Blue Capricorn, the phantasmagoric multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, whose single "FANTÔME, JE NE RESSENTIRAI RIEN" is the closest thing I've heard to a spectral masterpiece. Jacks Haupt delivers a spellbinding vocal performance that glides over "FANTÔME, JE NE RESSENTIRAI RIEN" hauntingly beautiful bolero, jazz, dream pop, and experimental soundscape, weave a sonic tapestry that stays with you after the last note.
From the very first notes of the opener, "FANTÔME, JE NE RESSENTIRAI RIEN," you are sucked into Blue Capricorn's transportive soundscape, a mix of vintage jazz melancholy and dream-like textures. Now, the boy brings his signature eerie but elegant production to the mix, creating a hypnotic sound reminiscent of artists like Nick Hakim, Frank Ocean, and Portishead. But what pulls "FANTÔME, JE NE RESSENTIRAI RIEN" together is its fearless embrace of bolero influences, channeling the romantic drama of Willie Colón with an avant-garde twist.
Haupt's haunting intonation adds extra depth, blending beautifully with the shadowy, atmospheric production of Blue Capricorn. Her voice floats between the notes, like a ghost lingering on, perfectly mirroring "FANTÔME, JE NE RESSENTIRAI RIEN's ethereal theme. The chemistry between the two artists is instantaneous. Haupt's delivery underscores its eerie yet intimate essence, rendering it a spectral love letter from the afterlife.
"FANTÔME, JE NE RESSENTIRAI RIEN," meaning "Ghost, I Will Feel Nothing," embodies feelings of detachment, yearning, and transcendence. The lines seem to arrive through the hazy drape of "FANTÔME, JE NE RESSENTIRAI RIEN's" lush instrumentation, like echoes from a long-forgotten dream. Every verse is drenched in noir-like mystique and the sense of borderline presence, how a thing is there temporarily, borderline absence, borderline emotion, borderline numbness.