Premiere: Sid Seth Shares New Single “Wave”
Today, New-York based singer-songwriter Sid Seth releases his latest single “Wave“.
Sid says, “For “Wave”, I collaborated once again with Al Carlson. Al and I had made “I’m Yours” that was such a different vibe and sound. But, something about “Wave” instantly drew me to Al once again. I played the demo for him and he said two things – take it half step lower and that he is keeping the tabla!
It was recorded at Garys Electric Studio. We took an almost beaten up acoustic guitar and laid down tracks thinking we will change it later but it was perfect so we kept it.
I love afrobeats but I didnt know how it would blend with my artistry. I was speaking with a friend of mine, Arnav, who’s an amazing Indian classical vocalist and we were discussing the new ragas he’s working on. Having studied Indian classical music myself, I asked him if he understood afrobeats and I spat out an idea about mixing Taal Kaharva with afrobeats as its just 8 beat rhythm pattern. He agreed it should work. Now, I didn’t have a tabla around me in NY or even that I would know of anyone who’d play it. So I literally searched on splice. But I found an improv on the 8 beat tabla pattern. I put an afrobeat and tabla together. I bounced a rough draft and played it for my friends and all of them smiled and started bopping. We instantly knew it worked.
So if theres one thing I’d love to see is people dance to the track. What gave me the confidence is when I saw mom and dad started to move and I was so happy but kinda shocked.”
Mastering Engineer for this track is Alex Psaroudakis who is NYC based Grammy winning and multi Platinum awarded Mastering engineer. His credits include – http://www.alexpsaroudakis.
FEATURE INTERVIEW:
Can you describe the songwriting process for “Wave”?
Wave was written in less than five minutes but the story took up an entire evening. Going out and putting on that “bad boy” persona was so much fun. So, it was natural for me to start the evening and the song as my alter ego and say “Oh my… l heard you’re looking for a bad boy”
Unlike a traditional three to four-chorus pop song, Wave has two choruses and I love that. It makes you want to relive that night on a loop. Exactly how I feel as the storyteller.
What are the key musical elements (melody, harmony, rhythm) that define the song?
One thing I’m quite picky about is the key of a song. I wanted this song to be Eb Major as it felt more energetic. However, D Major felt more authentic to the story and time of where and when the story takes place. Keys instantly draw up images and make you feel an emotion, whether you realize it or not. Wave is a chill vibe, a late-in-the-night party song.
While I was writing it, I was probably too caffeinated and excited hence I chose the half-step higher key. When I played both versions for my producer Al, it was a tug of war. He called it my demo-love and it took a lot of convincing for me to take it half a step lower. It was the best decision though, because it started to evolve into this intoxicating feeling which was missing from the Eb Major keyl. The 7ths and the lingering sensation of not resolving to the tonic, and yet innocence within (D major), made me relive that memory.
The melody, harmony, and rhythmic choices all had to be extremely hooky to evoke this feeling of going out. This idea of endlessness and flow of a night out was crucial to showcase musically. It was essential for me to hear that in the record.
What are you hoping fans take from the track? Are there any particular aspects of the song you’re excited for them to hear?
Weirdly, for lack of better word – a “sexy” side of my music :-0
Which I don’t think they’ve heard before?
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