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Ulla - 'Limitless Frame'
Format: Vinyl / Digital
 Release Date: May 10, 2021
Distribution: Rubadub 
Cover photo: Sasha Zakharenko

Being somewhere, while being somewhere else
A place I look for in other places
A moment on repeat
I made this music as a way to hug myself

All music performed and written by Ulla E. Straus

https://soundcloud.com/ullastraus

Pre-order:

https://motionward.bandcamp.com/album/ulla-limitless-frame
https://www.rubadub.co.uk/records/catalog/product/view/id/13471/s/limitless-frame/
https://boomkat.com/products/limitless-frame

MW009: Ulla, 'Limitless Frame'

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

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Selected by Florence Scott-Anderton for NTS. 
https://www.nts.live/shows/sounds-on-screen/episodes/sounds-on-screen-toxic-love-14th-february-2024

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Produced at the Sisters’ home in Harlem, New York City by Eric Welles-Nystrom and in partnership with beatsoftheheart.tv, Numero Group, and Native Mag. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/the-lijadu-sisters-konkombe-special-12th-october-2024

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Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/akito/episodes/akito-8th-november-2024

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Anton Ne Tvoy Drug did not write the album “Wind” at home. This was the first time he found himself in a situation like this. The studio that he grew so accustomed to was nowhere in sight, he only had his headphones, two semi-modular synthesizers, a sampler and the Caucasus Mountains outside the window – Tbilisi. The material that he came up with turned out to be both unpredictable and fresh. Not unlike the wind. All that uncertainty and spontaneity stroke a chord with the author; the new instruments and the vibe of the unfamiliar city were imprinted on each track, adding a special atmosphere and even intimacy to the album. As Anton sees it, “Wind” is not intended for dance floors. That said, dance elements are still scattered through the album quite generously, albeit delicately – the elasticity of the beat is more reminiscent of cat paws than a technical kick.

There was another reason why this release was so special for Ne Tvoy Drug. Anton is a co-founder of the “Mestnost” label and he views this new album on his native label as a collaboration between friends. The material for the release was mixed by his colleague Kostya Kokokei. The cover was created by the artist Rita Cherepanova. “One could call the poster with migratory birds a perfect metaphor for this period of my life – a journey from Moscow to Tbilisi and then to Belgrade,” Anton shares. For him, “Wind” became the embodiment of his search for a new place, sound, and ways of communicating with the outside world, and, as in the life of any artist, geography proved to be a plentiful source of inspiration.

https://mestnost.bandcamp.com/album/veter

https://soundcloud.com/mestnost-records

https://soundcloud.com/netvoydrug 

https://www.instagram.com/mestnostishere/

https://t.me/mestnost_label

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Tracklist + Q&A: https://bit.ly/themix045ms

Bristol producer and visual artist @munsing shares a mix that will make your head fizz.

"The aim of the mix was to create this super focussed and fun distraction, like when you're in the club and you're determined not to let any of the outside world in. You're watching the DJ and your head is like fizzing with ideas and you want to stay distracted forever! I often find i write a lot of music in my head whilst watching other people DJ. So here's some fun club music featuring some artists i respect a lot, plus a bit of K pop and Basement Jaxx cos it wouldn't feel like me without it."

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* 'Song of the Universal' sheet music by Walton Music: www.jwpepper.com/Song-of-the-Universal/10445667.item#.U1qCmMfPbA0

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