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Take the scent of a Sunday morning air, add a touch of an after-rain breeze, multiply it by the silent beauty of a couple of seashore sunset but removed the over-powering awe that surrounds it, and add a pinch of urban avant-garde grandeur, you’d be somewhere close to flica.
windvane and window captures flica’s impeccable ability to balance simple playful musical creativity with subtle, honest emotional depths, combining youthful pop sensibilities with matured artistry.
Thin layers of ethereal sounds create the ambience, helmed by easy-tripping electro acoustic tunes and grounded by sleek IDM rhythms; each number intricately weaves a subtle beauty that works its way to a refrained but magically spell-binding crescendo softly fluctuating to the sweetest and truest human touches.
flica’s debut album is not one of extremities, but a collection of skillfully controlled heart-felt expressions, creating a sense of serenity that bridges dreams with reality.
In this gorgeous album, besides showcasing the stunning vocals by Malaysian singer-songwriter Ika, it also features collaborative efforts with famed Tokyo indie label mastermind Akira Kosemura and talented electro-acoustic musician Haruka Nakamura. As a final magical touch, windvane and window is beautifully mastered by our dear friend, ricks ang, who is also one half of the splendid Singapore electronic ambient duo, aspidistrafly.
flica is seasoned Malaysian musician Euseng Seto’s personal music project. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he has embarked on his own musical exploration after years of experimentation with different musical forms.
mü-nest
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flicaはクアラルンプール在住のEuseng Setoによるソロプロジェクト。同レーベルのコンピレーション『We Are All Cotton-Hearted』やmonotonikよりリリースのあるmuxuのメンバーでもあります。デビューアルバム『windvane and window』は、日曜日の朝のような新鮮な空気に満ち溢れています。郷愁を誘うセンチメンタルな旋律、控えめながら緻密に組み立てられたIDMビート。曲によってはピアノやギター、ボイスサンプルが巧みに添えられ、デビュー作とは思えない完成度を誇っています。scholeのnakamura haruka & kosemura akiraによるリミックスを収録。マスタリングはシンガポールのaspidistraflyが担当。lullatoneやcokiyu,i am robot and proudファンにおすすめです！
Review:
頭のてっぺんからつま先まで
透明の音楽でした。
幽かに色のついた透明の音楽でした。
-kazumasa hashimoto-
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*download flica windvane and window press-sheet >here<
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