I've been following Sacha Sacket's music for several years now. I came across a song on myspace (yup, that's how long ago it was) called "The Prodigal" (live version). It is a beautiful blend of electronic beats, piano, and Sacha's voice. He has great range and is a skilled pianist. Also, he is playful with his audiences giving an impromptu performance of Britney Spears' "Hit Me Baby One More Time" during a show.
Sacha Sacket has been working hard since his first album, Alabatser Flesh, was released in 2001. Unfortunately, this cd is out of print and I have been unable to get my hands on one.
He followed with Shadowed in 2004
"The Prodigal"
He followed with Shadowed in 2004
"I felt it was time to delve into 'dark things' go places where I degraded myself, where I was a doormat, where I would destroy someone if I could. Not in an attempt to immediately rectify or justify myself, just to express it. I had to be damaged, to have faults, to show the darkness. I really went to those life and death situations where a life is beginning or ending. Where your humanity truly reveals itself, when your character is tested – the underlying truth."Favorite tracks:
"The Prodigal"
"Plaestine"
"Although it’s a love album, the theme is really more about my battle not to succumb to it. I guess I equated love with losing power, losing my goals and aspirations. I was trying to find the balance between honoring someone else and myself, while finding where the edges meet."
Favorite tracks:
"Stay"
"How Low?"
A live album with his all female band in 2008, Live At The Zone
Hermitage in 2009
Hermitage was a very different creative process for Sacha. He spent some time in a cabin after touring, and out of this time in isolation came the lyrics for Hermatige. He also went back to the cabin to record the album. When it was released, I got the deluxe edition which included an extra track, "The Sign Was Everywhere", photos, a note that was personally signed, and a a couple small objects you can find while wandering in the woods.
Favorite tracks:
"Running Away"
"Used" (music video)
"You Could"
On June 1st, 2010, Sacha Sacket started something special called the Viscera Project. Every Tuesday, Sacha has released a song through bandcamp.com. He plans to release one song, every week, for a year. Talk about being ambitious. He got sick after finishing one of my favorites so far "All in the Way" and that held up the recording process for three weeks. He came back, like he hadn't been gone at all, with a track called "Stay Still". Now that Sacha is beyond the halfway mark now is as good a time as any to start checking up on his musical project from week to week.
There are a handful of tracks that really stand out to me, so far. They are:
"The Wound Wants to Heal"
"All in the Way"
"Wave Goodbye"
"The Outsider"
"Cocky"
"Chalk"
Check out Sacha Sacket's bandcamp page:
There are a handful of tracks that really stand out to me, so far. They are:
"The Wound Wants to Heal"
"All in the Way"
"Wave Goodbye"
"The Outsider"
"Cocky"
"Chalk"
Check out Sacha Sacket's bandcamp page:
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