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As one half of DJ duo Housewives, a celebrated solo DJ in her own right and the host of ’P3 Dans’ on Swedish National Radio, La Fleur has proven herself to be accomplished, knowledgeable and brimming with musicality; she‘s the dancer turned DJ, the pharmacist turned remixer, the music-lover turned music-maker. By capturing her unique combination of tough and melodic sounds, Flowerhead EP is a memorable debut, and the sound of La Fleur - the producer - rightfully staking out her dancefloor territory. “Et La Fleur“ starts as it means to go on, with a gut-wrenching kick that intermingles with a unique and lilting synth melody. Percussion and handclaps fill out the gently jacking framework, alongside an affecting musical sample so obscured it sounds like ambient pads, and cut-up vocal snatches that increase the tension, pushing the track towards epic territory. Hitting it’s peak, “Et La Fleur“ takes an unexpected breather with a breakdown that cleverly evolves into France Gall’s 1964 yé-yé classic “Les rubans et la fleur“. The sweet nostalgic reverie is then pulled back to the here and now, with the reintroduction of that urgent beat, forgoing the earlier washes of atmosphere, and dropping deep, deep down into a tech house groove. On the flip side, “Flowerhead”, opening with synths that mimic distinctive warehouse-era house piano loops, makes its agenda clear from the outset: it wants you to move. It blooms into a warm house tempo, replete with syncopated high hats, bongos, handclaps, and cut-up filtered vocal loops that add some sensual swing, before a bassline wallop ties it all together. This is La Fleur’s deeper take on house, which provides some grit and groove for the hips and feet. As intriguing and beguiling as the artist herself, Flowerhead EP is a remarkable debut that will etch itself into the minds of DJ and music fans alike. |
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