Basement Sessions (Recorded Live at KWVA 88.1 FM)

9 I'm Doing Fine

8 Intro to I'm Doing Fine - Don't mess with my bunnies

7 Mystery Blue

6 Intro to Mystery Blue - The one where you do all the work

5 What If

4 Intro To What If - Mickey Avalon

3 Doorway

2 I Will Find You

1 Intro to I Will Find You - We feel amazing

Janell Riedl and Julia Mahncke are a German/American duo based in Eugene, OR. They make dreamy pop music with a little indie rock sprinkled on top. Their songs prominently feature vocal harmonies and catchy melodies. 

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Janell Riedl, an Oregon native, and Julia Mahncke, a recent transplant from Germany, met in the summer of 2015 at a Pilates studio, where Janell was working. It’s where she not only fixed Julia after a surgery gone wrong but where they also discovered each other's love for music. Their indie/folk/pop sound is based around the two women's vocal harmonies and catchy melodies. Despite growing up more than 5000 miles apart with different musical influences, they have quickly found a way to compliment each other's songwriting. 

Julia brings to the table a degree in musicology, endless hours of listening to her mom's records from the 60s and a passion for learning new instruments. 

Janell's background is in vocal performance and musical theatre. Her pathway took her to Chicago and Los Angeles where she performed with various bands and recorded an EP. Two of her songs have been featured in the movie Deceit. 

When they don't work on their music, they enjoy eating popcorn. The sweet kind. In excessive quantities. In an attempt to test whether or not one can actually sustain life from ingesting solely popped corn kernels.  

A year after coming together as Loftän, Janell and Julia released their debut EP "From Here" in July 2016, where they mix the acoustic with the electronic. The two spend lots of fun weekends recording at their homes and three days at Sprout City Studios to transform songs that had only been alive on stage into pieces that deserve the best pair of headphones you can afford! 

The title “From Here” ties together the theme of moving, moving through life, moving to a new country, moving through doorways, moving effortlessly, staying on track... It’s also a symbol for what’s to come for Loftän. Janell and Julia are looking forward to sharing their music and universe with you, to see where their career as musicians will take them, from here.