We previously featured Melanie Georgiou for taking us on a genre-expansive and dimensional trip with her mantra-esque single, Paralyzed, so when we found out that Melanie was back with Ancient Voices, we were curious to say the least, and couldn’t wait to listen and share our experience.

Ancient Voices opens with an intricate microtonal guitar soundscape with alaap-style ad-lib vocalizations as Melanie sings, “I’ve memorised, I’ve fantasised, stars align this time, the tangled beat surrounds my feet, I’ll meet you in my mind…”. Accompanied by sublime stings arrangement and textured Indian percussion, the track expands with beautiful Sanskrit chants from Prem Murti.

We appreciate the intricate piano melodies and the philosophical and spiritual journey that Melanie and Prem take us on with deep intentionality. There is a wonderfully meditative quality to the composition as contemporary British pop meets the ancient resonance of Sanskrit to create an otherworldly and deeply grounded sentiment.

In essence, Ancient Voices is about connection beyond geography, language and conventional boundaries. Melanie’s collaboration with Prem Murti is particularly fascinating because the pair have never actually met or even spoken to one another. Living in London and India respectively, they created the track by exchanging ideas, recordings and music files through WhatsApp, proving that creativity can establish an intimate connection even when two artists are separated by thousands of miles.

Melanie intelligently explains, “When music and creativity bring people together, language and which part of the globe you are on becomes irrelevant.” There is something beautifully poetic about Ancient Voices being created in this way, really bringing to life the concept of oneness.

We could imagine the mystical soundscape accompanying a film like Dune, The Green Knight or Avatar. It could also work beautifully within the meditative, surreal worlds of The White Lotus or Nine Perfect Strangers. There is also something refreshingly adventurous about Melanie stepping away from her previous solo approach. Having traditionally written and produced music alone, Ancient Voices represents her first collaboration and opens the door to a much more global creative journey.

Needless to say, we continue to be intrigued by what Melanie Georgiou creates, and Ancient Voices feels like a beautiful new chapter in her evolving artistic universe. We have added the track to our New Music Spotlight playlist and our TIMELESS and TRIPPY playlists, whilst we continue to stream her ever-growing discography and eagerly anticipate where this fascinating global collaboration takes her next.

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Establishing the mood with a futuristic-country guitar riff with subtle percussion clicks, Melanie Georgiou opens Paralyzed with dimensionality and a captivating vocal presence as she sings, “Just wanna feel this good, that’s how loving should, look what you’ve done to me, you got me hypnotized, I’m feeling paralyzed, look what you’ve done…”

The opus expands with an EDM-pop adjacency to not only showcase Melanie Georgiou‘s genre expansive energy, but the dynamism she has to offer with her sound. We appreciate the ebbs and flows of the song, laced with hypnotic hooks, glitched vocal production and a tangible charismatic depth.

There is a cinematic allure to the song, which we could imagine in a movie or TV show like Heated Rivalry, or a club scene in the upcoming season of Euphoria, but also the lyrics present themselves like a mantra – repeating in the track and in our minds.

Beyond its immediate impact, Paralyzed most certainly highlights Melanie Georgiou’s intuitive understanding of space, tension and release through the medium of electronic pop. The track balances emotional vulnerability with club-ready polish. There is no doubt that Melanie Georgiou is delivering a compelling artistic voice – one that feels equally at home in headphones, on dance floors and across global stages.

We learn that Melanie Georgiou is a London–based artist and classical musician whose deep love for dance music, melody, rhythm, club culture, and cool vibes has manifested into her expansive sound. She is delighted to have signed her latest release to Moustache Crew Records and will be travelling to Brazil to promote the single (we can also imagine Paralyzed going down extremely well on a beach in Rio!), whilst meeting DJs and labels for future projects.

Paralyzed was recorded, written and produced entirely by Melanie herself in her home studio in London. Needless to say, we are in awe, and have added Paralyzed to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our TIMELESS and TRIPPY playlists, whilst we continue to stream the wider discography of Melanie Georgiou, and anticipate future releases, as well as her tales from Brazil!

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