artist: Sacha Sacket
genre: singer/songwriter | indie-pop
label: Golden Sphinx Records
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Breed :: Colin :: Chalk
Sacha Sacket has launched a most ambitious venture entitled The Viscera Project. The plan is to release one new song every week for 52 weeks. The project commenced June 1 with “Breed” and the most recent song, “Colin” dropped this week. Four weeks, four songs = kudos, well done, etc. But really, how’s it going?
This guy writes sneaky good songs, like “Colin,” which showcases Sacket’s strong voice, complete with falsetto flourishes and a piano accompaniment. The songs are sneaky because I thought, guy with a piano and a great vocal range, I’ve heard this before, a bunch of times. But “Colin” grabbed me right away and when it ended, I wished it was a bit longer.
Last week’s offering, “Chalk,” starts slowly and quietly but soon takes off, building in intensity before gliding to a quiet finish. The celesta makes the song as great as it is. Yeah, I didn’t know what a celesta was either when I read Sacha’s notes. It’s a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
Dear Mr. Sacket:
More celesta, please.
Keep track of this LA boy’s progress at sachasacket.com. I can’t wait to hear what comes next.
- Thurdeen
