Benjamin Quartz - Pyromane
Think of this: It is a late evening in a small coastal town. You look outside your room’s window, and the streets are empty. Except, there is one small open square where a bonfire is still burning after a local festival. It triggers a memory, and a song plays in the back: Pyromane by Benjamin Quartz. The song sounds like coffee. It’s a perfect blend of acoustic, gypsy jazz, and cinematic, a full-blown experience. The instrumentation is organic, and the voice has a subtle texture to it. You hear some Latin influence in the layers, with somesamba rhythms. This all comes in a continuum with the layered poetic ballad in the face of a cinematic tune. The song is evocative. You feel a slow-burning that adds more to the overall mood of the song. The song works with a sense of emotional tension and restraint. It does not go for big explosions. That restraint gives it the space where listeners feel the need to draw in, lean forward, instead of being overwhelmed. This translates to a balance that comes with subtle shifts. The instrumentation that audibly alters the layers includes guitar, violin, double bass, some percussion, and an interplay between all of these. This adds richness to the song without clutter. One unique feature of the song is that the vocals act as anchors. The voice is what carries the emotional weight of the song. The song is a good fit for a movie like Before Midnight (2013). Pyromane thrives on emotional residue. It has a charged stillness after something important has been said (or not said). It would underscore love that’s deep, imperfect, but still burning.
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