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Matisse
I personally wouldn’t bother Putting too much effort/expense into trying to make a disc brake bike any lighter 8kg, as you’ll be paying a lot of money for minimal weight savings, and as Dick says, most likely a negative effect on usability. I’d also question how noticeable the weight savings would actually be in most situations. If you ride in the high mountains a lot, fair enough.... but if you mostly ride in the lanes of Essex or something, then what’s the point?
There’s no point having a light weight bike for everyday use if it Doesn’t really work very well.
If you want a sub 7kg bike, rim brakes are your friend.