Richard Green Turns “Fake Moments” Into Real Emotion!
- Esther
- 12 minutes ago
- 4 min read
When we last met Richard Green in October last year, he was moving fast. “Holding a Gun” played like a neon-lit short film, all pulsing synths, breakbeat snap, and kinetic tension, proof that Green could turn moral unease into dancefloor momentum without losing his narrative grip. It was urgency rendered in motion. Now, with “Fake Moments,” he returns from that velocity and does something far riskier as he slows everything down. Not as a retreat, but as a revelation. Where “Holding a Gun” externalised pressure through rhythm and propulsion, “Fake Moments” turns the camera inward, trading noir adrenaline for fragile stillness. The connective tissue between the two is unmistakable. It’s the same artist, still obsessed with emotional truth, simply choosing a different lens. This is Green reminding us that the hand capable of engineering tension can just as powerfully hold silence, and that sometimes the most anticipated turn in an artist’s journey isn’t the next escalation, but the quiet moment that follows the chase.
From its opening seconds, the track feels deeply considered. Soft strings and cello set the foundation, not as ornamental flourishes but as emotional anchors. There’s an immediate sense of calm, though it’s a calm threaded with tension, the kind that suggests unresolved thoughts rather than peace. As the arrangement unfolds, wind-like textures, organ hues, and a gently playful, trap-leaning rhythmic pulse begin to surface. What could have felt overwhelming instead becomes fluid. Acoustic and electronic textures overlap and dissolve into one another, creating a soundscape that feels experimental yet instinctive, as though the music is discovering itself in real time. Green’s collaboration with an Italian violinist is not merely a feature, it’s the song’s emotional spine. The violin doesn’t decorate the composition; it breathes inside it. Each phrase feels purposeful, carrying both warmth and melancholy without tipping into heaviness. There’s an conversational quality to the melody, unfolding gently rather than looping insistently, allowing the listener to drift with it instead of being led by force.
What makes the track resonate so deeply is its sense of honesty. Written during a particularly difficult period in Green’s life and composed in less than two days, “Fake Moments” carries the kind of immediacy that can’t be manufactured. Nothing here feels overly polished or emotionally edited. Instead, the music feels captured, as if the emotions were simply allowed to exist and be recorded before they faded. That speed doesn’t result in roughness; it results in truth. The production remains clean and spacious, giving the strings room to speak and the silence room to matter. The title itself becomes clearer the longer you sit with the piece. “Fake Moments” isn’t cynical; it’s reflective. It speaks to those times when happiness feels real in the moment, yet fragile in hindsight, when joy is shadowed by the knowledge that it might not last. There’s longing in the composition, but also acceptance. Green doesn’t dramatize sadness. He observes it, gently, with the kind of understanding that only comes from having lived through it. Contextually, “Fake Moments” sits as a defining piece within Green’s 2023 EP Illusions, a project built around piano and string-led compositions that explore perception, emotion, and impermanence. It also reflects the broader arc of Green’s career. Based between Milan and London, and shaped by years of formal study alongside fearless genre exploration, he has consistently treated music as a fluid space rather than a fixed identity. From his cinematic electronic debut “Dark Horses” to the genre-blurring works that followed, Green has proven himself comfortable living in contrast. “Fake Moments” feels like a culmination of that approach, classical in discipline, modern in texture, and deeply personal in intent.
In the end, “Fake Moments” is less a song and more a state of mind. It captures the bittersweet truth that happiness and sadness often coexist, and that even fleeting joy has meaning. Richard Green doesn’t just compose music here; he translates experience into sound, turning personal vulnerability into something quietly universal. It’s a reminder that some of the most powerful artistic statements don’t shout. They whisper, and in doing so, they say everything. In a musical landscape that often rewards volume over vulnerability, “Fake Moments” chooses patience, and that choice is its power. By leaning into stillness, Richard Green reminds us why his work continues to resonate across styles and moods. If you’ve followed his journey from pulse-driven urgency to hushed emotional truth, this track feels like a necessary pause, a breath taken with intention. Give it your time, sit with it, and let it unfold. Support artists like Green who trust silence as much as sound. Some moments, even the fragile ones, deserve to be heard in full. So, listen below!
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