Maidu & Heather Findlay – The Way I See You

It’s been a long time coming, but the song co-written by Heather Findlay with the incognito experimental electronica collaboration going by the name Maidu is finally released as a download EP.

It’s labelled as “Dubstep/Grime”, but rock fans shouldn’t let that put them off. True, there aren’t any rock guitars in sight; instrumentally it’s all multi-layered atmospheric soundscapes, fluttering electronic effects and eastern-style percussion, with the addition of some upright bass and a little acoustic guitar. Heather’s fans certainly shouldn’t be disappointed by her contribution; a beautiful ethereal vocal with a seductive melody that gets stuck in your head after no more than a couple of listens. The chilled-out vibe is very different from her own 2011 guitar-based EP “The Phoenix Suite”, but arguably this is the more progressive record in the original sense of the word. It certainly shows a different side of her vocals and songwriting.

The full 6-track EP contains two additional mixes of the song by Tzfat and J Sparrow, plus three instrumental mixes. It’s all probably intended to be played on shuffle mixed in with other music rather than played all the way through in one sitting like a conventional album.

Heather has certainly suggested doing more electronica-based work in the future. If there’s any more to come in this vein, I’m looking forward to hearing it.