My new remix single – ‘Vanishing of Bees Buzzwave (Lost Signal Remix)’ – releases on May 20th, 2024.
New music video premiere too!
About the song
My next single is a remix of my song ‘Vanishing of Bees’ by UK artist Lost Signal and I’m releasing it on UN World Bee Day, May 20th.
‘Vanishing of Bees’ is my most remixed song and this is the 3rd remix and the 4th release of the song. I’m thrilled with the fantastically unique remix that Lost Signal has done of the song. It’s full of buzz and vigour and life. It’s a sonic landscape for the bees to do their critical busy work of keeping our ecosystems and food systems thriving.
Lost Signal and I added ‘buzzwave’ to the title of the track to capture the uniqueness of the sound – it’s not quite electronica, nor EDM nor synthwave. It’s buzzwave! The music of the bees drive the remix forward and capture the life-giving force created by the bees’ important work.
I’m releasing the song on UN World Bee Day as a way to draw more attention to the crucial role bees play in our everyday existence.
“Vanishing of Bees” was the first single released from my 2020 album ‘The Song I’ll Write for My Whole Life’ (released in May 2019 on World Bee Day as a fundraiser for the David Suzuki Foundation). In the song, I call upon the memories of my childhood self – my wonder and love for the natural world. The images collected in the song (giant trees swaying in the breeze, rolling in a pile of leaves) convey the child’s wonder and sense of freedom and joy. This is contrasted with the adult voice in the song…a voice that expresses grief for what has been lost…youth and the natural world threatened.
Next Monday, May 20th, I’ll be celebrating release day and UN World Bee Day with a special Musical Mondays livestream and a new music video premiere at 7pm Pacific Time. I haven’t decided where I’ll livestream from yet. I’ll be on Instagram Live for sure but I may also set up a livestream from here on Patreon. I’ll send out a post next Monday with an update.
In the meantime, here’s a sneak peek at the new video – https://youtu.be/ps3IjqSPIf0
Lost Signal is an alias for the music of Matt Couchman who writes and records instrumental electronica tunes on his computer in his spare time at his Norwich, UK home.
‘Lost Signal’ refers to the lack of dopamine neurotransmitters caused by Matt’s Parkinson’s Disease. Matt found his tunes while hunting for the signal.
Lost Signal Links
Remixed and produced by Lost Signal
Music and Lyrics: Kele Fleming
Vocals: Kele Fleming
Original recording – Recorded by Sheldon Zaharko at Vancouver’s The Warehouse Studio, 2019.
Additional Sounds – Lost Signal
Mastered by Lost Signal
Single cover – Kele Fleming