Jon Hood's Ocean is one of those refreshing songs which creeps up and sweeps you away to another place. That is mainly thanks to the mellow bass groove, tickling percussion and the wonderfully recited vocal. The whole experience is like swimming in warm waters, a joyous tune.
Who are Jon Hood? They are a Swiss band with a Costa Rican and Swiss singer. About the track the band say "The composition follows repetitive instrumental loops that are constantly expanding, making the song grow like a gorgeous mushroom. When the warmly spoken lyrics of vocalist Joan Seiler evolve into hymn-like singing one can feel sparks of gentle excitement, the atmosphere turning from a calm melancholy into a somewhat hopeful euphoria – a dynamic that many Jon Hood songs carry. The backing echoes by Sonya Carmona, a Costa Rican musician, underline this emotional picture.
I can hear the ocean in your name, the beginning line of the song is a gentle reminder that although the world feels mechanical and alienated at times, there is still room for fantasy and synesthetic experiences. This idea is also mirrored in the music video by Eliane Bertschi, where performer Lara Dâmaso moves between a green screen studio and diverse animated fantasy worlds created by Joerg Hurschler. With the power of imagination a virtual reality can become the inner safe space and vice versa. So called glitches in the patriarchally structured world can become superpowers within the virtual."
You can watch the video below.
Review by Green Banana (UK Agent)