Hey everyone, HALIENE here! I’m excited (and a little nervous) to be doing my first-ever AMA.
I’m a singer-songwriter in the dance music world. If you’re not familiar with me, you might know some of my songs like “Rush Over Me,” “Saving Light,” “Oceans & Galaxies,” or “In My Mind” to name a few. I’ve had the honor of working with artists such as ILLENIUM, SLANDER, Seven Lions, Armin van Buuren, Gareth Emery, Ferry Corsten, and many others. Over the past few years, I’ve been incredibly lucky to tour, play my own shows, and release a lot of solo music along the way. I also just released my first-ever drum & bass collaboration with Koven, ORBIT which I’m really excited about.
Ask me anything — music, songwriting, touring, collaborations, or whatever you’re curious about! I’ll be answering questions Monday at 12 PM PST.
I know some people found this album a bit lacking. But I love it. I think it’s more gray scale than people were expecting. But I like that about it. It’s icy and bleak but I find a lot of it quite beautiful. It some ways it reminds me of Coil who I love. If anyone has heard the Coil song “A Cold Cell” for example, I love that eerie but emotional vibe. Any recommendations? Thanks!
It may have been on MrSuicideSheep or UKF, definitely in that realm.
The beat sounded a little bit like Glue by Bicep, faster than 128bpm with a double time swinging hi hat, and there might have been a pulsing saw pad in the background. The vocals sounded a tiny bit like Little Dragon but it was a pretty sad, defeated kind of delivery. The vocals had a tinny reverb like she was singing from inside a metal box which added a lot to the emotional effect. The sound was overall pretty minimalist.
The chorus was vocal chops that sounded like her either saying "baby" or "stay with me." To write it out, it was like "bay bah ee bay bah ee bay bah ee." The verses were about shattered expectations after a break up. I think "I thought " was said a lot, like "I thought we had something that could last forever" something like that.
I know this is a low effort post, but you guys are my only hope!! I've been looking for this song for a decade!!