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Howie Lee

Birdy Island

Label: Mais Um

Format: CD

Genre: Electronic

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Bandcamp – Electronic album of the year 2021.  Swirling layers of OST-style sound design, dreamy choir vocals and traditional Chinese folk combine across eight dynamic and transportive tracks on Birdy Island, the latest album by Beijing-based producer/artist, Howie Lee. On Birdy Island Lee's intricate brand of traditional pan-asian exploration meets experimental bass weight sound via stripped-back UK Grime sonics and ceremonial taoist music.  "Morphing Chinese traditional music with bass, Chicago footwork and AI-manipulated birdsong. It's quite a feat to sound this ancient and futuristic simultaneously." - The Guardian

"The album presents a world where flute and guanzi find common ground with choral vocals, ambient and AI- manipulated birdsongs." - Vinyl Factory

"There has never been a record that sounds like this. And, very possibly, never will be again" - Bandcamp

"At once fine-grained and expansive, Lee's work combines traditional Chinese music and historical references with wild electronic experimentation" - Pitchfork, 7.6

'Island Birdy' samples Bollywood vocals, 'Foreign Flowers' has hints of warped drum & bass and 'Feather Signifier' is steeped in jazz fusion....Lee's most organic work has plenty of diverse influences"-  Resident Advisor

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Cat. number: MAIS042CP
Year: 2021