Diamonds on a Boat, by Samuel Chase, is the song most likely to be incorporated into fashion runway shows next season…
The demo version above exists as a four minute piece of music split into two haunting fragments which manage to deliver a hybrid of Portishead, Massive Attack, Burial, Chris Martin, and Antony Hegarty…
Yesterday, we chatted to Samuel…
Q: What is Diamonds on a Boat all about?
A: Diamonds On A Boat is about Love. Diamonds glimmer only when given light. People glimmer only when given Love.
Q: What’s the background whirring sound through the song?
A: The whirring sound is a recording of my movie projector. Sometimes I write whilst playing images on it and this sound was captured on all of my demos. It wanted to be on this record so I kept it. And there’s also the noise of my telephone in there, left off the hook…
Q: What’s next?
I released a 7” of Diamonds on Moshi Moshi late last year and it’s on the Moshi Moshi compilation album. The B-side, ‘Rising Up’ has been chosen for Radio 1’s yearly compilation album, ‘Brownswood Blubbers’. I am playing the summer festivals right now… Latitude, The Secret Garden and Bestival are still to come. And I’m putting the finishing touches to my album, which should be out later in the year.
Q: What does Samuel Chase believe in?
I believe in love!
Free remixes of Diamonds on a Boat [mp3 download]
Diamonds on a Boat (Numan Remix) Via YouTube
Diamonds on a Boat (Anime video) Via YouTube