La La La, by SPEKK

La La La

by SPEKK

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1.	Lila 02:35	download
2.	No wedding 01:47	download
3.	Guitar means mountain 03:58	download
4.	Blue Walls 03:18	download
5.	White 00:51	download
6.	Courir 01:52	download
7.	To This Island 03:42	download
8.	Je ne sais pas 01:23	download
9.	Schnee Part 05:15	download
10.	Brother In Mind 02:23	download
11.	Lonesome As The Sun 03:33	download

about

"La La La" was recorded at home in Paris and Brussels.
As a multimedia artist more than a full time musician, I decided to use rough materials of recording and mixing such as Garageband free software, in a democratic and playfull way, with the instruments that were at home, such as piano, acoustic guitar, glockenspiel and field recording from the room.
The songs were done by improvisation, then edited with sometimes the help of Sylvain Chauveau, in the aim of keeping something very oral, inspired and spontaneous.
Some pieces have been presented before as a sound installation in real space. I like when there are connections and echos of the same piece in different mediums such as installation, recordings, texts, sounds.
The lyrics are in different languages in this idea of playing with the different levels of knowledges and images. One of the song, "Schnee Part", is the reading of a poem by Paul Celan, "Umlessbarkeit", in the "Schnee Part" antholgy. It is read in German as many time as i needed to understand it.
The last song, "Lonesome as the Sun" is based on the guitar of David Daniell, a great guitarist from Chicago i met with Sylvain in New York City.
Chanting and playing "La La La" was for me at the same level as drawing or writing: something to measure the present time and the perspective of the vanished, as a memento mori.

credits

released 13 November 2008
All the songs are written and composed and recorded by Felicia Atkinson, 2007 -2008 in Paris and Brussels

song 2,3,5,7,8,9,10 arranged by Sylvain Chaveau

song 9 : Poem "schnee nait, umless baskeit" by Paul Celan

song 11 : guitar by david daniell, recorded in chicago, 2007

Drawings and handwrittings by Felicia Atkinson, artwork design by mondii

This record is dedicated to Sylvain Chauveau
Thanks to S.C., Nao, David Daniell, Elise, my parents, Friends and good teachers

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