Kate Havnevik

Someone asked me what was going on with my blog and my apathy shouldn't be a reason I'm not updating this thing. I think the daunting nature of trying to steamline all these posts have made it more difficult to actually post more so I'm giving up on that for now. I haven't been in the position to buy new music for awhile. I'm really falling out of the scene. And trust me, thousands of dollars later...I can tell you it is very expensive to stay in the scene.

I do want to talk about an artist that I like, however. You may have heard of her without even knowing it because the song, "Timeless" as well as five other tracks have appeared on Grey's Anatomy. I still feel that she deserves a proper introduction into the music scene even though Melankton was released in 2006. Born in Oslo, Norway, her album has been described as classical meets electronica meets trip/hop.

For some reason, tonight, I have found myself listening to "Unlike Me" over and over again. There is just such a foreboding tempo to all her songs. The pacing between the lyrics and melody really builds an underlying tension throughout a lot of her songs. I think it is beautifully constructed. One of the most notable producers on this album is Guy Sigsworth (Frou Frou), who has worked with Imogen Heap, Alanis Morissette, and Madonna. You can totally channel "Hide and Seek" while listening to some of the tracks. The echo-ey goodness of Havnevik's voice disappearing into volumes of space while resonating like waves on a beach is one of Sigsworth's trademarks. Too bad whenever I think of "Hide and Seek," I think of O.C.'s Ryan (Ben McKenzie) watching as Marissa (Misha Barton) shoots and kills his brother, whom, oh by the way, was about to kill him. God, I miss that show...

"There is no time," she keeps repeating in the refrain. "Time doesn't really exist." This song really hits hard. Time has ceased to move since I've moved home. Yet, I find myself here on August 16th without a real means or motivation. I am so stagnant. But there is no time. Time is so irrelevant. It isn't time that is calling for change, it is my circumstances. I just bought a new videogame and spilled juice on my controller the next day... I wrap up my summer in that connotation.

USA plays Spain in about 20 minutes so I'm off. But give Kate Havnevik's Melankton a spin if you are a fan of Grey's Anatomy, Imogen Heap, or Frou Frou. She sits right in that vein and I find her to be a special treasure the more I listen to it.


This. Is. Truth.