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Hein Cooper
Hein Cooper @ OAF Gallery Bar
Oxford Art Factory
38-46 Oxford St
Jun 4, 2022
8:00 PM GMT+10
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To celebrate the release of my new EP 'Acoustic Transmission' come join me for a special intimate show in Sydney!
On June 3, Australian singer-songwriter Hein Cooper will release Acoustic Transmission, a 4-song acoustic EP featuring stripped-down renditions of previously released tracks like "Turbulent Heart" and "Glory" from his latest album, True To You, and first single, "Rusty (Acoustic)" from his 2016 debut album The Art of Escape.
About the track, Hein says, "'Rusty' was originally all about my addictive personality and how it has affected my life. It had this heaviness that I tried to transform with a fun and happy sound to help it come across easier to more people." Hein further explains, "my aim with this acoustic version was to allow that energy to come out in its raw state and see how that feels. It's got this honesty, and I'm happy to share another side of one of my favourites!"
Immense change has been at the forefront of Cooper's life for a minute now. With his debut album, The Art of Escape, the Australian singer-songwriter Hein Cooper had toured tirelessly, supporting James Bay and Lukas Graham. Meeting the love of his life has been a transformative experience that informed his Nettwerk debut album True To You. In addition to themes around commitment, the album saw references to Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn show Cooper's love of classic literature.
Cooper – who's been compulsively listening to Bon Iver, Frank Ocean, RY X - put together the EP with those musical inspirations in mind. So, to round out the collection, Hein includes a cover of Frank Ocean's "Lost." Hein says, "I've always loved creating alternate versions of my music, particularly because I find it hard to stick to one genre or style, so it felt natural after this album to do a collection of acoustic versions; across the board."
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Hein Cooper Biography
Most renowned for his indie folk radio song ‘Rusty’ (Over 20 Million Spotify Streams / 239K Shazams), Hein Cooper is returning to his signature style with new single ‘Letters on My Skin’ released on the 15th September via LIVINGSTONE RECORDS. Written and recorded with Marcus Paquin (The National, Julia Jacklin) who produced his critically acclaimed ‘The Art of Escape’ released in 2016, the single captures feelings of nostalgia around personal and relationship growth using the metaphor of tattoos.
This dreamy indie folk number stays true to Hein’s roots, with hooky melodies intertwined within an ambient blend of organic and inorganic elements, all centered around his smooth vocals and acoustic guitar. Drawing from his time in Quebec, having toured through the french speaking Province of Canada through the summer whilst laying down the track, the unique alternate musical influences of the area have definitely found there way into the song, including Half Moon Run, Franklin Electric fusing into his bigger indie folk influences of Nick Mulvey, Hollow Coves and Ben Howard.
‘I’m just enjoying releasing music with no real plan at the moment, the song feels unique to itself so it might just be another stand alone single, although I am busy working on a lot more music I plan to release soon.’
‘I actually made a point to get the exact tattoo I sang about in the song…a moon shaped wave whilst I was in Montreal’
‘It felt significant to get something tattooed on my body that meant a lot to me if I was going to release a song about it, and a crescent moon shaped as a wave was combining my love of water and the ocean with these crescent moons which kept coming up during the huge period of growth in my life recently, it’s like something has clicked and everything is falling into place, and these moons are always there in the corner of my eye….’
Even the video clip was shot in Quebec, with local filmaker Yann Bissonnette (Hybrid Dynamic Media) featuring Hein wandering through the city of Montreal and the surrounding forest and lakes.
‘The idea was to capture the feeling of being in a dream, and being able to create your own life the way you want it, in the way that you can really get anything you want tattooed onto your body if you’re not afraid of it.’
The video glitches in and out of seemingly different points in Hein’s life, capturing the nostalgia of looking back on the amount of growth that he’s been through.
Read MoreThis dreamy indie folk number stays true to Hein’s roots, with hooky melodies intertwined within an ambient blend of organic and inorganic elements, all centered around his smooth vocals and acoustic guitar. Drawing from his time in Quebec, having toured through the french speaking Province of Canada through the summer whilst laying down the track, the unique alternate musical influences of the area have definitely found there way into the song, including Half Moon Run, Franklin Electric fusing into his bigger indie folk influences of Nick Mulvey, Hollow Coves and Ben Howard.
‘I’m just enjoying releasing music with no real plan at the moment, the song feels unique to itself so it might just be another stand alone single, although I am busy working on a lot more music I plan to release soon.’
‘I actually made a point to get the exact tattoo I sang about in the song…a moon shaped wave whilst I was in Montreal’
‘It felt significant to get something tattooed on my body that meant a lot to me if I was going to release a song about it, and a crescent moon shaped as a wave was combining my love of water and the ocean with these crescent moons which kept coming up during the huge period of growth in my life recently, it’s like something has clicked and everything is falling into place, and these moons are always there in the corner of my eye….’
Even the video clip was shot in Quebec, with local filmaker Yann Bissonnette (Hybrid Dynamic Media) featuring Hein wandering through the city of Montreal and the surrounding forest and lakes.
‘The idea was to capture the feeling of being in a dream, and being able to create your own life the way you want it, in the way that you can really get anything you want tattooed onto your body if you’re not afraid of it.’
The video glitches in and out of seemingly different points in Hein’s life, capturing the nostalgia of looking back on the amount of growth that he’s been through.
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