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'A very sweet release, I love the scores you get with the vinyl' - Wolfgang Zamastil (composer / cellist)
'Beautiful and haunting' - Michael Hain (Hard Wax)
'I found the music mesmerizing, calming and beautiful. I could hear it as if you were talking to me' - Jiri Klobouk (writer / New York)
'A bold and brave release, this is amazing to dance to.' - Kiani Del Valle (choreographer / director)

"Klavirni" is something that seeps gently into the soul without demanding unnecessary effort from the listener. The album provides a personal, raw, unpolished and captivating glimpse into the pure essence of artistic endeavor. Emika is offering an intimate look into the fundamental process that lies at the core of not just this latest body of work but of the artist as an individual. 'I stayed a few weeks at my parents home in Milton Keynes in Dec13th / Jan14th. My favorite piano is there from my childhood, the piano that I did all my grades on. That piano has been the most important instrument in my whole life.' - Emika

A piano diary based on improvisation. Emika Records continues on its self-chartered journey with a personal, warm, inviting and moving record from this ever creatively thriving and enduring talent.

TRACK LISTING

1) Dilo 4 
2) Dilo 5 
3) Dilo 6 
4) Dilo 7 
5) Dilo 8 
6) Dilo 9 
7) Dilo 10 
8) Dilo 11 
9) Dilo 12 
10) Dilo 13 
11) Dilo 14 
12) Dilo 15 
13) Dilo 16

This special 10" release completes the vinyl series of Emika’s Klavirni "Dilo" piano solos. Following on from the hugely popular "Klavirni" (Emika’s first solo piano album in 2015). "Dilo 7" from the first album has been streamed more than 15 million times on Spotify and playlisted in the ‘Peaceful Piano’ playlist. "Dilo 7 (Variation)" was playlisted in the Apple Music ‘Piano Chill’ playlist 380k+ streams.

A truly personal affair, all the Dilo’s were recorded improvisations by the composer on her home piano in Berlin.

This release marks the 5 year anniversary of Emika Records, celebrating 5 years of independence since her first two albums with Ninja Tune.

This is also the final release in her Emika Records catalog before starting a new venture in 2020 with more details to follow later in the year.


TRACK LISTING

Side 1
1. Dilo 7 (Variation) (3:06)
2. Dilo 8 (Variation) (2:25)
Side 2
1. Dilo 20 (4:06)
2. Dilo 11 (Variation) (2:07)

To be released on World Mental Health Day, part of the album’s proceeds will be donated to a UK-based mental health charity. 'I often wonder how sadness moves through people,”' Emika says, 'through time, through stories and history, and if it's something that becomes us rather than coming from us.'

emikarecords.com Invites fans to anonymously share their experiences of depression and create a waterfall of comments inspired by the song "Wash It All Away Studio".

Given its years of manifestation behind the scenes of other projects, "Falling In Love With Sadness" reflects a renewed understanding of Emika’s own genealogy, kindred lineage and its connection to modernity. Marking a drastic departure from the menacing, stripped-down qualities of albums past, Emika has surfaced with a new upwelling of sound gracing the bittersweet, melancholic and sanguine.

With the interplay of genres both rhythmically and melodically intertwining between spacey, dub tinged "Promises", lush synth pop hooks on "Escape" and the title track's soulful electro wriggle, a full spectrum of musicology remains primary to the ever-evolving chroma of Emika’s umbrous sound.

Further characterized by the breathy sibilance and sultry tones of Emika’s noirish, vocal aesthetic, the album navigates through the morose and trappings of misanthropy by illuminating a narrative of emotional resilience and recovery.

Co-produced with Robert Witschakowski of The Exaltics, and continuing her collaboration with guitarist Chris Lockington (as heard on "Drei" and "Dva"), "Falling In Love With Sadness" provides a fifth solo album for Emika, but moreover, defines itself as an overture for her future works.


TRACK LISTING

1. Wash It All Away
2. Could This Be
3. Run
4. Close
5. Promises
6. Killers
7. Falling (Reprise)
8. Falling In Love With Sadness
9. Escape
10. Eternity 

Emika

DREI

    Emika is a songwriter who wears her heart on her sleeve, with deeply personal sentiments imbuing her brooding, expansive soundscapes throughout this record. The intricate, deft production flourishes that flow through the album and the breadth of moods showcased point illustrate a fully-fledged artist. On 'DREI' Emika channels electroclash era rapid-fire bass and syncopated beats amidst soaring synths. She pitches her voice down on the vampish 'Miracles' to duet with herself in haunting fashion. 

    "‘DREI’ is ultimately about freedom. Coping with freedom. Limitations vs Freedom. The shock of a miracle. The madness of being alone. Ambitions and insecurities. The perils of a limitless creative mind. And without a doubt, my desire to produce fat hard beats without needing anyone - complete with a fresh sound.” - Emika



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