Review: Rita Satch - Meet Me In The Garden (Silk Throne Records)

 

Is 14th Feb a significant date in the diary?  Well, you might be just about ready to fall in love with Ritch Satch as that's the day that her album 'Meet Me In The Garden' is released.

Rita has already impresed with the single 'Breath' (see review HERE) and since then (only November mind) we've even found more musicians from the Melbourne/Naarm area, Rami Iman (see review HERE) and Close Counters (see review HERE) to name just two (Ed. but we don't know anymore that were born in Uzbekistan!).

And even though they are the same city, Rita has definitely gone her own path in a luxouriously produced R&B, soul pop way - particularly on the appropriately named 'Lifeline' and whilst the cover looks like the Eygptian Queen has dressed up for the Secret Garden Festival, the hook on 'I Give It All to You' is another track to get folks excited.

It's another track that's got the benefit of Daniel 'The Bamboos' Mougerman's strings which weaves cinematic drama that's so drenched on this one; and don't forget the title track! It's a 12 piece orchestra on the album!

You'll recall that us Yogi/QiGung/Tai Chi types knew the inspiration for 'Breathe' was the result of some meditative exercise which is nice, but 'Meet Me In The Garden' will take her on a higher plane, if not levitation and I'm expecting end of year awards for this one; 'Meet Me In The Garden' is going to fly.

P.S. She's a 'Warrior Princess' too!

Artist: Rita Satch

Title:  Meet Me in the Garden

Release date: 14th February, 2025

Label: Silk Throne Records

Catalog Number: TBC 

Format:  Digital / Bandcamp 

Review: Rita Satch - Breathe (Silk Throne Records)

There is a tendency in the music biz that you have to be in [insert you're own prefered location whether it be capital city, West/East Coast or some iconic recording location] and whilst this can't be denied, there is another thought that it's just as important to make your own -  as Rita Satch might say, "Don't forget to breathe" as she takes us on a joyride of R&B soul-pop.

Rita might have been born in Uzbekistan but  having been brought up in Melbourne/Naarm she and her 5-piece band fits into the music culture that keeps on giving from 

Surprise Chef to Lance Ferguson to Tamil Rogeon to Allysha Joy and most recently, Ella Thompson (see review HERE).

In fact, Rita and Allysha both worked with Tamil on his 'Son Of NYX' album (the one before, last months' 'Wave Theory' on BBE - see review HERE) so she know her soul and funk as do her collaborators on 'Breathe' being fellow Melbourne/Naarm big 'eds, Paul Bender (Hiatus Kaiyote), Daniel Mougerman (The Bamboos), Ash Griffin (The Vaudeville Smash) and Javier Fredes. 

No surprise to us Yogi/QiGung/Tai Chi experts that the inspiration for 'Breathe' was the result of some meditative exercise and it's on that salutary note, there's a lesson for us all here.

Artist: Rita Satch

Title:  Breathe / Joyride

Release date: 13th November, 2024

Label: Silk Throne Records

Catalog Number: TBC 

Format:  Digital / Bandcamp