTION 9, CUBIC, KARL ROQUE, OUTPOST 11, STUDIO-X & BATAVIA.
And last but not least, PSY’AVIAH’s creativity obviously knows no limits, Yves Schelpe also recorded 2 exclusive ambient poetry tracks (“The Truth”; “Perspective Proportionally”) featuring Jen Draven of 13TH ANGEL on spoken/whispered vocals adding some more depth and intimacy to the whole concept and message conveyed by this release. The whole sonic experience is backed up by Tim Goossens and Gwenny Cooman’s photographs (available as bonus digital booklet on Bandcamp) adding one more dimension to it all and reinforcing the too often forgotten connection with the wild nature…
PSY’AVIAH proves that it’s very possible writing electro pop songs with heavy messages and extracting shimmering lights from darker tunes… Hear his hopeful and critical call to action and gain perspective in the vast landscape called “life”…
