Photo credit Valentina Cipriani

“Lost my weed in the wood” is about me losing my weed in the wood at a rave party, which may sound funny but it was kinda awful because I
had to talk to people sober.

Jokes aside, the song uses an ironic slant to dissect the deeper aspects of psychological addiction, such as not being able to have fun and communicate with others without substance use and not being able to be alone with one’s thoughts.

Musically, It’s totally hyperfolk: a lo-fi guitar looping throughout the song accompanied by the sound of cicadas, while a syncopated beat
and pitched vocals complete the sound carpet creating an anxiogenic yet danceable rhythm.

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What’s the story behind this track?

A while ago I was at a rave party in the woods and I was about to roll a joint when I realized, I had lost my weed. It was a horrible experience because now I couldn’t get high nor leave, so I had to deal with all those wasted people completely sober and trust me, you don’t want that.

What inspired you to write this song?

When I write songs my goal is to capture very specific feelings through lyrics and music. In this case the inspiration was the incredible helplessness that you feel when you lack something that you crave but that something is not a basic necessity. I like the paradox: on one hand your rational part is like “chill, no one is dying”, but on the other there is a much deeper, more rooted irrational part that is screaming “your life is over and it’s all your fault, you dumb bitch” at you.

What’s the main message behind the song?

Basically the song is about psychological addiction, which is not necessarily drug related. Sugar, coffee, dating, doomscrolling: it becomes a problem when you need something so badly that you can no longer appreciate other people’s company or even your own without consuming. In this case I wanted to take a silly episode and show its grotesque side, cause that’s what addictions are: stupid in the eyes of those who don’t live them and a nightmare for those who have to fight them on a daily basis.

Why did you want to mix hyper pop and folk sounds?

There are two wolves inside me – one likes autotune and Kesha’s TiK ToK and the other one likes melancholic young ladies with guitars and scratchy voices. For a long time I thought I had to choose one side and follow its “rules”, then I said to myself – screw it. We all want to be one thing, but the reality is different and there is a lot of power in admitting to yourself that you’re a collection of opposite fragments. That’s why my co-producer Lillo Morreale and I worked with an open mind – we just took what we liked and created something weird and personal.

Who are your favorite hyper pop and folk artists of all time and why? 

When I think about hyperpop the first artist that comes to mind is SOPHIE, her creative sound design has always been a great inspiration for me. As for the folk, Cocorosie – specifically their first record “La Maison de Mon Rêve”, which besides perfectly exemplifying the ability to create a whole new world with very few resources, was also the first album that made me fall in love with music when I was still just an awkward little boy.

What inspires your sound and musical persona?

My inspiration are the misfits, the losers, the mentally ill, the drug addicts, the traumatized and the insecure. Being a giant loser myself, I have learned that the only way to really elaborate and exorcise the bad stuff is to learn how to make fun of it.

This is the driving force behind my music – inspiring people to depower their daily shit by laughing about it even if they’re hysterically crying in the meantime.

Are you a freak, a loser? Do you feel like no one loves you? Come to mommy, we’ll laugh together in hell.

What are your plans for 2025?

After “lost my weed in the woods”, two more singles will be released in the following months. We are also putting together a tour and working in the studio on my first album which is called “triggerwarning”, a 10 track record that explores the boundaries between the complete transparency required for artists by society and social media and the ugly, rotten things that we don’t really wanna see. I will also be going thro  ugh several therapy sessions, a lot of crying selfies and hopefully no more weed will be lost in the woods!