I don’t want this to be the typical gushing star-struck fan letter but ultimately it could end up being somewhat of one.
I’ve been haunted by your voice since becoming X, then through Tigermouth and any other work you’ve done that I can get my hands on. I’m a DJ by profession (and I’d like to point out I gave you a very amused grin when I read the back of Becoming X and saw it had “DJ Killer” technology used in production of it - while I was performing live at the time which made it ironic to me. I couldn’t figure out why I couldn’t voice-over while playing a track. I laughed to myself).
There was a project a long time ago called “Uncover the Fans” (a quest for fame, under the influence of sedatives and cold champagne) - which was a collaboration of SP fans worldwide doing their own remixes of any track they’d like. I did Walk the Rain, and when I played it live at a local Philadelphia club, multiple people approached me asking who it was (they were more fimiliar with the club hits like Spin Spin Sugar - which frustrates me, but that’s alright). I told them it was Kelli, the vocalist of the SP. Most gave me the typical “oh! I love them, I love six underground” reaction, and maybe I look at myself as a Kelli-elitist for knowing more than that album, but I loved their reactions. “She has an amazing voice!”, etc. and I told them they really need to hear your other solo work. I’ve sent a few this way, to the website after playing some Tigermouth tracks.
The word I used to describe your voice was haunting, and that is so very true. I find a sense of therepy in it. I feel every emotion you convey, or at least, my interpretation of it. But it never, not to this day, fails to move me in the most amazing way. I want to thank you, so very sincerely, with all of my heart (that you’ve only made bigger) for everything you’ve made.
I will be a truely dedicated fan for the rest of my life. Best wishes in your life Kelli, to you and yours.
- Wil