Talking about his new CD "Shadowed" (2004), Sacha says "I didn't want to limit myself. I felt a strong need to experiment with different textures, to meld acoustic, natural instruments with the computer in a seamless way." To achieve this masterfully crafted album, Sacha recorded piano, all vocals, and programmed electronic beats, with follow up collaboration with full strings and a band. "Shadowed" showcases Sacha's ethereal voice, haunting melodies, and compelling lyrics. This current CD is a natural progression from his debut album "Alabaster Flesh" (2001) that drew accolades such as, "dense electronic soundscapes frame the illuminated lyrics of an exceptionally literate wordsmith" (Music Connection, Dan Kimpel).

Sacha is preparing for his 2004 tour to promote his CD "Shadowed" across the nation, following the official CD release in Los Angeles mid-June.

Press Info

Music Connection
“Dense electronic soundscapes frame the illuminated lyrics of an exceptionally literate wordsmith … Alabaster Flesh presents the artist’s intense performances and compelling songs.”


Entertainment Today
“Knocked my socks off … (Sacha) plays the piano with reverence to the artists he evidently adores, but only in the quest to find his own individual voice.”


The Global Muse Magazine
Elite Artist of the Month! “Sacha’s ability to draw his listeners into the music with the complexity and power of his lyrics makes this album all the more worthwhile. I’ll definitely be looking forward to seeing Sacha Sacket’s name rise to the top of the musical genius pile.”

Influences

Coldplay, Radiohead, Bjork, Tori Amos

Bio

There is an enigmatic darkness and an inherent beauty to Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Sacha Sacket’s second album, Shadowed. His meandering piano is the hypnotic pulse of a melancholy folk-rock sound. His soulful vocals flow with baroque-like strings into an electronic soundscape with dramatic sensitivity.

“The album is about ‘dark things.’” says Sacket. The reflective artist became fixated by the evils of mankind, especially while visiting Berlin during his travels; a city that has seen plenty of turmoil in the past century [as well as spawning the renowned Bauhaus art movement].

“I was going down to the dark points of my life in writing this album,” he explains. “Places where I degraded myself, places where I was spurned, where I was a doormat, where I would literally want to destroy someone if I could. Not in the attempt to immediately rectify it or justify it. I just needed to express it. I needed to be able to be damaged, to have faults, to show the darkness.”

Sacket’s influences range from Radiohead to Nick Drake and Tori Amos to Björk. “I realized that the piano could really go and explore music that is visceral, that has a raw emotional quality. I could create something that really speaks to your heart.”

The soundscape of Sacket’s music envelops the soul. “Strings are just mandatory--even while recording in a home studio,” says Sacha. “I wanted to take the piano somewhere new with this album, and I wanted to make sure the computer had its place. I