How does one create a seven-and-a-half-minute song that features just a single lyric – "I wish you knew everything you are to me" – that's repeated throughout like a mantra?
With an almost spiritual-like quality, Eddie Casper's 'I Wish You Knew (Everything You Are to Me)' washes over you like a soothing balm, rinsing away the toxins as well as any negative thoughts contained within your mindset, the cascading rhythms and hypnotic melodies fusing with Eddie's yearning vocals for the ultimate deep-chill effect."As the vocals start stacking up, the lyrics develop new meaning with every repetition," Casper explains.
"'I Wish You Knew' is not so much an expression of unrequited love directed at an individual, but more a proclamation of gratitude for life itself."
A song created as Eddie's own life experiences intensified, 'I Wish You Knew' is the third single to come from the Melbourne-based avant-pop artist's 2020 album 'Ohmage'.
"Being in my early 20s when I worked on this album, I suddenly felt that life had opened up and all these new possibilities had presented themselves.
"I had reached an age where my understanding of the world was expanding – I had gained independence, fallen in love and experienced heartbreak for the first time; all these new experiences led to an enormous sense of personal growth which I felt I needed to channel into a song."
An artist who writes, records, produces, mixes and masters all of his own music, Eddie also took the reins to create the music video for 'I Wish You Knew (Everything You Are to Me)' that scenestr is thrilled to premiere today. Enjoy.
"The track itself is not only a fan favourite, but also the track that I feel best encapsulates the spirit of the album 'Ohmage'," Eddie adds. "Creating the music video was an exciting lockdown project for me.
"Prior to lockdown, I revisited the Cape Schanck lighthouse on the Mornington Peninsula (where I had taken the 'Ohmage' album cover, almost a year ago) and gathered footage there.
"There's certainly a sense of yearning in the song, and I wanted to tease this out more by incorporating vintage home video snippets, which gave the video a more nostalgic flare in conjunction to my own footage.
"Of course, when lockdown struck (again) I had to get creative with the limitations of being confined to the house. Using my phone and a trusty Kmart ring light tripod, I was able to gather the remaining footage.
"Just like the music I make, I enjoy doing everything myself – it's really satisfying seeing (and hearing) my initial idea developed into something complete."
