On March 28, 2022, Dana Shanti released her song, "Morse." Morse is the epitome of a love song. A big, fulfilling, evolving love that is deep and transformative. Beginning with playful overtones reminiscent of butterflies in your stomach, you are soon swept up by a smooth, rolling melody that sets you adrift amidst the ebb and flow of the soulful seas. Riding waves of r&b and soul-infused currents, Shanti’s vocals take you beyond the horizon where feelings of distance and longing metamorphose into a sense of movement and oneness.
M O R S E is a song about longing - a constant moving process - creating realities in vision. It is an epitome of a love song where in the lyrics, she is longing for someone that she loves:
"I remember your touch / I remember your voice / I began to relax / In your arms...."
I heard the jazz guitar blended well with her soulful vocals throughout the music video. Moreover, the music video showed images of two lovers showing intimacy and their longing for each other. I find it intriguing because, in life, everyone longs for someone special, someone who cares for them and loves them.
In a nutshell, the music video depicted a sense of longing for someone special. The soothing music has made me appreciate the narrative. Shanti's voice added to the calmness of the track. My only issue was that I could not hear her words from the first verse. Nonetheless, it is an intriguing track. Therefore, I rate the track 8/10.
Link to the music video: https://youtu.be/cT_hF_7a1no
Morse is a single found in her EP, Cosmic View which was released on April 19th. Here is the link: https://open.spotify.com/album/0qnM2KSHWPjisBgY3jTABL?si=w6jbpNqATOyh-v8x5JLCQg
More details about the Dana Shanti:
Berlin-based singer/songwriter, Dana Shanti, is a product of a bygone era wherein her country quaked in the shadow of the Berlin Wall. It was behind this wall that she was taught early to create that which she couldn’t otherwise obtain. This lesson spurred her to try her hand at music composition via a variety of instruments, pre-production of her work, choreography, and both filming and film editing.
Steeped in nuance and subtlety, her music stands as anti-pop made for the patient, discerning ear and has been described by one of her collaborative partners as “a terrific slow burn”. As the artist self-explains “The music of my favourite artists and main influences -- Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Sade, Erykah Badu, and Tracy Chapman -- is what one would get if they turned a healthy, home-cooked meal of organic food and pumpkin coconut soup into sound. I count myself as an artist in what I hope is a similar vein.”
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