Eventide

Wah Wah 45s are excited to present the new single from Isaac de Martin, otherwise known as IKE - an artist
who blends jazz and electronic influences into warm, smooth, and often cinematic soundscapes. A certain
eclecticism is not surprising considering that the composer, producer and guitarist was born in Italy into a
musical family with British roots, studied classical guitar, graduated in jazz and went on to develop his
personal style through creative experimentation, live touring and collaborative work with artists from a variety
of disciplines and countries.

Under the shadow of the pandemic, IKE headed to Egypt, a country that has always held a deep fascination
for him. Finding sanctuary between teaching at Cairo's Heliopolis University and observing the progress of
an ecological development community, the creative foundation of IKE's forthcoming LP, entitled On Higher
Dreams began to take form.

Following the success of SIDDA, and the follow up, Rapids, featuring Danny Kuttner, the third and final
single to be taken from the album is the electro-acoustic stunner, Eventide.Isaac explains the significance of this track and its place in the album:

"Eventide opens the B side of the album. On flipping the vinyl we are invited to face our innermost being in
that moment of the day called Eventide - when the sunlight lets its shadow go ahead, right after the golden
hour. Perfect timing to internalise the energy of the day founded on the A side.

The song drags a simple melody that jumps up on an arpeggio and then pulls back in, almost chromatically:
swinging at dusk between inside and outside; us and them.

Eventide is a song that collects all the A side acoustic yet organic sounds of the desert to meet with the
electrified atmospheres of a night club at the core of a jungle city - in search of balance between
sand/woods/water and electronic circuits & beaming nightlights."

Isaac de Martin