Melbourne/Naarm based hip hop artist Requiem has swapped his hoody for an astronaut suit. After years of creating critically acclaimed music, his latest release is a song about love, loss and travelling to a new dimension through a black hole. Inspired by the sci-fi cinema of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey and Nolan’s Interstellar, and the temporary nature of relationships, Transient tells the tale of an astronaut’s existential thoughts as they’re spaghettified in a supermassive black hole somewhere in deep space. The new single features the other-worldly harmonies of Alice Springs/Mparntwe based award-winning producer/songwriter Resin Moon, aka Dave Crowe. Transient sees the pair reunite for the first time since collaborating on love letter to the Northern Territory, Louvres. Backing Resin Moon’s meditative and moody vocals and Requiem’s reflective raps is the brooding production of HFNR, aka Hugh Lake, who previously worked on Requiem’s trap fuelled banger Jean Luc and has produced hits for PANIA, Zia Jade and Stan Walker among others. Requiem says Transient came from his keen interest in the infinite and unknown universe, as well as his time living in Darwin, NT, where friendships were often short lived due to the constant movement of its inhabitants. “Life itself is transient too, we’re here for a short time then we’re gone, so the message with this song is to enjoy each moment, as I say in the song: one plate life, saviour the taste.”