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Lena C
PROMENADE
Sprechen
- Cat No: SMV006
- updated:2023-02-26
Exotic mind-dance music offering glimpses of post-Balearic, African, Eastern and Japanese fantastical essences. From Lena C, a mysterious DJ/producer born in France and now based in Hebden Bridge, England.
Track List
We make a return to the musical world of vinyl with a 4 track release of sublime musical proportions which comes courtesy of Lena C; who's Promenade E.P. transcendences the Smokey basements & subterranean dance floor dwellings we often inhabit. It's all aboard the Zen-Express for this release that incorporates the musical & cultural influences this French born (but now Hebden Bridge based) DJ and music producer has experienced so far on her journey.
Each vinyl is individually numbered and has hand stamped centres with a screen printed sleeve featuring artwork by Luke Martin along with an insert featuring an original image by French photographer Coralie Monnet.
Shokran (from the Arabic 'Shukran' meaning 'thank you') is a breathy affair with hooky arp lines and a chest warming bass with almost playful synth lines joining in along the way. Percussion keeps up the chug factor but never derailing from its beauty.
Haku takes in the sounds of Japan with a hypnotic bass melody wrapped around soft synth stabs, soothing strings and a dream inducing percussion arrangement which when all wrapped up together is destined to be played/heard in the sun with waves crashing, breeze blowing & a mental reset taking place.
Breeze blows in (see what we did there?) & continues to take us into the unknown and cranks the audible wonderment up to 11.
A broken beat carries spaced out synth lines & bass melody with skippy percussion which all sounds like it would be frantic but in Lena's hands its a perfect delivery of aural beauty.
Azur closes off this trip in perfect harmony and we'd maybe even book this under the 'balearic chuggers' category (though the jury is out!). Hooky melodies with a warped vocal sample (which we think is Lena but she swears it isn't!) and some truly uplifting synth & pads make this the only way to close off this stunning E.P.
Each vinyl is individually numbered and has hand stamped centres with a screen printed sleeve featuring artwork by Luke Martin along with an insert featuring an original image by French photographer Coralie Monnet.
Shokran (from the Arabic 'Shukran' meaning 'thank you') is a breathy affair with hooky arp lines and a chest warming bass with almost playful synth lines joining in along the way. Percussion keeps up the chug factor but never derailing from its beauty.
Haku takes in the sounds of Japan with a hypnotic bass melody wrapped around soft synth stabs, soothing strings and a dream inducing percussion arrangement which when all wrapped up together is destined to be played/heard in the sun with waves crashing, breeze blowing & a mental reset taking place.
Breeze blows in (see what we did there?) & continues to take us into the unknown and cranks the audible wonderment up to 11.
A broken beat carries spaced out synth lines & bass melody with skippy percussion which all sounds like it would be frantic but in Lena's hands its a perfect delivery of aural beauty.
Azur closes off this trip in perfect harmony and we'd maybe even book this under the 'balearic chuggers' category (though the jury is out!). Hooky melodies with a warped vocal sample (which we think is Lena but she swears it isn't!) and some truly uplifting synth & pads make this the only way to close off this stunning E.P.
Sprechen, the label run by Chris Massey (aka El Diablo's Social Club), delivers a 12-inch from Lena C, a DJ/music producer born in France and now based in Hebden Bridge, England. As the label's introduction puts it, "it draws on all the music and cultures she's experienced, making for a record that feels like riding the Zen Express" — a highly unique work that blends a wide range of elements into a mysterious sound world. Four tracks, including A1 "Shukran" (Arabic for "thank you") and the magical-sounding "Haku." It has a curious tension, and once you tune in to its wavelength it's quite fascinating. Includes an insert featuring photography by French photographer Coralie Monnet, evoking the world of Kenji Mizoguchi's "Ugetsu." (Original Japanese text by Saito)