Listening to “Own Lap” by Charlotte Greve feels like going on a massive musical journey. The track is an eleven-minute orchestral piece that she wrote while she was pregnant with her first child. She dedicated it to her late grandmother and some close friends who were going through a hard time. You can really hear all that personal history and emotion poured into the music. It is a preview of her upcoming album WATERBODIES, and it is honestly amazing. It is rare to find an artist willing to take such a huge creative risk these days.
The whole piece reflects the exceptionally high standards you would expect from virtuoso composers of the past. It feels like she refused to settle for anything less than greatness. The song features these really clear-cut instrumental sections that feel almost like a theater performance. The way she combined a large vocal ensemble and a full symphony orchestra with modern electronics and a rhythm section is mind-blowing. For an artist of this caliber, my biggest tips for success go beyond the mix itself. I genuinely believe she should collaborate with screenwriters to put on original theater-style musicals written around this piece and perform it in as many theaters as she can manage. Also, if she does not already have one, she needs a dedicated road manager specifically to pitch her projects to film studios, because her music is an absolute cinematic goldmine. I truly believe she is a talent that will eventually command the attention of the globe.
Written by Oluwaseun Adeyemi
