Whether played on an icy cold winter evening, a reviving spring afternoon, a cozy summer night or during the autumn haze, Seasons – Les Quatre Saisons will stir up your senses with crystal clear sound and luminous vibrant hues. A gold mine for the creative DJ and a blissful listening experience for the avid curious listener.
[Release page] Purveyor of creative high quality electronica, dub techno, ambient and more, BineMusic—a residence for artists such as Move D, Scanner, Benjamin Brunn, Sven Schienhammer, Marconi Union and Fingers In The Noise—is releasing its first release in 2013: Seasons – Les Quatre Saisons, an album by one of the label’s most beloved sound sculptors—Lars Leonhard. Seasons – Les Quatre Saisons follows Vivaldi’s concept of his most famous work, The Four Seasons. Twelve pieces, three for each season, and Alvina Red—songwriter, arranger, vocalist and keyboard player—conceptually contributes her voice to the first piece of each season.
Leonhard’s rumble through hypnotic dub techno, warm dreamy electronica and intoxicating deep / tech house is as colorful, dynamic and atmospheric as each season itself. While this type of electronic music often tends to be cold and empty, Seasons – Les Quatre Saisons provides something else, something soulful and enchanting. A 78 minutes long journey full of sharp grooves and mind-tingling manipulations. No fillers included. There are beautiful deep dive sofa flows here like “Spring Day” or the enticing “Colors Of Autumn” but the album also contains dance-floor-friendly monsters like “Dancing In The Noonday Sun” or the vicious “Summer Storms.” Alvina’s spoken words and chants add a narrative, windy, mysterious quality to the album, thanks to her alluring soothing voice. As mentioned on the press release, all tracks were written in their respective season to add authenticity, and the production of the album took almost exactly one year. The hard work certainly paid off and with a little help from Alvina Red, Lars Leonhard serves us with a fine sparkling sonic cocktail.
Whether played on an icy cold winter evening, a reviving spring afternoon, a cozy summer night or during the autumn haze, Seasons – Les Quatre Saisons will stir up your senses with crystal clear sound and luminous vibrant hues. A gold mine for the creative DJ and a blissful listening experience for the avid curious listener. Another excellent work from Lars Leonhard and BineMusic. Highly recommended.
Seasons – Les Quatre Saisons is available on BineMusic. [Release page]
