Music to get lost within
The recent EP Crescent by Martha Theuma, released by her under the moniker Das Birthday Girl, is an ethereal set of alternative music tracks that link directly to the artist’s lived experiences. Lara Zammit speaks with the singer about her music.
Crescent is an even-keeled collection of downtempo and synth enveloped in reserved melody. How would you describe the EP’s sonic qualities across its three tracks (and in Selene particularly)?
It’s really important that my songs sound delicate but full. I like interlacing different melodies together and adding a lot of voices to make it sound more like a choir, giving it a gothic and eerie feeling.
I also like to have a solid bass line in order to tie the song together and give it a solid backbone, while also trying to give the song just enough space.
I like to think of my songs as little spirits and I like that you picked out Selene because that is one of the songs I really enjoyed writing and which I feel really envelopes the themes I’ve been writing about up till now.
Can you speak about your journey into music? What about it do you find most compelling?
Music has always been my favourite artistic medium. I find the creative process...