Revered Swedish producer/DJ/ artist La Fleur broke three years of musical silence with a widely welcomed double A side from her forthcoming long awaited debut album ‘ Väsen ’ , out October 18 th . Now she drops a second taster, with richly upbeat single ‘ Stay With Me ’, out now on [PIAS] Électronique.
Her signature style is technically superbly crafted yet goes straight to the emotions like a laser scalpel. Her new releases, constantly revised over her three – year hiatus (of which more below) , have an upbeat, positive strength and melodic beauty over complex layers of percussion, so bedecked with hooks you can ’ t take your ears off them.
‘ Stay With Me ’ : All the above apply in spades – it ’ s not often the words ‘ satisfyingly polyphonic ’ and ‘ madly catchy ’ coincide, but as your entranced mind tries to follow each of the intricat e mix of elements – fast layered house beat with breaksy overlays, a joyful uplifting piano melody mirroring a whispery echoing vocal riff, high – note chiming arps over a Moroder – alike bass synth, plus a 2000 vibe – your feet are already dancing and your mood rising.
Upcoming ‘ Väsen ’ LP: Three years of musical silence resulted from three years of pandemic , as she moved home to Sweden from Berlin, putting her Masters in Pharmaceutical Science to use as managing lead of 15 – 20 staff in Stockholm ’ s hospitals . A big life change, after a decade of her Power Plant label,in a career includingMixmag breakthrough artist, a Watergate compilation, an EssentialMix, Essential New Tune collab with Sasha‘Förbindelse’,and gigs likeCreamfields, Awakenings,Watergate Berlin, Printworks London, Sub Cluband many more. But the enforced hiatus allowedtime to reflect:‘Itgot me thinking. What music do I want people to associate with me? I had adebutalbum ready in 2020, but I’ve always drawn inspiration not only from music, but changing elementsin my life. It’s only now I feelI have thetracks ready for the world to hear.
And the world is ready to hear and enjoy them.
‘Stay With Me’is out now on [PIAS] Électronique,
save single here. Full album Väsen drops October18th, save it here.
Album Tracklist:
1. Sannanita
2. Slowdive
3. Your Move
4. Plastic Miami
5. Chian
6. Free My Mind
7. Väsen
8. Stay With Me
9. All I Ever Wanted
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