HERE IS ONE I KNOW YOU KNOW/VINYLE ORANGE MANGUE TRANSPARENT

Description

The third album by Australian synth singer Seja is an ode to analog and the beloved synthesizers she has dedicated the last 20 years to. Expertly recorded in her home studio, it is a dense collection of gritty synths, drum machines, and computer bongos layered over melodic vocals. Reflecting the vast influence of an artist captivated by her instrument and a broad appreciation of the scope of synthetic music history combined with sparkling pop songwriting. Sometimes juxtaposed with the bright melodic voice, the album's production shifts from swirling, celestial dreampop to pulsating psychedelia, krautrock funk, and dark 80s-inspired soundscapes, all conveyed through the prism of Seja's personal, often humorous, and ultimately delightful songwriting. Here is one I know you know is imbued with an overall warmth. To this end, Seja says she aimed to use very little software and embraced both working and makeshift hardware to create something unique and beautifully imperfect. She recorded the album herself in her home studio, singing and playing various and numerous synths on each track, as well as guitars, bass, omnichord, Rhodes piano, drum machines, programming, and sequencing. With Jen Boyce (Ball Park Music) - bass, Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint) - percussion, Fred Armisen (SNL, Portlandia) - octobans, Georgia Mooney (All Our Exes Live in Texas) - backing vocals, George Browning (Velociraptor) - drums and percussion, Nicole Perry - congas, Chris Farrer (the Quickening) - guitar solos, Conrad Greenleaf (Richard in Your Mind) - bass, and Danny Widdicombe (the Wilson Pickers) - pedal steel. Hotmagnets - production assistant / noise merchant. It takes an agile and accomplished songwriter to weave together the range of genres and sound spectrum addressed on this album. On Here Is One I Know You Know, Seja has conjured a world-class synth pop feast for the senses.