FLOTSZAM – Under the Same Sky (2022)
There are times when you feel the darkness that is infiltrating the world in general combine with personal crises to overwhelm you. This is something that FLOTSZAM understands and has transformed into the single ‘Under the Same Sky’. Through the clouds and skies, she finds a sense of hope and light that chases some of the darkness away.
Downtempo and chill, this single will lift a weight off your chest and have you feeling better about your ability to move forward. Through this single, FLOTSZAM continues the floating journey that has characterised her music, as the looks for hope and strength to heal broken edges. Hovering in a musical space between sea and sky, she brings electronic and organic tones together for a moving sonic experience.
‘Under the Same Sky’ has a soft and almost dreamy feeling from the first note. There is a haziness to the opening melodic movement that makes it feel intangible and like coloured smoke that slides through your fingers. The shuffle of the drums brings a grounding feeling to this haziness that is countered by a downtempo chilled vibe. Through the melody, she has you floating in a space between the vastness of the sky and the grounding of the Earth. This is the perfect space to inhabit as the vocals twirl around you and bring the consideration of the lyrics to life. As the single progresses, the swell of the chilled notes expands in your chest and tries to take you higher into the sky. It is a really immersive sound that captures you in its hold from the first moment to the very last. While the beats drop for a moment, the electronic tones sink to compensate and keep you in that floating space.
As the layers of the melody grasp you, FLOTSZAM’s vocals wash over you like a gentle breeze, pushing you in the direction she wants you to go. While the melody has you floating in a suspended space, her vocals have you looking up at the clouds as they move across the sky. Her performance brings a feeling of connection that transcends distance, space and time as she considers living under the same sky. There is a reaching for hope in her vocals that settles something deep in your chest that you didn’t know was out of place. By the end of the track, you will feel more secure in yourself and steadier as you face the world once again.
Through the layered tones of ‘Under the Same Sky’, FLOTSZAM suspends you between the ground and sky, while considering the connections we have with people across the world. The immersive melody catches you in the perfect space to contemplate the vocals. Her performance is a cool breeze that soothes the rough and unsettled edges of your soul, leaving you steadier for having heard it.
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