Mitch DodgeDoubly great news, as revered producer/DJ/artist La Fleur breaks three years of musical silence with her forthcoming debut album Väsen – heralded by emotive and uplifting double A side, ‘Chian/Slowdive’, out now on [PIAS] Électronique, a new electronic off-shoot of independent music giants [PIAS] whose roster includes Tinlicker, Innellea, Natascha Polké…
Her signature style is technically superbly crafted yet goes straight to the emotions like a laser scalpel. Her new releases, constantly revised over the three years, have an upbeat, positive strength and melodic beauty over complex layers of percussion, so bedecked with hooks you can’t take your ears off them.
‘Chian’: kicks off with a chunky, no-prisoners synth riff, strong, assertive percussion/bass and a funky, soul-packed female vocal riff, layered with trancey melodic arps and chimes.
‘Slowdive’: a faster beat, with a hint of 80s synthpop, as poignant high-pitched arps give a spacey feel. Swoony trance synth builds to a dreamy, subtly choral breakdown, to a drop which will push the euphoria buttons in every clubber’s brain chemistry.
“Chain / Slowdive” is out now!