Butterfly Haus (music formerly made under the moniker “SAZE”) is the Brooklyn-based indie-alternative music project of New Jersey-born Nigerian-American producer, songwriter, and recording artist Osaze Akerejah.
Although Akerejah has been making original music since the late 2000s, the initial idea for the Butterfly Haus project was first birthed in 2019, finally coming to fruition in 2022 after a period of simultaneously battling heartbreak, a cancer diagnosis, and tumultuous mental and physical health struggles.
The act’s lyrics revolve around introspection, identity exploration, love, mental health, and life’s peaks and valleys. These themes are married to eclectic production rooted in indie rock, alternative pop, hip-hop elements, and fragments of ’ the 70s/80’s new wave, creating a seamless and dynamic blend that traverses sonics of the past, present, and future.
Discussing this period Akerejah shares, “These last few years have been beyond transformative. I’m not nearly the same man or artist I initially set out to try to be. Making music under the SAZE moniker was a lovely cocoon that I existed within since 7th grade, and I guess all the trauma, growth, and self-discovery of the past three-four years especially was what finally cracked the cocoon, ya know? And the butterfly could finally emerge, dig?”
Pondering relationship complexities and toxicity is at the heart of “Masters and Experts”, his groovy and emotionally dense new alt-pop single. Serving as the first taste of the newly released album Time Bomb Season, “Masters and Experts” blends introspective lyrics, forward-thinking and era-defying production, as well as haunting melodies. These form an intoxicating cornucopia of synthesizer fog, propelled by ‘80’ drum machine rhythms and compelling themes of romance and turmoil. Audie O.P.M.’s feature providing stunning background vocals and additional harmonies serves as the perfect sonic foil for Akerejah’s forlorn and semi-unhinged vocal performance.
For further information, visit the artist’s Instagram feed.
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