French future house star Tchami -- real name Martin Bresso -- has shared his first single in close to a year, and the wait has been worth it. His new single "After Life" has everything fans want from Tchami, with the jogging bass line, open hi-hats and chugging, booming plucks, but it is the rest of the song where the mysterious producer shows his prowess. Tchami shows a level of maturity with this production, incorporating mysterious vocals from Stacy Barthe that ask "Where do I go, in the afterlife / I've got questions, spiritual questions" with long, oscillating builds. The reference to the afterlife and "spiritual questions" is interesting for Tchami because he always performs in priest robes without seemingly to be an overly religious man in any other way. Maybe his upcoming EP will reveal something about the noticeably quiet, yet towering man.
Listen to the full track on Bresso's SoundCloud below.
To help unveil the track, Tchami has shared the music video directed by Charles-Edouard Dangelser of CHIVTEAM (DJ Snake and Madeon), which goes inside the mind of a bearded man on a beach as he struggles to cope with his past and eventually falls victim to a woman that is his downfall deep in the ocean.
Watch the video below as premiered on Billboard.
"After Life" is set to be the lead track of an upcoming EP. There are no further details on how many tracks are on the EP or when it will be released, but it is great to hear some new music from Tchami, especially the first new original since "Untrue" in April 2014.
Ever since he and Oliver Heldens helped to usher in the future house craze at the end of 2013, Tchami has always looked to stay ahead of imitators. The DJ Snake collaborator has been tabbed for a slew of remixes over the past year, including for Jack Ü, Olvier $ & Jimi Jules and tribute to Marshall Jefferson.
