"I'm A Whip" is the first single from the second collaborative album between Louisahhh and Maelstrom "May the Rage Burn a Path For Joy". Recorded in cooperation with Brodinski, the track is a curious mash-up of ballroom, acid and deco-techno. "Fan The Flame (Mickey Nox Remix)" is on the noisier, more industrial side of tekkno. It's good, but side A really made me feel like I'm listening to something fresh here. Cop the single here.
It's safe to say that whatever Louisahhh touches lately turns into quality gold, and this latest visual collaboration with producer Maelstrom, art director William Guillon and filmmaker Benjamin Juhel is a perfect proof of that. Featuring "If I Could Hold", which serves as the lead single for M&Ls long-awaited debut album "Sustained Resistance", the video is hauntingly eerie, brutally raw but also simply beautiful, featuring hypnotising dancer Nicole Muratov. "Sustained Resistance" will be out on RAAR February 10.
Live recording from Louisahhh's set performed in October at Amsterdam Dance Events at Melkweg as part of Dave Clarke Presents. It was recorded by DJ Mr Spring (RTE RADIO) and features Bertrand James on live drums and Nicolas Viande on "machines" duties. The first couple of tracks suffer from clipping, but the rest of the set is an amazing sample of what Louisahhh has to offer in a live setting. *chefs kiss*
You can download the whole set here, and stream it below.
Totally rad mix from Louisahhh for OFFSET podcast, I've been listening to it for a week now non-stop after I discovered it on SC. Kicking it off with For Those I Love's "I Have a Love (Overmono Remix)" is just pefection. Don't get fooled though, it gets wilder and heavier as you carry on. Bliss. Stream here.
Although credited as remix, this feels more like a cover, because LOUISAHHH not only reworked the original dark electro-pop single from MOTHERMARY, but also provided vocals that go perfectly with the slow rhythm of the beat. Mixed by her frequent collaborator Maelstrom, the remix is available on Soundcloud here for free download. Do not miss this one.
Debut album from Paris-based and NY-born producer, DJ and vocalist Louisa Pillott aka Louisahhh. She's been active on the techno scene since 2011, but this year's "The Practice Of Freedom" is her first official longplay, released via He.She.They. Drawing equally from EBM and industrial influences, the record consists of 11 tracks filled with dark and disruptive techno delivered with punk attitude. It may appear agressive and heavy at first, but behind that initial impression lies a deeply personal, emotional, and skillfully structured album that deals with love, loss and power in a brutally honest and refreshing manner. Mesmerising LP that just came on my radar recently and will definitely stay on my playlist for the foreseeable future.
In November the label reissued "The Practice Of Freedom" as a deluxe edition with a bunch of remixes, check it out here, and stream below.