“I am enamored with the concept of listening to a sound when we don’t know the source. The act of listening in this great expanse of the universe, for answers, for questions, or just for something undefinable that we seek.”
Lindsay Olsen
The most beloved alien funk producer-keyboardist-vocalist of the Bay Area hip hop and electronic underground, Salami Rose Joe Louis just released the first two singles from her upcoming full-length album Akousmatikous. Both sound like classic Salami Rose—gentle as a nursery rhyme but wild as free jazz—and the album itself is written as the narrative sequel to her last album Zdenka 2080, so there will be a lot for long-time fans to love.
The title track, a collaboration with Soccer 96 which also serves as the opener, comes with an animated video illustrated in dark pastel and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Carlos López Estrada (Disney, MARVEL), starting out simple enough but then accelerating into a violent episode of nature vs man. She also released another track from the album, “Propaganda,” a collaboration with Brijean. Akousmatikous is out May 29 on Brainfeeder.
You can get tickets to see Salami Rose Joe Louis celebrate the album release (matinee show and evening show) at Bandcamp Oakland on May 26.
