A nocturnal, dreamy mystique envelops on “Chasm,” a recent track from Jana Pochop that bridges themes of deterioration with a chilly atmospheric arsenal. The Albuquerque-based artist describes the single as “trying to convey the slow almost unnoticeable dissolution of a relationship.” Haunting vocals and pit-pattering rhythmic subtleties adorn hazy synth elements, complementing visceral lyrical statements like “there are no safe words when it gets hard.”
“”Friends like us are supposed to stay friends,” Pochop songs with gripping entrancement. “And that’s why we never acknowledge the chasm.” Lyrically conveying moments of weakness with artful precision, “Chasm” enthralls in its thematic intimacy and serenely impactful soundscape. Shades of Kate Bush, with some more electronic adornments, show within the intoxicating aesthetic. “Chasm” is a memorably lingering success from Jana Pochop.
The artist continues:
“You can be sitting across from someone you know very well and suddenly realize…there’s a huge chasm between you, you don’t really know each other anymore, and while you can fake it…something is missing and it’s all empty. The music is also aiding the chasm by slowly dissolving into more broken, robotic singing.”
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
We discovered this release via MusoSoup, as part of the artist’s promotional campaign.
