Jules Ahoi “Icarus”

A delicate change of the mood, like a passing butterfly, just a puff of the air, as my musical thoughts get wrapped in the inevitable arrival of the autumn. Here’s “Icarus” by Jules Ahoi, from his just-released album “MAGNOLIA (The Bauhaus Tapes)”, an acoustic folk soundscape lyrically based on the famous father-son relationship from the Greek mythology. And just like my mental image of the passing butterfly, this motive of flying in the air is full of symbolism in “Icarus”, the song, as it also explores the unspoken thoughts between a parent and a child, just when it is sadly too late, like an escapable moment, or a puff of invisible air.

Jules Ahoi, with his unsuspectingly warm sound and delicate story-telling, goes even deeper though, through painful memories of losing his own father. As he explains: “My father unfortunately passed away a few years ago, taking with him a lot of unspoken things. Like Daedalus facing the loss of his son Icarus, I find myself having to resolve alone what should or could have been expressed before.”

And here is where the full circle closes. The advice of a mythological father who wants to protect his son, and the ever-too-real sadness of a child who was perhaps not ready enough to address burning thoughts before the passing of a parent. As far as our complex family relationships go, it couldn’t be more painful, and it couldn’t be more real. And that’s how this extraordinary song will make you feel.

Photo: Press release