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| Larsen — Patreon Campaign As for many other artists all of Larsen's planned projects have been put into forced standby by the Covid-19 emergency resulting in the impossibility to travel. After having to cancel a European tour and reschedule the recording of their new album, they have decided to reveal insights into our creative process by sharing with you a series of sessions recorded live by their soundman Paul Beauchamp at O.F.F. Studio Torino, improvisations whose sounds, rhythms, melodies and textures may or may not appear and resurface in other forms into some possible future official releases. All funds raised from this sonic documentary will help to cover the costs involved in the recording of their next studio album currently scheduled for January 2021 at the Courtyard Studio (Oxfordshire, UK) which will be produced by composer, Touch solo recording artist, Slowdive drummer, Simon Scott. This project will end on December 2020 and will feature 6 monthly releases started in July 2020. Since 1995 LARSEN, from Torino Italy, has released 17 full length albums and 4 eps, which got remarkable worldwide press, and performed all over Europe and North America. Collaborations with such artists as Johann Johannsson, Michael Gira, Martin Bisi, Lustmord, Deathprod, Nurse With Wound, Z'EV, Baby Dee, Julia Kent, sci-fi icon Christine Schell plus the project- a band in itself- XXL (aka Xiu Xiu + Larsen) also stand out on their record. In 2008 legendary dub-diva Little Annie (a.k.a. Annie Anxiety Bandez) joined the band as lead singer and lyricist appearing on "La Fever Lit" and "Cool Cruel Mouth" and live on stage on the related tours. 2016 sees the band representing itself as instrumental unit with a new album "Of Grog Vim" (featuring special guest Thor Harris from Swans). A new Larsen EP "Tiles" featuring Annie and a new XXL "Puff O'Gigio" album came out in late 2018. The new Larsen album "Arrival Vibrate", tribute to their friend Z'EV and featuring a remix by John Duncan, was released in October 2019 on Important Records' Cassauna. write your comments about the article :: © 2020 Jazz News :: home page |