Indie rock, shoegaze artist Oceans has created an uplifting, euphoric debut song in the form of 'Come So Far'.
Released last month, 'Come So Far' features washed-out drums and synth-heavy rhythms, married to the ethereal vocals of Oceans – close your eyes and allow your mind to wander wherever it needs to travel.The moniker of Melbourne multi-instrumentalist Thomas Lee, Oceans' talent is clear to hear and hints at a bright future.
"A lot of the song was focused around creating unnatural and dreamy textures," Thomas says. "My vision was to create a huge sound using organic processes which was a really enjoyable challenge.
"Things like layering many different vocal harmonies, sending drum loops through guitar pedals and placing microphones within a bass drum created a really dreamy landscape, which resonates with the lyrical content.
"I'm a very introspective person and think a lot about the past, but memories get hazy with time which is what I'm trying to recreate with the instrumentation on the track.
"I hope that when people listen to it they can just put it on as a background to their thoughts and let their mind wander."
Oceans has filmed a music video for 'Come So Far' that scenestr is stoked to premiere today. Enjoy.
"The video is shot mostly at Point Addis, which is where I spent a lot of my childhood days learning to surf," Thomas says.
"The sun peering up over the rocks early in the morning is an enduring memory and I wanted to capture that footage for the video.
"It was a challenge getting the right camera location and I spent three mornings getting up at 4am to get the right shot.
"The camera was facing the wrong cliff one time, ran out of batteries and was out of focus on the others just to end up using the footage from the first time.
"Fortunately my friend Liam is a fantastic director who shot the rest of the video and I love how it turned out."
Oceans launches 'Come So Far' at Some Velvet Morning (Melbourne) 20 March (free show).
