Earlier this week, conservatory–trained composer, vocalist, and pianist Marina Herlop announced her upcoming album 'Pripyat' to be released in May on Berlin label PAN. Make sure to catch her much-anticipated performance on the Friday of Rewire 2022. Listen to a new single from the album below.
Herlop has often toyed with classical composers like Debussy and Chopin, giving a contemporary tip of the hat to canonical, romantic music. On Pripyat, Herlop experiments for the first time with konnakol syllables and Karnatic rhythms, harnessing processed human voices and synthetic electronics. The playful and experimental music evokes the unpredictable vocal treatments of Meredith Monk. As such, the Barcelona-based artist invites the listener to step into her otherworldly dreamscape, falling down a sonic rabbit hole into a garden of forking paths. During Rewire 2022, Herlop will be performing her stirring compositions with a five piece band.
Listen to new single 'Shaolin Mantis' here: