8Kays and Delhia de France team up for ‘Human Nature’

Delhia de France and 8Kays‘ most recent offering, “Human Nature,” is a brilliant new release on DGTL Records.

Human Nature‘s emotional center is Delhia de France’s poetic investigation of human desire. Her songs negotiate the difficult terrain of longing, guilt, and social repression of our most intense feelings. De France offers a paradox at the core of the human experience: our natural inclination to want for the unreachable combined with the social training that usually casts desire itself as something terrible.

With his alchemical production on “Human Nature,” 8Kays transforms the core of De France’s songs into a lush, changing soundscape. Starting from a place of mild tension and growing to moments of catharsis and revelation, the track’s development reflects the emotional trip the lyrics describe.

De France’s technique distinguishes itself in how she reframes apparently forbidden emotions. She raises yearning and longing for an almost transcendent condition rather than showing them as shortcomings to be conquered. The idea that these very human emotions have a “supernatural force” asks listeners to reevaluate how they connect with emotional expression and desire.

Described as “monotonously enchanting,” the opening synthesizers deftly capture the sensation of restrained emotion – a surface-level serenity that masks deeper currents. The emergence of odd noises and finally the dramatic piano-driven breakdown as the song progresses feels like a sonic depiction of emotions shattering through limitations of constraint.

This musical trip from flaw to beauty reflects the human experience itself. De France’s comments remind us that far from causes of shame, our aspirations and desires are the very core of what defines us as humans. By doing this, she asks listeners to welcome the whole range of their emotional life.

A “stinging main synth” that pushes the envelope of the music marks the end of the track. This component is especially interesting since it’s said to have been successful on dancefloors all around even prior to the track’s official release. This style of sound design can set off a visceral, bodily reaction in listeners, therefore generating those transcendent moments when music, movement, and emotion unite.

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