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LP​.​8

by Kelly Lee Owens

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Levrikon
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Levrikon My favorite albums of 2022, #22.
Trance-inducing experimental electronica. Put this on at the club and watch everyone freak out. Favorite track: Release.
jgladden
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jgladden throbbing pads awash sonorous filigree, syrupy warmth cooled by clangs, bells and deadpan harmonizations, music crisp and somber, like cold water.

i admire the missive of sonic b but for me at least, it breaks the continuity of the rest of the tracks.

still thrilled to have wax on the way
mr_chuffy
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mr_chuffy I like the bit where she says Release
Favorite track: Release.
Chop Alley
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Chop Alley It's not often I buy an album before listening to it in its entirety. But before track 3 finished I had handed over my money. Favorite track: Anadlu.
todd1049
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todd1049 Those who remember KLO's high-energy electronic sound from her first efforts will find this album far more chill and ambient. Favorite track: One.
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1.
Release 05:00
2.
Voice 03:06
3.
Anadlu 08:01
4.
S.O (2) 04:15
5.
Olga 03:02
6.
Nana 05:39
7.
Quickening 05:20
8.
One 03:54
9.
Sonic 8 03:49

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Born out of a series of studio sessions, LP.8 was created with no preconceptions or expectations: an unbridled exploration into the creative subconscious.

After releasing her sophomore album Inner Song in the midst of the pandemic, Kelly Lee Owens was faced with the sudden realisation that her world tour could no longer go ahead. Keen to make use of this untapped creative energy, she made the spontaneous decision to go to Oslo instead. There was no overarching plan, it was simply a change of scenery and a chance for some undisturbed studio time. It just so happened that her flight from London was the last before borders were closed once again. The blank page project was underway.

Arriving to snowglobe conditions and sub-zero temperatures, she began spending time in the studio with esteemed avant-noise artist Lasse Marhaug. Together, they envisioned making music somewhere in between Throbbing Gristle and Enya, artists who have had an enduring impact on Kelly’s creative being. In doing so, they paired tough, industrial sounds with ethereal Celtic mysticism, creating music that ebbs and flows between tension and release.

One month later, Kelly called her label to tell them she had created something of an outlier, her ‘eighth album’.

Lasse Marhaug is known for hundreds of avant-noise releases, previously working with the likes of Merzbow, Sunn O))) and Jenny Hval, for whom he produced her acclaimed albums Apocalypse, Girl, Blood Bitch and The Practice Of Love. A label mate of Kelly’s, Marhaug has recorded for Smalltown Supersound since 1997. Welsh electronic artist Kelly Lee Owens released her eponymous debut album in 2017 and followed this up with 2020’s Inner Song. She has collaborated with Björk, St. Vincent and John Cale. In April, she returns with LP.8.

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released April 29, 2022

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Kelly Lee Owens London, UK

Welsh electronic artist Kelly Lee Owens released her self-titled debut album in 2017 and followed this up with 2020’s Inner Song. She has collaborated with Björk, St. Vincent and John Cale. Her new album LP.8 is out now.

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