Faith is a leap into the unknown. Done with hope. Confirmation! by Logic1000 is a rejuvenating listen that features young and old faces from the alternative pop sphere underscored by the artist’s sensitive production. Rahim fka Christine and the Queens, KUČKA, FAUZIA, yunè pinku, and Jam City line up on the release. We check in with Logic1000 two years on from her last interview in METAL.
Humans, the next generation and the importance of family come to the fore on this release. Framing their popular collaborative track and video, The Only One, Rahim explains, “Music must be a vector of hope, and I’m proud to bestow all my trust: to the new dreamers, to the new builders of humanity.” The only way is up.
Congratulations on the release of your new album, Confirmation! – how are you feeling now it’s out in the world?
Thank you so much! It’s truly wonderful having it finally out there and feeling the love from friends, family and all our fans and listeners. I think there’s something special about this release for me, I feel so passionately connected to the music and it feels like a moment somehow.
I was really struck by how soft and soothing the record feels. Do you think that shift in sound has been shaped by your experiences over the past few years?
Definitely. I’ve undergone some pretty serious changes in recent years, all relational. My relationship with my family and myself and even music has evolved pretty significantly. I’ve softened a lot. I like this softness in my heart and while I’m scared of losing it, I also know that life has its way of connecting experiences and I just need to embrace what comes next.
The Only One, the album’s lead single, feels like such a hopeful track. Did that sense of hope emerge naturally in the lyrics as the song took shape?
Rahim wrote the lyrics to The Only One. We sent him the rough instrumental we had written and he knocked it out of the ballpark with the vocal. I think the instrumental is inherently hopeful and so maybe that played a part in the inspiration for the lyrics?
“I follow my gut and trust myself and my choices.”
What was it like bringing Rahim — credited as Christine and the Queens — into the song, and how did that collaboration shape where it went?
Having Rahim on the album is a gift and aligned so perfectly. He’s been so supportive and enthusiastic about our release. Love him. But yeah, on the actual making of the song, I couldn’t get the idea of having him on the track out of my head and when we got the vocal demo back the idea that he was perfect for it was confirmed.
The single comes with the release of your first ever music video! What was that like, being able to add a visual layer to the song?
It was so fun and I love flexing that side of my creativity. Also seeing and experiencing all the work, production and talent that goes into creating something like this was eye opening. From the director to the producer to the talent and all the other people involved, it’s a massive operation. So it was creatively inspiring but also so cool to see how something like that works from a more practical perspective.
Speaking of visuals, there are little nods to childhood and family throughout the album’s visuals, from the album cover to the Spotify clips. Do you feel like motherhood, or perhaps reconnecting with your own inner child, found its way into the music at all?
Yes definitely. Motherhood has me constantly evolving and reflecting which is a gift. The most significant thing that has been changing for me is my relationships. With myself, my family, my friends and ultimately this bled into the music I have been creating. I wanted to weave this into the creative and also the music. On 48 Fairmount there’s some audio from my childhood which felt the perfect way to open the album.
As a producer, alongside your solo work, you’ve collaborated with and remixed for artists like Dua Lipa and Flume. What’s it like moving between your own music and working so closely with other artists?
I don’t think too deeply about how to maintain my sound when doing a remix because I think I would go into a bit of a spiral if I did. What I do when I approach a remix is exactly what I do when making a logic track. I follow my gut and trust myself and my choices.
Your partner Thomas, AKA Big Ever, is credited on the album, and you’ve worked with him on previous projects as well – what’s it like to collaborate with someone you know so personally on a creative project?
Tom is hugely inspiring to me as a partner and producer. I really trust him both romantically and also aesthetically. We’ve been in each other's lives for fifteen years so we have a deep sense of knowing each other. This means we are both so comfortable and disarmed around each other which really helps with exorcising creative choices and decisions out of us.
Who are the artists or producers you’ve found yourself most influenced by throughout your career?
2000s RnB has been a major player in forming my sound because that’s what I grew up on and have always adored. But in terms of more contemporary producers I’d say Pearson Sound, Big Ever, DJ Plead, Cliques, Mosca, Anz, Burial, Moodymann. It’s endless!
Alongside producing, you also co-host a podcast where you speak to people in the creative industries about motherhood and working life: what inspired you to create that?
Helena and I wanted to create a space that we wished had been around at the time we were considering whether or not to have children. It’s obviously a huge decision for anyone and I think in addition to that there are nuanced layers to the decision when you’re a freelancing artist or musician. Every conversation Helena and I have with our guests is enlightening and adds a layer of comfort because you realise how hard it is, but also how wonderful it is.
You also write very openly on your Substack about your inner world and the thoughts and feelings that come with making music. Has writing in that way changed how you understand yourself or your creative process?
Writing is new to me and a very welcome process. I love how reflexive it makes me and the community on Substack is so wholesome and supportive. It has helped my attention span and also inspired me to read more for fun.
“I’d really love it if people listening to it explore their relationships and reflect on how important people are.”
You have so many different things on the go, do you find that having all these different creative outlets keeps you energised?
I’m the type of person who needs variety to stay engaged and inspired. So yes, you’re right. I love how no day is the same and various sides of my creativity can be flexed. I feel so lucky to have been born when I was and to have landed on this path. If I was a boomer or older and doing one job my whole life I would have lost my mind!
You’ve recently announced live shows in London and Paris this month, how are you feeling about performing your music to audiences so intimately?
I am beyond excited. I think I will be more nervous as the time approaches but for now I’m focused on creating the live show with Tom, who will also be part of the show. It will be a really nice moment for us to be on stage together and have our collective vision for the project to be actualised.
When you look at this record now, what does it mean to you and what do you hope it gives to the people who listen to it?
I feel a sense of satisfaction. I am proud of it and funnily enough I feel confirmed in releasing it out into the world. I’d really love it if people listening to it explore their relationships and reflect on how important people are. I can’t express how grateful I am to have had the realisation of the importance of relationships in my life. It would be so nice.
