SOPHIE - Post-Humous Second Album
Jun 9, 2021 4:02:54 GMT -5
Post by 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 on Jun 9, 2021 4:02:54 GMT -5
Sophie Xeon, who performed under the mononym SOPHIE, was a Scottish music producer that was famous for a vibrant, abrasive and surrealist take on pop music and for collaborations with Charli XCX, Flume, Arca and Madonna. SOPHIE's debut album, OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES, was nominated for a GRAMMY in 2018. Xeon died on January 30, 2021 after falling from a balcony while taking a photo of the full moon. SOPHIE's brother, Ben Long, recently discussed plans concerning posthumous releases in an interview with Billboard.Â
“There is a lot of music in the vaults, absolutely,” says SOPHIE’S brother, Ben Long. “There are literally hundreds of tracks.”
The material ranges from rough sketches to nearly complete songs that were in the mixing stage at the time of the producer’s death. Which of those songs will see the light of day is an ongoing discussion between SOPHIE’s family — Long, his two sisters and their parents — and SOPHIE’s labels, Australia’s Future Classic and the United Kingdom’s Transgressive Records. (Both declined to comment.) Long notes that the decision regarding what to release ultimately rests with the family.
Whatever does come out, says Long, will involve him. He says all of SOPHIE’s unreleased music is in his possession: “I don’t know what anyone else could do, really, because they don’t have access to it.” He also was a key member of the producer’s inner circle, having served first as a tour manager and live engineer, then as mixing engineer on recorded projects. Long worked on SOPHIE’s 2018 album, Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides, as well as an unreleased follow-up album that Long says just needs finishing touches.
The material ranges from rough sketches to nearly complete songs that were in the mixing stage at the time of the producer’s death. Which of those songs will see the light of day is an ongoing discussion between SOPHIE’s family — Long, his two sisters and their parents — and SOPHIE’s labels, Australia’s Future Classic and the United Kingdom’s Transgressive Records. (Both declined to comment.) Long notes that the decision regarding what to release ultimately rests with the family.
Whatever does come out, says Long, will involve him. He says all of SOPHIE’s unreleased music is in his possession: “I don’t know what anyone else could do, really, because they don’t have access to it.” He also was a key member of the producer’s inner circle, having served first as a tour manager and live engineer, then as mixing engineer on recorded projects. Long worked on SOPHIE’s 2018 album, Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides, as well as an unreleased follow-up album that Long says just needs finishing touches.
