Filipinx-Canadian multi-instrumentalist and loop artist, Alex Maher‘s solo performances combine genre-bending mashups with passionate originals to showcase his musical instincts. Fusing classic soul influences, funk, electro-pop and jazz chops, his songwriting explores human connection in the modern age.
The chill but fierce song “Red Planet” is a metaphor, using the image of the barren and desolate planet Mars as a parallel of what becomes of us when we struggle to remove ourselves from self-imposed emotional and spiritual isolation that occurs when rage and depression are allowed to linger, unaddressed and unamended.
“Every night as I commuted back to my temporary home in Calgary, I was aware of a constant companion just above the horizon: the planet Mars. Out of that came a metaphor,” says Maher. “When we give in to helplessness, and in effect self-isolate. This song is about getting out of that orbit, being accountable, and proactive. I hope this song encourages self-reflection.”
https://songs.alexmahermusic.com/redplanet
