Karen O & Danger Mouse – Lux Prima (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Karen O & Danger Mouse – Lux Prima (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 40:45 minutes | 787 MB | Genre: Indie, Alternative
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Icons Karen O and Danger Mouse (a.k.a. Brian Burton) release their first recording as a duo, Lux Prima. The song is the first to be released from a forthcoming joint album. “After making music for the past twenty years and embarking on making this record with Brian I knew a couple things: one was that the spirit of collaboration between us was going to be a pure one, and two was that the more I live the less is clear to me,” said O. “When you create from a blurry place you can go places further than you’ve ever been. I think we both were excited to go far out.” In addition to four albums with Yeah Yeah Yeahs and a solo album, Crush Songs, Grammy-nominated O has contributed to soundtracks for Where The Wild Things Are and Her, for which she was nominated for an Oscar. Grammy-winning artist Danger Mouse’s projects include Gnarls Barkley, Broken Bells and Danger Doom as well as work with Adele, Gorillaz, ASAP Rocky and beyond.

What an odd duo: On the left, the ex-singer of the garage band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. On the right, the second half of Gnarls Barkley, who managed to take some time off from the thousands of projects she is already involved with. Their collaboration gives birth to a series of vintage and sophisticated pop songs, enigmatic at first but ultimately fascinating. Laidback and melancholic, both sensual and opulent, Karen O’s voice has a dreamlike quality reminiscent of major singers from the 1960’s. Facing her, Brian Burton, aka Danger Mouse, pulls out smooth beats and evanescent productions of both pop and cinematic quality. Both are well-read music lovers. They like to quote their inspirations, but their quotations are always sincere. They offer a wink to Motown (Woman), a look towards the solemnity of Pulp (à la This Is Hardcore), and a swim in ethereal soundscapes in the style of Pink Floyd while always remaining truthful to their identity. With frequent uses of reverbs, baritone guitars, analogical keys, indulgent and meticulous violins, and many refined melodies, Karen O and Danger Mouse have created the most elegant record of the moment.  – Marc Zisman

Tracklist:
1. Karen O – Lux Prima (09:02)
2. Karen O – Ministry (05:06)
3. Karen O – Turn The Light (03:19)
4. Karen O – Woman (02:54)
5. Karen O – Redeemer (03:49)
6. Karen O – Drown (03:26)
7. Karen O – Leopard’s Tongue (03:13)
8. Karen O – Reveries (03:44)
9. Karen O – Nox Lumina (06:09)

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