After gaining a buzz with their first single “When The World Wakes Up”, with BBC 6 Music’s Lauren Laverne calling the song “absolutely brilliant” and Under The Radar “an anthem for our times”, Tachys returned with their second single “Signify” on 27th August to further acclaim.
“Signify” is an eerie electronic pop song. The song deals with the relentless bombardment of stimulus we experience in our world, what that does to our minds and our calmness, and how we see ourselves. And that serves as kind of a backdrop to a more personal story in the song, of ill-fated decisions and the resulting consequences. The fine line between the dream state and reality can at times be quite grey. Sometimes life can feel like a waking dream, or like a double-dream with a false awakening. The dream only becomes comprehensible given the fuller perspective of life after you wake up, or maybe, the pictures never stop.
Next, the duo are set to release a warped pulsating Sun Glitters remix of “Signify” on 17th September, which takes the track into a fascinating new direction. The remix twinkles with stunning abstract electronic atmospheres, with a driving dystopian bass darkness enveloping it. Since arriving in 2011—at the crest of an era overflowing with blissful synth projects—Luxembourg-based music producer Victor Ferreira (aka Sun Glitters) has earned a loyal following with remixes for Purity Ring, Slow Magic, Blue Foundation and numerous others. Now he’s worked his acclaimed magic for Tachys and the result is something striking and otherworldly.
Tachys is a new duo consisting of Tobias Wilner (Blue Foundation, New York United, Ghost Society, Bichi) and Jonas Bjerre (Mew, Apparatjik). Equal parts pop and experimentation, their sound incorporates a unique blend of genres. With their catchy songwriting, Tachys uses their melodies as a guideline through a mix of modular synthesis exploration, quasi-psychedelic pop, synth/chillwave, and nostalgic swirling shoegazey guitars. It all progress into a blossoming dream-pop, filled with layers of textural electronics, catchy melodies and driving beats.
Having known each other since early childhood, Jonas and Tobias have often collaborated, crossing over into each other’s respective projects, but this is their first joint effort as a unit.
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