Out 9th September "Dead Silk I" is the first of two 3-track singles from Canadian producer, songwriter and vocalist Rhi working in collaboration with producer and innovative engineer Telemachus. A project built from mutual respect and a natural joy and understanding of the collaboration, Rhi and Telemachus turn the 'weird' and 'dark' dials up a couple of notches and invite you to join them in their intoxicating artistic realm of Dead Silk.
With a sound both dark and foreboding and sensual and playful enough to be fitting of the Dead Silk name, Rhi and Telemachus began working on one track and the collaboration grew from there; "Telemachus has been an inspiration to me as a producer, so working with him has been such a treat", Rhi explains. "With each track we did, I felt driven to challenge myself and try new things and I feel like I'm now a stronger and more versatile artist because of it". Honing their specific musical intentions over the course of the six Dead Silk tracks (split across Dead Silk I & II), the pair balance a unique sound drifting in the ether between light and dark.
Described by both producers as a 'moment' in their collaboration, opening track "No One Wants a Nihilist" takes centre stage on "Dead Silk I". Rhi's lyrics touch on despondency as she muses on the lack of meaning and purpose to be found in life. Wrapped in an other-worldly melancholy salsa beat, Telemachus creates a haze to transport Rhi's vocals with a melody the listener could both slow dance and weep to - "I think it could be the magic combination", he adds.
Coming out of the mist and into a daydream you can't quite place with "So Much", Rhi's signature alluring sense of mystery radiates through her lyrics and glides along the sultry production from Telemachus. With the truth behind the track unattainable, the place created feels like a blurred memory. As Telemachus explains: "This one honestly feels like drinking gin on a submarine... wobbling clumsily throughout the ship and accidentally switching lots of important levers". Concluding the release, "Oh..." is a reworking of a track Rhi began aged 18 whilst still existing within the darkness of the Dead Silk universe. Less pessimistic than her usual lyrical stylings, angelic harmonies bring out the captivating purity behind the origin of the track.
With a sound both dark and foreboding and sensual and playful enough to be fitting of the Dead Silk name, Rhi and Telemachus began working on one track and the collaboration grew from there; "Telemachus has been an inspiration to me as a producer, so working with him has been such a treat", Rhi explains. "With each track we did, I felt driven to challenge myself and try new things and I feel like I'm now a stronger and more versatile artist because of it". Honing their specific musical intentions over the course of the six Dead Silk tracks (split across Dead Silk I & II), the pair balance a unique sound drifting in the ether between light and dark.
Described by both producers as a 'moment' in their collaboration, opening track "No One Wants a Nihilist" takes centre stage on "Dead Silk I". Rhi's lyrics touch on despondency as she muses on the lack of meaning and purpose to be found in life. Wrapped in an other-worldly melancholy salsa beat, Telemachus creates a haze to transport Rhi's vocals with a melody the listener could both slow dance and weep to - "I think it could be the magic combination", he adds.
Coming out of the mist and into a daydream you can't quite place with "So Much", Rhi's signature alluring sense of mystery radiates through her lyrics and glides along the sultry production from Telemachus. With the truth behind the track unattainable, the place created feels like a blurred memory. As Telemachus explains: "This one honestly feels like drinking gin on a submarine... wobbling clumsily throughout the ship and accidentally switching lots of important levers". Concluding the release, "Oh..." is a reworking of a track Rhi began aged 18 whilst still existing within the darkness of the Dead Silk universe. Less pessimistic than her usual lyrical stylings, angelic harmonies bring out the captivating purity behind the origin of the track.
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