Establishing the mood with a rising tanpura frequency and atmospheric ad-libs, expanding with dimensional drums and sitar, Vela Jones opens STATIC AIR with a call for awareness with the words “hello”, before sharing the lyrics, “I’m screaming into empty space, only static answers me, signals lost in distant places, fading out my frequencies…”
We are immediately enthralled by the narrative which is cemented by the music video which sees Vela Jones aboard an orbital station, circling Earth, where a solar flare has destroyed lines of communication.
As for the soundscape, the Indian vibes are perfect for the concept of the astral Gods circling Earth in ancient Vedic philosophies. It also reminds us of Madonna’s Ray of Light era, which is certainly one of her most critically acclaimed and celebrated.
The message of the song is also rather zeitgeist, and as much as this is brought to life cinematically by a sci-fi narrative, the concept resonates on a wider humanitarian and societal level – how we are all disconnected, screaming into the void, when we should really be connecting with oneness, source, and each other.
The instrumentation is sublime, and the solution comes with the realization, “Music notes are they the signal? Could this be my frequency?”. This really invites us to reflect on music as the great unifier, the codes that are truly inside all of us. We love how this also leads to Vela Jones smiling in the visualiser, which comes to a euphoric close with a nod to a continuation.
Needless to say, we are in awe, and have added STATIC AIR to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our TIMELESS and TRIPPY playlists, whilst we anticipate the sequel!