Lau Nau
5 X 4
Solo collection from award-winning Finnish composer, producer, and musician Lau Nau aka Laura Naukkarinen, recorded at Elektronmusikstudion EMS in Stockholm with the legendary Buchla 200 modular synthesizer. Composed and recorded at EMS using the historic Buchla 200 modular synthesizer, an AKG BX20 spring reverb, and, on two songs, her voice. The album shows yet another side of her singular musical universe, by turns aquatic and meditative, always pulsing with energy. Recorded over a period of five years, the title is a reference to the Buchla's sequencer, which has five steps and four tracks, thus creating the characteristic five-beat tempo behind the compositions. The eight tracks that comprise '5 x 4' fluctuate between different moods: the contemplative hum of 'Isopoda,' the coral-like tones and lush vocal melodies of lead single 'Sessilia' and the carbonated radiance of 'Hyperiidea' and 'Amphipoda.' The cover art is by an Italian painter Ester Grossi.