Tectonic

Acopia - You're No Good For Me - CMPN002

Locust ― No-One In The World (Morning Light Mix) (6:38)

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Locust ― No-One In The World (Morning Light Mix) (6:38)

Here is the debut, self-titled album from a.s.o., singer/songwriter Alia Seror-O’Neill, and producer Lewie Day. ‘a.s.o.’ is a thematic consolidation of the previous two singles and an impressive artistic progression. Day and Seror-O’Neill show they’ve mastered the format of the radio-friendly pop song and found how to subvert it completely. Across eleven songs, they have built a rich and compelling body of work.

We know where we are now, emotionally complex, trip-hop torch songs for club freaks. But the palette has broadened to encompass ethereal dream pop à la Cocteau Twins, slow-burning AOR-soul, and dubwise stylings. As a result, ‘a.s.o.’ is a satisfyingly coherent listen but never a musical monoculture. Variously there are nods toward Julee Cruise, Fleetwood Mac, and the uneasy listening of Portishead. It’s an album that wears its influences lightly, is never weighed down by them, and always sure of its own identity.

It’s anchored by Alia’s unique voice. Her words speak of restraint and release, taking us from the elegiac to the euphoric. This elegantly crafted, perfect pop music sounds like it has had enough of your shit. And Day’s music is the perfect foil; deep, slightly menacing, restrained, and powerful. The album has a cinematic texture, as with David Lynch; the seemingly familiar becomes uncanny and strange the closer we look. a.s.o. take our emotions for a joyride before leaving us floating in space.

‘a.s.o.’ is a journey; by its end, we all are changed.

Written and recorded by Alia Seror-O’Neill and Lewie Day at Quintagon Studios, Berlin and Palmerston Studios, Naarm/Melbourne in 2020-2023.
Mixed by Lewie Day except for Track 9 “Understand” mixed by Thomas McAlister
Mastered by Mikey Young
Artwork by Dylan Batelic
Words by Piers Harrison

2023 Low Lying Records
Cat. No. LLRLP001 – All rights reserved
www.itsaso.bandcamp.com

02 - My Baby's Got It Out For Me

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Work It Out

Acopia

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We Evolve

This Conversation Is Getting Boring

“Remina Two'' marks BEA1991’s 15th release through BE.AWORLD (2014). 

Remina Two is the spontaneous extension of an earlier written track titled Remina One - a demo retrospectively acting as a mother, birthing a new song while staying behind as the observer. 

“Remina” is the colloquial name for Rhea Silvia; a red-haired goddess who was one of the Vestal Virgins in early Rome. She bore two sons, Romulus and Remus, after being raped by the god Mars (!). She then notoriously flung herself into the Tiber River while her two sons, after being smuggled, were raised by a wolf who lost her cubs, and continued to found Rome.

Video Credits       
Direction & Performance - Beatriz       
DOP - Dim Balsem       
Edit, VFX - POWER TOOLS       
Art Direction - Mark Wiitanen & Beatriz     

Track Credits 
Songwriting & Lyrics - Beatriz
Songwriting & Mixing - Liam Howe 
Recording & Production - Liam Howe 
Master Studio - Tom Ruijg

Watch video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRcEqCkyYzs

https://bea1991.com

Tummy Bug

Remina Two

Scann2ty

HDMI

Acopia is the collaborative project of Kate Durman, Lachlan McGeehan and Morgan Wright; an intimate exploration of ultra-emotive dream pop.

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