Lou Terry releases new EP, 'Warmly, Alexandria' via state51 records
We're over the moon to announce the release of Lou Terry's 'Warmly, Alexandria'. Dubbed a collection of “folk songs”, 'Warmly, Alexandria' certainly stretches the limits of Lou’s modest description. A juxtaposition between digital and organic, synthesised and natural, runs through the EP like a message in a stick of Brighton rock. Irregularities litter each song, like drum machines, or the chattering feedback on ‘Yellow Top’, or the cello in ‘Tiptoe’. The bedroom pop atmosphere - warm production, compact arrangements - is disrupted by the strange sonic protuberances.
Though conventional instruments are still used, the various departures from tried-’n’-tested music-making methods speak to Terry’s desire to look elsewhere for inspiration. In one such example of his penchant for creative serendipity, the title track was initially recorded for a radio set at Deptford Music Complex, then deemed appropriate, and subsequently taken away and gutted, with Terry adding extra instrument parts. On ‘Tiptoe’, Terry even built a software patch that interfaced with a Myo band taking electrical signals sent by the muscles in his arm to manipulate the vocals and guitar parts; this innovative approach can be heard in the strange, bristling electronics swooping around the edges of the arrangement.
‘Warmly, Alexandria’
is available as a limited
run of 12” vinyl:
+ Pressed on recycled eco-mix vinyl
+ Hand-packaged & numbered in the state51 Atelier
+ First 51 sold come with an exclusive riso print of
artwork by Lou
The state51 Factory Sessions: Live from Vilnius
🇱🇹 We’re very excited to present The
state51 Factory Sessions: Live From Vilnius 🇱🇹
Back in November a few of the state51 team went out to Vilnius to visit our
lovely Lithuanian team, who are based in LukiškÄ—s Prison - an
ex-prison in the centre of the city, know by the team as 'The Jail' (a
fitting accompaniment to our London offices 'The Church' and 'The
Factory'). As well as soaking up the general Lithumania, we thought
it’d be a great opportunity to take our live sessions on tour and shoot
some of the excellent bands coming out of Lithuania right now. Head to our YouTube channel for sets from the
brilliant SraigÄ—s
Efektas and EGOMAŠINA.
į Sveikatą!
Start the weekend off right with a spin of our newly updated playlist! Tune in here
Thanks and have a great weekend,
state51