Moonkay is the work of innovative artist, producer and vocalist Jordan Barritt. He has formed together a unique blend of different styles and genres that surround his ears on a daily basis, creating atmospheric electronic music with a subtle slice of alternative R&B. The result is something hugely potent and individual, and his richly textured music has reached far and wide with his releases to date.
A trio of albums to his name already, Moonkay is consistently producing and pushing the boundaries of his sound, further exemplified by his most recent single ‘Sisyphus’. He now follows suit from that hugely successful release, with ‘Fell in the Deep’. Almost instantly, Moonkay creates his own space with his music, and as this track opens up you can immediately feel his presence. The introduction is soft and melancholic, with a beautifully presented and laid out piano in the background, with Moonkay’s ever powerful spoken word home truths.
After that, the song then again transcends into something different entirely. Moonkay switches to singing and the song builds in angst with dark synths and a quite distorted vocal that gets louder on the beat each time. The climax is a euphoric electronic beat, with a pounding beat and then some percussive elements enter in what is an energetic call and response with his vocal.
The video perfectly encapsulates Moonkay’s notion for ‘Fell in the Deep’. Set in Norway, Barritt is trudging around in his snow boots, searching for an answer and seamlessly switches to him struggling to keep it all in and moving across the ice in a captivating scene. Reminiscent of Ghostpoet to begin with once more, ‘Fell in the Deep’ certainly then finds its own place, in what is a hauntingly brilliant contemporary bedroom pop track full of emotion and feeling.
Moonkay has once again taken the genre of bedroom pop to a whole new level, showing that there really are limitless capabilities with his craft in this electronically binded offering.
Speaking on the meaning behind ‘Sisyphus’, Moonkay explains:
“Fell In The Deep” is an analysis on loneliness. I see the piece as an introspection on looking for purpose, and some of the negative emotions that can come with that. I think this is very visually clear in the contrast of the screaming vocals over the 808 bass and harsh percussion.
The complexity of the sounds lends itself to the spontaneity of repeatedly hunting for purpose to no avail. This is in contrast to the more melodic sections, which can be seen as the sections of clarity, made more so obvious given the use of vocals and a clear message to the listener.