Coppé & Plaid & Mason Bee – 23 Seconds

Find “23 Seconds” by Coppé & Plaid & Mason Bee on plusfm, taken from the album “30rpm (I Wish I Had A Brain)”.

Label : Mango + Sweetrice Records
© 2025 Mango + Sweetrice Records

With “23 Seconds,” Coppé, Plaid and Mason Bee deliver a delicate and distinctive meeting point, tucked inside the album 30rpm (I Wish I Had A Brain). Released in 2025, this 3:58 track shows Coppé’s ability to create music that balances elegance, strangeness and attention to detail, while leaving each collaborator room to bring a clearly identifiable voice. On this piece, Plaid’s production brings an immediately recognisable electronic finesse, while Mason Bee’s strings add a more organic, almost cinematic dimension.

“23 Seconds” unfolds with restrained grace, as if its purpose were less to impress than to create atmosphere. The track works through airy textures, subtle movement and a soft tension that expands without ever pushing too hard. It reflects one of Coppé’s long-standing strengths: a hybrid writing style that moves between experimental pop, electronica and handcrafted details, making music that feels familiar while remaining distinctly off-centre. The result is a piece that feels both fragile and precise, designed for close listening, almost like a short sonic film.

Placed within a wide-ranging 22-track album, “23 Seconds” stands out through its apparent brevity and its wealth of detail. Across the project, Coppé explores different forms of collaboration, and this track perfectly captures that collective spirit: each contributor adds a specific colour without disturbing the overall balance. The song therefore fits a deeply personal approach, where emotion emerges as much from contrast as from coherence.

With “23 Seconds,” Coppé, Plaid and Mason Bee offer a brief but memorable piece that sums up the spirit of 30rpm (I Wish I Had A Brain): free, inventive and deeply committed to texture.