Sofie Birch ~ Newsletter 2
Languoria
Languoria, the album I made with Antonina Nowacka is out on vinyls now. It is released by Mondoj and Unsound.
I'm so happy about this special collaboration. It feels like entering a new territory of my soundscapes, and I was so lucky to work with both Antoninas amazing voice and my own vocals on these productions. We found so much joy in mixing our skills, and both sing and play acoustic instruments and synths. A totally interleaved proces.
I hope you will enjoy, and find your way to Languoria for a little enlightening nap.
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Thank you to everybody who was involved in this:
Anders “Ormen” Christophersen for lending his studio for the recordings
Stefan Betke at Scape for mastering
Monotype for getting a lighting-fast pressing
Unsound and Mondoj for releasing and supporting
Lera Dubitskaya for the wonderful cover art
Filip Preis for the great pics
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We will premiere the liveshow we made with Planeta and Jacqueline Sobiszewski at Enjoy Jazz in Manheim on 15/10 and at Unsound in Krakow on 16/10. See you there :)
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Antonina and I made this mix for Unsound. It is a selection of vocal recordings and synth based music, that both me and Antonina share the same passion for. Also in the end we added a sound bit from our concert from the live performance at Unsound last year :))
Shows
Apart from the 2 shows with Antonina above, I also have these new shows coming up:
04/11 – Mucho Flow, Portugal
12/11 – Gong Tomorrow, Ode to Stone with Hoy Lâ, Denmark
22/11 - Klub PRiMi, impro show with Nana Pi, Denmark
09/12 – Madeira DiG, Portugal
You can find a full overview on my website :)
!Update on Holotropica Vinyls!
I know that those of you who preordered the Holotropica vinyls are still waiting. And it's confusing that the physical format of Languoria made it's way out into the world before Holotropica, but unfortunately it's out of my hands - so have patience with me :))!!
But it's amazing to play the music live! And Nana Pi joined a lot of the shows with her saxophone, really trancending my productions. Also, when I'm able to, I carry Baum & Leah's big back drop of 4x6 metres. Hehe, look how beautiful!
kiss hugs, and don't forget to take a moment every day to settle into the day and yourself. Omg, this makes the whole difference for me.
Try this theta brainwave meditation! It's not easy to start a meditation practice, but with sound you can really anchor your focus and start discovering the potential of resting your thoughts and your mind everyday.
Sending you all the best, and hope to see you out there. Always feel free to come and chat after one of my shows <3