New Lau Nau single Sessilia is now available on Spotify, Bandcamp and other digital platforms.
The Lau Nau: 5 x 4 vinyl LP is available for pre-orders in regular and a limited edition of 50 copies autographed by Laura Naukkarinen, available from fonal.com. Release date for the album is 28th April 2023.
5 x 4 is a new solo collection from award-winning Finnish composer, producer, and musician Laura Naukkarinen, recorded at Elektronmusikstudion EMS in Stockholm using the historic Buchla 200 modular synthesizer, an AKG BX20 spring reverb, and, on two songs, her voice. The album shows yet another side of her singular musical universe, by turns aquatic and meditative, always pulsing with energy.
Lau Nau’s ninth solo album, 5 x 4 is being released by her longtime co-conspirators Fonal Records (Finland) and Beacon Sound (US). Composed and recorded at EMS over a period of five years, the title is a reference to the Buchla’s sequencer, which has five steps and four tracks, thus creating the characteristic five-beat tempo behind the compositions. The eight tracks that comprise 5 x 4 fluctuate between different moods: the contemplative hum of Isopoda; the coral-like tones and lush vocal melodies of lead single Sessilia; and the carbonated radiance of Hyperiidea and Amphipoda.
The cover art is by an Italian painter Ester Grossi, printed in special fluorescent pantone colors that are especially luminant under UV light. There is a special limited edition of 50 hand numbered and signed copies by Laura Naukkarinen. The ink is visible only with uv-light. Watch video here.