Hidden Beauty

Description

Hidden Beauty, the third album by Sign Libra, is an intimate journey through the feminine nature, guided by the arts of subtext, musical collage, and mysterious allusions. Elegantly arranged, enigmatic and playful, Hidden Beauty seeks to release the invisible and bring fragility to the surface. From the tropical forests of Closer to the Equator (Sounds of the Dawn, 2016 / Antinote, 2018) to the surreal lunar landscape of Sea to Sea (RVNG Intl., 2020), Agata Melnikova, the Latvian musician behind the Sign Libra pseudonym, has developed a distinctive blend of evocative compositions and wordless ethereal vocalizations. Hidden Beauty fits into a more confined space than her first two albums, a playful pastiche of refined references, drawing its musical inspiration from the assortment of Erik Satie, the early works of Mylène Farmer and Laurent Boutonnat, and 90s R&B. Balancing the graceful new age resonances of Closer to the Equator and the cosmic dance tracks of Sea to Sea, Hidden Beauty combines deft postmodern arrangements with popular and contemporary suggestions. For fans of Kate NV, Enya, Yu Su, Cocteau Twins, Salamanda, Eurythmics, Discovery Zone.