Chósta’s brand-new single ‘That Object Spoke to Me’ has a dreamy, melancholic feel to the downtempo, electronica production. The track will feature on his forthcoming debut album, Twilight Transmission, to be released early 2023.
‘That Object Spoke to Me’ is a collaboration with one of Ireland’s greatest 21st century artists, Jape (AKA Richie Egan). Chósta has been a fan of Richie’s work long before he made music himself, and has always held him up as a standard bearer for Irish independent artists. Chancing his arm, he emailed him last year about possibly collaborating on a track and to his immense surprise he was not only aware of his music, but had bought his EP on BandCamp.
The track stems from his early insecurities making music, where he feared that his lack of playing ability and technical proficiency would prevent him from creating the songs he had in his head. Eventually, he found sampling and other methods which worked for him, making
music in almost collage form. Reading about collage art led him to the cutup technique popularised by Wiliam Burroughs and it clarified in his head that there are many different methods of creating.
The vocal sample at the beginning of the track is from an interview with Burroughs talking about this style. He sent Richie an instrumental and he sent him back the track with his vocals and a couple of different other parts. They went back-and-forth, eventually settling on a final cut. It was his first experience of a proper collaboration and one he will remember extremely fondly.
“The track is intended to be uplifting and dream-like, capturing the boundless possibility of life when you put your mind to something and find the beauty in the process.” – Chósta
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About Chósta
Chósta (pronounced Coast – ah) is the moniker of Conor Kelly. The Irish electronic producer and artist from the seaside Dublin town of Donabate makes music inspired by his coastal surroundings. Chósta’s music has received airplay from BBC Radio 6, 98FM and 2FM, as well as attention from Nialler9, Hot Press, District Magazine, FourFour Magazine, The Point of Everything, GoldenPlec and The Thin Air, amongst others. His music has drawn comparisons to Mount Kimbie, Burial and Leon Vynehall. Early live performances have included support slots for Real Lies, LoneLady, Le Boom and Kid Francescoli in Dublin. In July 2022, he played his biggest show to date, supporting the legendary Caribou in Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens. He was named in Nialler9’s 30 Best New Irish Artists 2021. ‘Conor Kelly’s evocative electronic project is indicative of the burgeoning talent on display.’ -Nialler9
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