Originally composed for livestreaming events during the ongoing lockdown of 2020, Felisha Ledesma presents two extended pieces as a debut album, “Sweet Hour”. Ledesma’s first full length release arrives after much experience in creating collaborative works with artists such as Isabella and Angelo Harmsworth, site-specific installations, and high-profile festival performances.

Both pieces were realized using a new software synthesizer, called “AMQR”, which Ledesma built for personal use in collaboration with Ess Mattisson. Contrary to many digitally-based compositions, a distinctly warm and organic palette pervades these recordings. An almost playful leisurely pace is employed, engaging the listener to listen deeper; the pieces gracefully evolve with special attention to subtle shifts in stereo field and sonic coloration.

The time-of-day titles illustrate the two distinct moods conveyed: "7:00 AM" integrates field recordings and a hardware modular synthesizer, taking the listener through a psycho-acoustic journey exploring various nooks and crannies of subdued auditory rivulets: perhaps a hidden woodland brook, a sunny glen, a crunchy gravel walkway. "2:00 AM" harkens to the memories of nightclubs, opening with a synthesized arpeggio which could lead into a dancefloor-ready stomper. But instead, Ledesma steps back, allowing the arpeggio to develop into an encompassing ASMR-like timbral massage. The two compositions are united in a slightly melancholic grasping for connection; are they unfolding or are they unraveling? Ledesma does not answer the question outright, but instead finds joy in superposition and sublimation - while creating a space for the listener to inhabit, to live in, and to re-connect.

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Felisha Ledesma is a multi-disciplinary artist currently based in Berlin, GER. In Portland, OR, Ledesma co-founded and directed numerous organizations focused on experimental sound and community engagement such as S1 (an artist-run space) and the Synth Library (a lending library for electronic music equipment). Most recently Felisha co-founded Fors (fors.fm), creating "novel instruments that are elegant to use and adventurous in sound" in collaboration with Ess Mattisson and is studying sonic arts at Universität der Künste, Berlin. 

releases January 29, 2021

mastering :: Ess Mattisson

cover artwork :: Felisha Ledesma

design ++ layout :: Robin JM Vanderheyden

all proceeds to Equitable Giving Circle :: www.equitablegivingcircle.org

Sweet Hour

Felisha Ledesma - 7:00 AM [Excerpt] (ENXPL04)

Seina is a sounddesigner and composer based in Den Haag (NL)

contact: seinafaessler@gmail.com





Past Shows:
04/09/24 - Galvanik, Zug
24/07/24 - Niansa, Ljubljana
08.03./09.03.24 - Multichannel Fixed Media Installation, National Opera & Ballet Amsterdam
14/02/24 - 674.fm, Cologne
09/07/23 - Quartair Summer´s Gate, The Hague
03/07/23 - 3345 Record Store Summer Stream, The Hague
01/07/23 - Maxi Radio, Leiden
18/04/23 - Satellite Multichannel Concert (ICLC 2023), The Hague
16/04/23 - SOTU Festival, Amsterdam
24/03/23 - Crawlspace, The Hague
04/11/22 - Crawlspace, The Hague
01/05/22 - Walkmühle, Wiesbaden
29/04/22 - The Grey Space in the Middle, The Hague

En expansión de la conciencia, y trabajando en co-creación con MEDICINAS DE PODER, MEDICINAS ANCESTRALES y MEDITACIÓN.

§ focused on contemporary sound and growth
✔ hand-constructed out of recycled materials as possible
♥ all proceeds to positive endeavors

Felisha Ledesma - 7:00 AM [Excerpt] (ENXPL04)

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