From Melancholy to Euphoria – Artist Jem Reveals Debut EP ‘Don’t Let Me Disappear’.

Quietly weaving and echoing their way through the streets of West London, rising mystic Jem paints the city with his delicate Eastern melodies that can be heard dancing on the veils of the wind. A subtle, enchanting call reaches out to fellow souls who find themselves wandering and wondering, as Jem guides the way with debut EP ‘Don’t Let Me Disappear’.

Emerging with his debut single in late 2021, the rare and spellbinding ‘Secrets’, Jem followed this enticing entrance with the captivating sophomore single ‘Lost’, in which Jem ventured deep into his self professed world, the Negative Realm. Inspired by The Pianist a momentous visual was directed by Jems older brother Necip Karakas, to bring a dystopian world of a man who lost it all, to life.

Ready to present the debut four track visionary EP, ‘Don’t Let Me Disappear’ features the Middle eastern percussion and haunting backing vocals of ‘Secrets’ alongside the rich, Radiohead influenced ‘Lost’ which oozes dynamicity and 90s alt rock. Now, in order to complete the odyssey are the two unreleased pieces, the single ‘Do I Wanna Know’ and the deeply personal and innocently-honest ‘Paranoia’.

‘Do I Wanna Know’ is poetic, philosophical and profound, triggering questions without yearning to find answers. Accompanied with a relaxed, more intimate style visual, ‘DIWK’ is filled with subtle electric guitars and minimalism. Emulating the perfect balance between melody, lyrics and tempered by the overall quest to learn, ‘DIWK’ offers grounding, alignment and purity. Drawing the listener’s attention to Jems delicate nature as an artist it shares a soft resemblance with Jeff Buckley’s ‘Hallelujah’.

Revealing that the writing process of ‘Lost’ made him empathize with his conjured character, Jem too had to face up to his own version of this hopelessness which pushed him to write ‘Paranoia’, a memoir-like track.

With influences of classical music detailed throughout, ‘Paranoia’ is dark and deep but Jem’s voice is a beam of light, ready to meet you within the shadows. Representing a tender cry for help, ‘Paranoia’ is almost an introspection of ‘Lost’ with the artist describing a hopelessness and vulnerability but also an acceptance, “Instead of waiting for the Sun to shine again, he embraces the moonlight; instead of telling himself everything will be alright, he asks for help to stop him from disappearing.”

Embellished with tones that replicate the sound of Oud (native Middle Eastern instrument) Jem utilizes his melismatic vocal blend, traversing between registers with ease, grace and utter fluency. Pushing the boundaries as a light lyric tenor via both his head and chest voice, they seamlessly come together in a perfect and satisfying harmonic synthesis. Angelic, soft and breathtakingly delicate, Jems opulent timbre is haunting yet elegant, entrancing all those who stop to listen.

Describing his music as ‘for the lost souls desperately searching for meaning in life.’ Jem is not here simply to create music. With every offering he dives into the depths within, each time bringing a new world to the surface. Unafraid to visit places and play with intonations that may be unfamiliar, unusual or even uncomfortable, Jem is unapologetic and unafraid in his authenticity, representing the embodiment of what it truly means to be an artist, in all its entirety.

Jem’s EP is stunning; a true musical masterpiece from beginning to end. By incorporating musical influence from different parts of the world, he leaves a little something for everyone; elegant and mysterious yet familiar enough to enjoy, we can’t wait to see what he has in store next!