Amy Kohn

https://amykohn.bandcamp.com

Amy KohnAmy Kohn is applauded by some of the top composer/producers in modern song: Van Dyke Parks says she’s “Brimming with such talent!” and legendary Producer Arif Mardin dubbed her a “Musical Devil in a Red Dress." Amy always seeks sounds she’s never heard, and it comes through in the “oddly structured beauty” of her highly arranged, effervescent music.PlexiLusso, released 16 September 20141. Emma2. Ellipsis3. Flight Simulator4. Chris5. Lucertole6. Linguaglossa7. Everyone's in Love8. LED9. Half10. Heartache is an Orange11. Mother"MARVELOUS MUSICAL BIJOUX" - VAN DYKE PARKSPlexiLusso, Amy’s new album of lush, glossy orchestral pop, has made best-of lists from Italy’s Rai Radio 3 program “Battiti” to Avant Music News to Pitchfork’s Best Album Covers of 2014 and has been championed by BBC Radio 6's Stuart Maconie ("I'm a big fan!"). “Plexi” is the knee-high table in Amy's childhood 19th floor livingroom - she would look through its sides, seeing infinite reflections. “Lusso” is the finish on her beloved rhinestoned accordion. PlexiLusso captures this lustrous, reflective quality in everything from the song structures themselves, to her textural arrangements, to the polished sonic quality and glossy, surreal artwork. Featuring 17 musicians on everything from winds to windmills, the album began on a buttery Fazioli piano at Italy’s esteemed Artesuono studio, continued at five New York area studios including Joe Mardin’s NuNoise, then back to Artesuono and Amy’s Venetian riverside rental for final touches (plastic bags, Murano drinking glasses…). Mixing by Max Trisotto and mastering by Pieter Snapper at Babajim in Istanbul complete the album's vivid sound. PlexiLusso features original photography by renowned music photographer Merri Cyr, with images, art direction and design by the illustrious Anglo-Scandinavian team, Non-Format.Six remixes have been released in advance of the album, all with artwork by Amy: “Emma” by London’s Roshi Feat. Pars Radio, "Ellipsis" by London's Segwey, “Flight Simulator” by Montreal’s Vincent Bergeron, “LED” by Barcelona’s GiulianoGiusCobelli, and “Heartache is an Orange” by Albanian Kole Laca of electronic duo 2 Pigeons, and "Lucertole" by Padova's Lie Too Fine. The Netherlands' Bernd Ihno Eilts created a video of PlexiLusso’s “Linguaglossa” using photos from his 2010 book "Roses Peony."Pitchfork Best Album Covers 2014: http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9556-the-best-album-covers-of-2014/PlexiLusso design by Non-Format featured in Wired.com: http://www.wired.com/2014/09/custom-typeface-isnt-perfectly-legible-thats-point/PlexiLusso on Non-Format site: http://non-format.com/amy-kohn-plexilussoPlexiLusso in All About Jazz, Italy: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/plexilusso-amy-kohn-self-produced-review-by-angelo-leonardi.php

Category: Arts & Entertainment

State: New York

Country: United States of America (US)

Currency : USD

Platform: Bandcamp

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