ALESTI TEAM UP WITH TELLE SMITH OF THE WORD ALIVE FOR “DISCONNECTED”
DIY songwriter/producer ALESTI has released their collaborative track “Disconnected” featuring The Word Alive’s Telle Smith.
“Disconnected” marks the group’s latest collaborative track having previously released singles with the likes of Dayseeker’s Rory Rodriguez, Loveless, Kingdom Of Giants’ Jonny Reeves, and more. Drawing influence from various alternative genres including metal and post-hardcore while borrowing the strongest elements of electronica, ALESTI highlights a unique blend of sound.
“Disconnected” showcases ALESTI’s hard-hitting production while allowing Telle Smith’s melodic, metalcore vocal range to pierce through the sharply choreographed instrumentation.
“So I have a Twitch stream where on Mondays I feature unsigned artists mostly from all over the world, and one request came through for ALESTI and I thought it was great,” Telle Smith shares. “Fast forward several months and he contacted me asking if I would be interested in collaborating. Since I was already familiar with his work because of my Music Monday streams I said I would love to hear what he had in mind. He sent me the initial demo and I was feeling it so I said to let me know when he finished it and let’s chat more. Fast forward another little bit and he had the whole song finished. So I went in with my friend Noah [Sebastian] from Bad Omens to track the vocals right before I left for tour. We were actually in a time crunch because I needed to get all the vocals for the song done but due to our schedules, we only had about an hour to track everything. Thankfully we got it all done and sent it off. The song came together pretty easily in comparison to some other features I have done and I’m stoked to give it to our fans now!”
ALESTI’s “Disconnected” offers a distinctive approach to isolation, reading in the chorus, “Why are we so far apart? Disconnected from reality. This darkness weakening our hearts, and infection with no remedy. We’re losing ourselves, but what makes us worth saving?”
“The track is about losing yourself, losing your place in the world, losing sight of what is important to you and losing the connection to those around you,” ALESTI shares. “It’s about feeling hopelessly alone in a world where we’re seemingly more connected than ever before.”
The music and production for “Disconnected” were created by ALESTI. The track features vocals performed by The Word Alive’s Telle Smith, while the guitar solo was performed by Petter Hallaråker of Rendezvous Point. The track was mixed and mastered by Henrik Udd.