A personal journey of introspection, High Tide, Low Tide marks Kahia's debut project. It is primarily an Indie Folk, singer-songwriter album with further influences of electronica. The concept of the album describes likening emotions, feelings and thoughts to the movement of the tides, as they are ever changing. The aim is to find balance and peace through the knowledge of this, to find an equilibrium, a safe place with maximum stillness and serenity.

Sonically, the idea was to give the album a lo-fi aesthetic reminiscent of artists like Nick Drake and The Microphones. The album should be an authentic expression. That explains why much of it is kept raw, exposed and dry. It is full of emotion, energy and effort. It reflects many different states of mind that all come together to make the album.


Credits:

All songs written and produced by Finn Goldie

Finn Goldie – vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, keyboards, strings, pads, drums
Alejandro Barrero-Martinez – outro synth (Track 12)

Recorded at SIT Sound, Invercargill, New Zealand and SAE Institute, Byron Bay, Australia

Recorded, Mixed, Mastered by Finn Goldie

Cover art by Jam

Thanks to SIT Sound and SAE Institute Byron Bay for the opportunity to access world class facilities

Thanks to Nick Cave, Brian Eno, David Byrne, Jeff Tweedy, Steven Pressfield & Rick Rubin and all of my peers and fellow creatives for being a constant inspiration. Artists as diverse as Bob Dylan, Ian Curtis, Justin Vernon, Sutfjan Stevens, Phil Elverum, Nick Drake, Aphex Twin, Bjork, Big Thief, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Elliott Smith, Neutral Milk Hotel, Radiohead and many more inspired me spiritually in the making of this album.

Special thanks to Joy Division for directly inspiring Track 10 - Standing In The Road.

Thanks to my parents for always believing in me.

Thanks to Alejandro Barrero-Martinez for creating the synth patch for the outro of the album.

And most of all, thank you to Jam for creating this magnificient cover art, which was far beyond what I could have ever hoped for.

Lonely River

Kahia

Related tracks