Alternative-pop chanteuse/visual artist Daisy and The Dark has collaborated with a team of digital innovators on her debut EP to create a unique interactive app experience, which she describes as ‘magic meeting technology’.
Magic is a leading inspiration for the London/Cambridge based singer-songwriter – real name Sarah Kayte Foster – who trained as an actress and previously topped the UK classical charts with the Mediaeval Baebes; ‘I like to create songs and visuals that have a sense of other worldliness about them; a dream like circus, a haunted house – something secret and intensified’.
Also inspired by her love of cinema, Daisy and The Dark’s songs are emotive, lush and layered – ethereal vocals floating over strings, synths and harmonies. Introducing this as ‘a visual art project as much as it is a collection of songs’, Sarah has self-directed a dark and glittering music video for the title track; ‘It’s a story of light entering a strange dark world – an ode to the weird immensity of falling in love…!’.
For the app, Sarah oversaw twelve alternate versions of the four EP tracks saying ‘we wanted to create an experience where the digital listener feels like they have a visual and physical relationship with music again.’ The Red Planet app allows listeners to interact with the music by customising alternate mixes and exploring novel playback features, whilst accessing song lyrics, album artwork, credits and additional rich media content – in the same way the exploration of a vinyl or CD sleeve used to be an integral part of every first listen.
Most recently reviewed as ‘Somewhere between the ghostly gliding & luscious laments of Kate Bush, the boldness of Bjork, and the haunting image of Kylie floating in a lake after spending too much time with Nick Cave.’ (Backseat Mafia), this creative new artist is one to watch.
The Red Planet EP is officially released on 10th July.