Track By Track: Cajsa Siik on Domino

White Noise

Writing "White Noise" was somehow the starting point for this album. It was late at night and I was singing the phrase: "Time was stretching its back..." over and over again navigating through a mayhem of frequencies. Then I found a flow, lost track of time and wrote the song. When it was done I felt like I’ve had a blackout. The demo sounded honest and rough and I wanted to capture that when recording it for the album.

Sad Celebration

To me, this song touches many layers. I guess I was battling the Swedish winter facing my contradictions. I was thinking about how every emotion needs its opponent to exist. There is a kind of sadness in the greatest of celebrations. And this love we’re searching for comes with the fear of losing it all. Working in the studio I wanted to capture the powerful energy in the whisper.

Talk To Trees

Last spring I was living at an island in the north of Sweden called Norrbyskär. I was alone there for weeks writing many of the songs on this album. One of them is "Talk To Trees". It’s a song about madness, truth, and illusion. I remember that I was supposed to catch the ferry back to the main land but I got stuck with this song that I just had to finish. So, I missed the ferry and had to wait two more days on the island before heading back. But I guess it was worth it.

Solar Still

"Let us trust in the lust in the wisdom of the rust is all we know. The solid ground the silent sounds the highs and lows. Go on and on it took so long to get us there. I’ll put you first I’ll put love first I’ll take us there..."

Empire Mine

Writing "Empire Mine" I visualized this apocalyptic scene where a person high on whatever makes her way through broken skylines. I felt quite lonely at the time. The song was like a trippy retreat. When recording it I was searching for these corny and bombastic sounds. The feeling of nothing left to lose.

Frozen Tongue

"Frozen Tongue" came to me during a pretty painful breakup. Often when I write songs, the lyrics are like inner conversations I have with myself. But this song is actually dedicated to someone. At that point it was the only way for me to let this person know how I felt. I wanted the recording to be rough and somehow unflattering. Straight forward.

Minute Road

When writing "Minute Road" I told myself: 'You have to write a song from beginning to end and you can’t change anything. Just say what you feel and let it go. It is what it is.' In the studio working with the soundscapes it was all about intuition and a multiple organ jam.

Shallow Light

This is the first song I’ve written on the piano. To me it's a dramatic goodbye and it’s also the last song on the album. "Shallow Light" means a lot to me in many ways. Writing it I almost felt like I’d found a new me, both when it comes to the way the song is built but also because the piano made me sing in a different way. It’s a live take straight from the heart and I’m very proud of it.