Such is life, by AnnaOtta feat. La.Fumero

Such is life

by AnnaOtta feat. La.Fumero

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1.	I Wonder 00:20	lyrics	buy track
I wonder how it is that you breath I wonder....
2.	Gokike 02:40		buy track
3.	Come to the Light 03:33	lyrics	buy track
come to the light and find what's been waiting for you
4.	Similarities 03:38	lyrics	buy track
Life is pure similarities and regularities that make you lose progress
5.	All Oposites Within 04:42		buy track
6.	Ambient 06:19		buy track
7.	Outro 01:05		buy track

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AnnaOtta’s third release „Such is life” features piano player Lucia Fumero, the duo’s collaborator and friend for many years. This sonic trip reflects on the melancholy, absurdity and humour of their mutual experience of living abroad in the Netherlands while entering their adulthood. Three millennial expats challenging their identities not to conform to clichées and expectations.

All the sounds originate from live processed vocals and one synthesiser, giving “Such is life” the same peculiar mixture of electronic and biotic textures as its predecessors “What if” and “This wasn’t real”.

The album's mood alternates strong and expressive songs with the search of a delicate balance between darkness and charm. Its slow tempos and gloomy melodies, influenced by the 90s trip hop music that they grew up with, are constantly shaken by the rough and experimental approach of AnnaOtta. The lyrics are inspired by the words of the Turkish-European writer Elif Shafak.

The songs were recorded in one take and on three tracks, in an improvised session in Barcelona, January 2019. They were afterwards edited by AnnaOtta and produced and mixed by Christian Hostert.

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released June 16, 2023

Synths by Lucia Fumero
Vocals, live sampling, vocal synths by Jenny Thiele, Irene Novoa
Mixing and production by Christian Hostert
Mastering Jannis Bentler

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AnnaOtta Cologne, Germany

AnnaOtta is a European musical duo of electronic, improvised music formed by singers Irene Novoa and Jenny Thiele.

The music is composed exclusively of their voices which they manipulate electronically.
The duo is in search of the uncommon beauty, treasuring the mistakes and using the technology to produce a more organic electronic sound. ... more

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