Sketch for Winter IX: Perlita

by Carmen Villain

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Julien Vermette a chorus of flames transmitting best wishes from the depths of a frozen sea Favorite track: Light in Phases.

Jacob Newman delicate textures, phasing harmonics, dynamic soundscapes...beautiful and engaging music.

Aidan Hard to pick a favourite here! Easy to get lost in this music, but just as easy to focus on the tiniest of details. Gorgeous. Favorite track: Agua Azul.

v8r6n Such gorgeous tunes <3 Favorite track: Agua Azul.

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1.	Everything Without Shadow 04:04	buy track
2.	Two Halves Touching 03:50	buy track
3.	Light in Phases 04:26	buy track
4.	Things That Are Solid 04:34	buy track
5.	Molina 04:56	buy track
6.	Agua Azul 05:16	buy track

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Ever the aural adventurer, Carmen Villain has long traversed a boundless array of sounds, deftly moving from art nouveau pop to fog-laden avant-dub. Yet at every artistic turn, the Norwegian-Mexican’s chameleon-like charm seldom loses its alluring, organic beauty. Fresh off her contribution to 2020’s A Little Night Music… compilation, Carmen joins Geographic North’s Sketch for Winter series for its 9th installment. 'Perlita,' named after Carmen’s grandmother living in Puebla, Mexico, is a sweetly somber reflection on the ever-present cycle of hibernation and reemergence.

The A side begins with “Everything Without Shadow”, a wide-angled and windswept vista of expansive permafrost and still-glowing embers of a recently extinguished fire. A sign of life in an otherwise desolate place. “Two Halves Touching” continues to drift through the frigid scene, lightly pulsing underneath a muted but vibrant tundra until coming upon echoes of voices chanted into the snowdrift. “Light in Phases” follows the cue with hurried hesitance, uncovering a sonic slush of radiant zither, blurred voices, and calm resolution.

“Things That Are Solid” begins to thaw the B side, strolling through newly uncovered verdancy, welcoming murmurs peeking out of the snow. With “Molina”, any last remnants of Winter have disappeared, leaving only a solemn suite of piano motifs breaking ground like seedlings bursting to life. With help from Johanna Scheie Orellana on flute and alt-flute, the album’s closer “Aqua Azul'' floats along with unencumbered motion like a happy stone skating across a tranquil pond.

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released January 22, 2021

Composed, performed, produced and mixed by Carmen Villain.
Flute performed by Johanna Scheie Orellana.
Mastered by Sean McCann
Carmen Villain is published by Smalltown Supermusic/Sony ATV

Perlita is named after my grandmother who lives in Puebla, Mexico.

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Carmen Villain Oslo, Norway

Norwegian-Mexican artist and producer Carmen Villain makes atmospheric music made up of tapestries of field-recordings, flute, piano, vocals, zither, programmed drums and synths, culminating in her own distinctive sound combining elements of fourth world ambient, experimental pop with an electro-acoustic vibe. ... more

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