But! It's a happy face! Because today Lapalux's debut album - "Nostalchic" became available for download/began to be shipped! Luckily my physical pre-order came with a free download, so I was able to listen to it today. Won't you join me?
As you might have read before, I adore Lapalux's sound. His use of slow pace, complex, layered beats and synthesised sounds and vocals comes together to create some seductive, chilled songs, perfect listening for rolling around on something soft. (Possibly with someone else - Track 4.)
After four stunning E.Ps released over the last five years comes his first full length album. Nostalchic feels both new and familiar - IAMSYS (Tape intro) and O E A (Tape outro) feature wonky, distorted cassette tape warblings that are reminiscent of parts of Lapalux's debut Forest E.P. but they also break into much bigger, grander sounds than we've heard from Lapalux before. Maybe it's me, but I don't recall hearing a Lapalux track with real sounding drums before now, everything felt as if it was produced electronically or form vocal samples. Now, in the very first track, we can hear very real sounding snare hits and four tracks feature guest vocalists. I could be totally wrong here, I've never professed to being a musical expert. Much as an avid lover of art might never truly understand how to paint, I love music in it's myriad guises but have learned all I know about it from listening, not study or creation. I digress. The entire album feels and sounds like the Lapalux we know, just bigger and a touch more lavish in some areas.
If you were previously a fan you're going to dig the album and if you've never heard of Lapalux before, prepare to feel the off-center sensuality.
No comments:
Post a Comment