{"id":91414,"date":"2025-06-18T10:36:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T09:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=91414"},"modified":"2025-06-18T10:36:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T09:36:34","slug":"art-schop-talks-pythagorean-love-triangles-with-me-my-lover-her-lover-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2025\/06\/art-schop-talks-pythagorean-love-triangles-with-me-my-lover-her-lover-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Schop Talks Pythagorean Love Triangles With ‘Me, My Lover, Her Lover, Part 1’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

‘Me, My Lover, Her Lover, Part 1’, is the latest single from songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Martin Walker, who performs under the name of Art Schop. The track is taken from ‘The Fifth Hammer’, his fifth studio album.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

It might seem a very strange topic to write about: love triangles, hypotenuses, and forging hammers; for Art Schop however it’s perfectly reasonable. In his non-music life has a degree in Physics from Oxford, and worked as the Information Services Director for the global law firm Debevoise & Plimpton, as well as writing and publishing fiction, plus a book of original philosophy, which connects the nature of material existence to the meaning of life – so drawing inspiration from the likes of Daniel Heller-Roazen\u2019s book,\u00a0‘The Fifth Hammer: Pythagoras and the Disharmony of the World’, is just an average day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In ‘Me, My Lover. Her Lover, Part 1’, we encounter Pythagoras as he waxes philosophical about triangles; specifically the romantic one he finds himself in, where he is just one of his lover’s lovers, and, how it’s all perfectly balanced – at least for his lover. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art Schop’s vocals are reminiscent of Johnny Cash’s in his cover of Nine Inch Nails’, ‘Hurt’ – all gravelly and sombre, somehow resigned to whatever comes next. They’re set against a slowly strummed guitar-based instrumental – additional percussion enters when Pythagoras passes by the forge on his walk – as well as some lovely plinky plonk keyboards, and it feels as much like poetry as a song. This isn’t too hard to understand when you consider he’s essentially transforming Heller-Roazen’s essays into music, while somehow still managing to keep it deeply personal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s a strong folk vibe to ‘Me, My Lover, Her Lover, Part 1’ that is only increased by the poignancy of the backing vocals. They feel mournful, despondent; there’s no regret, just a resignation – it is what it is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the music video for ‘Me, My Lover, her Lover, Part 1’ below, and find out more about Art Schop and his music online via his official website<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, Spotify<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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