Jesse Clegg recently released his new CD ‘Things Unseen,’
and it's a hot one! It is the first locally recorded album since his first
album, ‘When I Wake Up.’ The album was produced by Denholm Harding in
Potchefstroom at Light Stain Studios and in Johannesburg at B Sharp Studios; it
was mixed by Denholm and Ewald Van Rensburg.
Jesse Clegg started writing the songs whilst in New York in
2013 and finished all the writing back home in South Africa in his own studio
in Johannesburg. Jesse explains how the album was recorded, “It was a fantastic
and challenging experience, I wanted to move away from guitar as my primary
writing instrument and incorporate new elements. Many of the songs were written
with piano and electro soundscapes and rhythms. Technology played a big part in
the making of the productions, using the studio as a tool to arrange the music
around the emotional quality of the songs.”
‘Things Unseen,’ features 10 original tracks, with ‘Use Me’
and ‘Souvenir’ being the first two singles released last year. His latest
single, ‘Breathing’ ft. Shekhinah was released on Saturday, 14 May on 947 &
KFM’s #CokeTop40SA chart show to an amazing response, which saw the song play
listed immediately.
Jesse has a widespread influence in his music, but this
album showcases just how multi-talented he is. “I've always been musically curious in my writing and this
album explores a diverse range of song styles and genres, there are influences
of urban house, contemporary electro, indie rock and folk music,” says Jesse on
where exactly his influences came from for this album. According to Jesse
Clegg, the album title reflects the personal and introspective themes of the
songs.
“Things Unseen are the hidden messages behind what is
observable; those moments in life when a truth is revealed to us - either about
ourselves or about the world around us. The feeling of being on a great search
to find the meaning of love, loss, friendship, alienation, joy and ultimately
our place in the world. Those are things unseen, unobservable, only felt.” –
Jesse Clegg
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