Is 14th Feb a significant date in the diary? Well, you might be just about ready to fall in love with Ritch Satch as that's the day that her album 'Meet Me In The Garden' is released.
Rita has already impresed with the single 'Breath' (see review HERE) and since then (only November mind) we've even found more musicians from the Melbourne/Naarm area, Rami Iman (see review HERE) and Close Counters (see review HERE) to name just two (Ed. but we don't know anymore that were born in Uzbekistan!).
And even though they are the same city, Rita has definitely gone her own path in a luxouriously produced R&B, soul pop way - particularly on the appropriately named 'Lifeline' and whilst the cover looks like the Eygptian Queen has dressed up for the Secret Garden Festival, the hook on 'I Give It All to You' is another track to get folks excited.
It's another track that's got the benefit of Daniel 'The Bamboos' Mougerman's strings which weaves cinematic drama that's so drenched on this one; and don't forget the title track! It's a 12 piece orchestra on the album!
You'll recall that us Yogi/QiGung/Tai Chi types knew the inspiration for 'Breathe' was the result of some meditative exercise which is nice, but 'Meet Me In The Garden' will take her on a higher plane, if not levitation and I'm expecting end of year awards for this one; 'Meet Me In The Garden' is going to fly.
P.S. She's a 'Warrior Princess' too!
Artist: Rita Satch
Title: Meet Me in the Garden
Release date: 14th February, 2025
Label: Silk Throne Records
Catalog Number: TBC
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
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Jazz Cafe (London) Thursday 20th November 2025 *LATE LATE SHOW*
ReplyDelete11.15pm – (£12)
Late Late Show with Rita Satch
Uzbekistan-born, Melbourne-raised Rita Satch blends soul, jazz, and orchestral sounds into deeply expressive music. With a voice compared to Sade and Phyllis Hyman, she performs songs of love, loss, and renewal from her debut Meet Me In The Garden, joined by her UK five-piece band. She has appeared at Glastonbury, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, and collaborated with legends like Gary Bartz and The Bamboos.