“The Life and Death of Mackenzie Kane” is the title of this EP album which contains four tracks with four different cover design as they would be published as single in different time. The meaning of the title is about self-discovery, and each song represents a situation lived in Mckenzie.
McKenzie Kane is the person who is singing the songs, the concept is developed from his perspective. And McKenzie Kane is discovering his own path, his way to live and to love, and what is really important in life.
McKenzie Kane is the person who is singing the songs, the concept is developed from his perspective. And McKenzie Kane is discovering his own path, his way to live and to love, and what is really important in life.
The visual style is mainly developed by illustration/illustrator to match the tone and mood of the music and lyrics. Particularly, I combined the image of statues from greek mythology such as the goddess of truth - “Aletheia” and aesthetic of Japanese Ukiyoe to become creative visual style.
1. In the first track “Truth” Mckenzie faces the reality of the situation between him and his former lover, where he still calls to know how she is, but in reality their time has come to an end even though he will always have feelings for her. It is the first published single on Spotify, Youtube, iTunes and Soundcloud.
2. The second track “Honour and Pride” explores the feeling of frustration that comes from not pursuing your dreams. More precisely not pursuing your dreams because of someone else you love, when you don’t want to take a definitive step because you know there are negative consequences coming from that decision. It’s the transfor- mation of love in frustration and ultimately in hate.
3. The third track “Sunset” It’s a dialogue between two long-life friends, that had always nourished romantic feel- ings towards each other but never pursued them. Not by fear, or lack of chance, but simply because the timing was never right. Its a song about the realisation that love is a broad spectre of feeling, and something true love its been in front of your eyes all along
4. The last song in the album “Comfort (Not love)” talks about the definitive break point in a long but not healthy relation- ship. It dwells in the realisation of everything the other part has done in an abusive relationship, where love was not the central part but instead comfort. Comfort in the routine and the omission of real feelings and expecta- tions. Its a song fill with rage but at the same time love, and the anger of knowing you dedicated so much of your- self towards something that was fake
