"My friends all say they’re worried / I miss the hints don’t have a clue / The treasure I kept secret got lost in the blues / I gaze into the distance / Can’t find the reasons of my being..."
The sun glistened melancholia of "House by the Sea" by Munich based Santans, the solo project of songwriter / producer Chris Scott Pham, is a multi-shaded musical affair, cross generational and a hybrid of genres. Santans DIY approach and personal pressure points sink into your psyche easily. A cooly cut blend that winks at you. I feel hints of 50's / 60's doo wop, 90's psychedelic pop and subsequent 201l-2020 revival soul / rock fusion purges and while it is never easy to describe Santans musical arcs when "House by the Sea" erupts at around 2 minutes and 10 seconds in and moves from an orchestral, pearly guitar dream doo wop to something else altogether I thought of artists as diverse as Franz Ferdinand, Prince, Silk Sonic and that says something now doesn't it.
LINER NOTES:
[Always searching for the sweet spot between the happy and sad moments in life. Never hesitating to process the personal journey in the lyrics and thereby portraying the inner healing. Santans is completely DIY. Every song and every music video embody the depths of his mind.]
A house by the sea
Unveil a view I was withheld to see
A riptide made of my own tears
I am numb too blind to feel
Wash me down to the shore and I’ll kneel
A place to hide & seek
just let my eyes weep
Unveil a view I was withheld to see
A riptide made of my own tears
I am numb too blind to feel
Wash me down to the shore and I’ll kneel
A place to hide & seek
just let my eyes weep
-Robb Donker Curtius
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0yGJ67ODy5WKP4peSTWGwM
https://soundcloud.com/thesantans
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBrY6IRxN2eIb4pb6eaXrKA
https://santans.bandcamp.com/album/ttt
https://www.facebook.com/santansmusic
Bittersweet sadness, driven by layered guitars, spaced out synths and a rhythm section that keeps the madness at bay. Santans is the solo project of Chris Scott Pham (songwriter & producer).
Always searching for the sweet spot between the happy and sad moments in life. Never hesitating to process the personal journey in the lyrics and thereby portraying the inner healing. Santans is completely DIY. Every song and every music video embody the depths of his mind.
Santans is a sad joyride. Or a happy sadride. You get the idea.
DIY recordings from my twisted mind.
Munich, Germany.
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0yGJ67ODy5WKP4peSTWGwM
https://soundcloud.com/thesantans
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBrY6IRxN2eIb4pb6eaXrKA
https://santans.bandcamp.com/album/ttt
https://www.facebook.com/santansmusic
Bittersweet sadness, driven by layered guitars, spaced out synths and a rhythm section that keeps the madness at bay. Santans is the solo project of Chris Scott Pham (songwriter & producer).
Always searching for the sweet spot between the happy and sad moments in life. Never hesitating to process the personal journey in the lyrics and thereby portraying the inner healing. Santans is completely DIY. Every song and every music video embody the depths of his mind.
Santans is a sad joyride. Or a happy sadride. You get the idea.
DIY recordings from my twisted mind.
Munich, Germany.
Santans, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, art rock, soul pop, post rock, guitar moves, Munich Germany, "House by the Sea" (Official Video), singer songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, Chris Scott Pham,
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