Pianist & composer Dave Mackay shares the second single from his Colorfield Records release The Looking Chamber, “Trust Goddess,” featuring a great guest turn from Josh Johnson on sax and electronics.
Colorfield Records was built for taking chances, for freedom and exploration, and this album is no exception. Traditionally a pianist with impeccable studio credits, Dave discovered a new relationship with sound during the pandemic – cut off from his usual collaborations, he explored the synthesizer. Pete Min’s studio (Lucy’s Meat Market) was of course a perfect complement to this, being packed with rare synths.
The Looking Chamber marks a new artistic chapter for pianist Dave Mackay; his first fully electronic release. Crafted in the aftermath of a global lockdown, the record depicts a fervent search for calm amidst chaos; for humanity in an era of artificial connection.
“My life as a musician has been a constant act of forward motion; I’ve moved cities every four years for the past sixteen and I’ve spent a lot of that time on a tour bus, so I get very restless when I have to stay in one place for too long. Unsurprisingly, 2020 felt like a total paralysis. The need to stay connected to something during that challenging time led me to start seriously exploring a voice in electronic music. In the absence of creating with other musicians in a room, I began experimenting with sound waves in their purest form, using synthesizers as my medium.
“The opportunity to explore this creative path more deeply came after a recording session at Lucy’s Meat Market in 2021. Pete told me the concept for the label he was starting and showed me all the vintage synths he had been collecting – it seemed like the perfect opportunity to bring this new project to life.“
What do you think of Dave Mackay’s “new single, “Trust Goddess”?
