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Maltese artist featured in German Santé & Re.You song
Maltese artist featured in German Santé & Re.You song
Jim Hickey
Jim Hickey, a Berlin-based, Maltese-American singer-songwriter and music producer, has teamed up with German DJ brothers Santé & Re.You, for the second single off their new album. The song called Cave, featured lyrics inspired by Malta’s coastal caves and is sung by Hickey himself.
“This collaboration is the fruit of a casual introduction to one of the brothers by a mutual friend in the industry,” Hickey, who has been based in Germany for over 10 years, explains. “We exchanged work and ideas for months, but when they listened to ‘Cave’ – a song I was meant to release as a single but never got round to due to the pandemic – they contacted me with a version that featured my lyrics and vocals, but set to the House beat they are so well-known for.”
German DJ brothers Santé & Re.You
German DJ brothers Santé & Re.You
To Hickey’s sophisticated lyrics and vocals, the newly-formed German DJ duo added intricate polyrhythms and intermittent synth stabs set to a subtle four-four beats, as well as a climax stamped with arpeggiated synthesisers and snares.
The song, which was released on 16 December, is the second single off of the brothers’ first collaborative album, Road to San Rey, which they will be releasing on their own record label, LSF21+, in 2022.
For Santé & Re.You this album marks the first time they are jointly releasing music. Prior to this, each of them had a successful individual career in House DJing, touring the globe, and playing at world-renowned venues.
“It’s a real honour to have a song in this album, especially a song which was inspired by my summer in Malta last year, during which I spent many days swimming in and around caves.”
Santé & Re.You – Cave (ft. Jim Hickey) is available on all streaming platforms, including Apple Music and Spotify.
