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Klein announces new album, ‘Harmattan’ on classical music label, PENTATONE
Klein has shared details of a new album, titled 'Harmattan'.
Taking its name from the West African season, the album will be released via classical music label PENTATONE, and sees Klein fuse classical music with grime, R&B, improvisational jazz and drone music. It follows on from last year's 'Frozen' LP and 2019's 'Lifetime', which DJ Mag named as one of its albums of the year.
Klein's vocals feature across the record, while Charlotte Church also contributes vocals to one track, 'skyfall'.
Nazar's debut Hyperdub album is inspired by his family's experience of civil war: Listen
Nazar will return to Hyperdub for the release of his debut album next year.
Titled 'Guerilla', the album sees the Manchester-based producer draw on his family's experiences of the Angolan Civil War. Using a kuduro framework, Nazar looks, a press release says, to "sensitively examine and digitalize his family's collective memory and country's past," with his father having been a rebel general in the country who published a wartime journal, called 'Memorias de Um Guerrilheiro', in 2006.
Klein announces new album, ‘Lifetime’
Klein will release a new LP next month.
The South London musician's latest project, 'Lifetime', follows her 'Tommy' EP for London label Hyperdub and the self-released 'cc', and she describes the 18-month writing process behind the album as the equivalent of "giving someone your diary."
Cashu, Badsista, DJ Python, Klein, more added to Unsound 2019 line-up
Unsound have added more artists and speakers to its 2019 edition.
New additions to the programme include DJ Python, Zamilska, Opla, Scratchclart & Lady Lykezand, and 700 Bliss, the collaborative project between DJ Haram and Moor Mother. South London experimental artist Klein will also debut her new Lifetime show.
Brazilian DJs Cashu and Badsista will play b2b at the festival, as well as Bambounou and Lutto Lento who will be playing b2b for the first time.
LSDXOXO, Arca, Klein, more feature on new PDA compilation
LSDXOXO, Arca and Klein are amongst the artists that feature on a new compilation from East London party PDA.
The club night— hosted by Mischa Mafia, Crackstevens and Ms. Carrie— has collected 30 original tracks for the release, including work from Bok Bok & Sweyn J, James Messiah, LoLo, Joey LaBeija, Asmara, SUUTOO, coucou chloe and SHYGIRL.
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