BSP ‘In my garden’
On the debut alum, In my garden, BSP drops listeners into the creative dimension of a sonic garden. Like a secret place hidden in the modernistic urban surroundings, In my garden is its own universe. The unique album journeys through the different phases in life. Like a sultry, mysterious, futuristic but ancient ritual, it transforms our experience on earth. Consisting of nine tracks, the London-based multi-faceted artist brings her own artistic vision into her debut alum along with producer Lee Oakley.
The album opens with two deeply conscious tracks that dive into insecurity. As if slicing something wide open and feeling it bleed, the vulnerability in them feels immediate and palpable. BSP’s sonic palette is just as wild and extraordinary like the way she uses color on a canvas, the recipe of her sonics has something intuitive and magical in it. The punches, the ambient pads, the synths, the bass, and the electronics are all conscious and very much alive, enriching her garden like the organisms, plants and animals—the souls.
BSP’s voice is stunningly sensuous and delicious. Listening to her singing could get your ears pregnant. Her melodies are infectious and irresistible, filling listeners’ ears with pop-infused dreams. “I Think” walks into a darker landscape with deep bass lurking around in the dark. The thicker track evokes a sense of an introspective head space inside the turmoil and chaos that call and response in repetition. BSP’s voice is the only thing you could grab onto. Like the guide, she journeys you across dangerous water. Like a mirror, she invites you to see a side of yourself you were afraid to see.
“Why You Loose,”on the other hand, shows a relatively emo and destructive side of her voice. The confrontational piece gets bold and bloody as the track unravels. “Let it down and fight for it.” It’s powerful and epic as it is emotive and sensitive.
As two center pieces located at mid-alum, “Bamboo” and “Mayday” are two sides of the same coin. Starting with the immersive “Bamboo,” place listeners inside a flourish green, the track explores the metaphoric side of self and bamboo. “Mayday” continues the storytelling in a retell, but from an insider’s perspective, more emotive and insightful.
“Piece of Me” tastes like growth. The nuanced track is full of light and strength. Revolving around a Zen-like melody, everything falls into place. Resonating guitar and water droplets are mirroring together as well as completing each other. The beautiful track is touching, “See the piece of me lost in you.”
