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欲言又止 Lost for Words

Voision Xi

Label: Taihe Music Group/ Jz Music
Released: 2022
Duration: 00:58:20
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Tracks

01. 欲言又止 Lost For Words 02. 星期一的歌 Monday Spirit 03. 蝴蝶 Butterfly, A Hyaline Beauty 04. Wolverine (Silent Chaos) 05. 真空垃圾 Vacuum Improv 06. Magnetic Field 07. Turn On The Planet 08. 晶澈 Crystalline Improv 09. 七下烂调 Seventh 10. 催眠师 Hypnotist 11. 梯子 Ladders 12. Act Like Adults

Personnel

Voision Xi

vocals

Album Description

“My whole life I’ve had too many people describe me as calm and cool-headed. This kind of ‘compliment’ perhaps shines a light on some of the obstacles and conflict I experience when trying to express myself through music. Will this temperament of being lost for words come across as the ‘me’ in my music?” From this moment of self-doubt comes Voision Xi’s remarkable statement of self-expression, Lost for Words. The result is a diverse record that weaves together spoken word poetry, improvised jazz, and earworm funk, blending moments of vulnerability and uncertainty without coming across as timid as the title - or the spiritual starting point for the record - may suggest. The first full-length release under Voision’s own name, Lost for Words is rooted in the playful jazz that typified her 2018 EP of covers with the Little Happiness Group, Debut. Yet it also pulls together the musical explorations that she’s undertaken since, plucking elements from her work with Eating Music (and in particular her experimental electronic EP Four Loops in Her Way) and seeing her pull in favours and take inspiration from an eclectic cast of talented musicians, rappers and producers who she’s befriended along the way. “I feel so lucky to have been able to work with all the talents involved, but it’s also an affirmation to myself that I can be an ok album producer,” says Voision modestly. The album was originally put together as a series of ‘chapters’, in part because Voision says, “I am still slow in making things”. Her lingering self-doubt means she professes to “hate” this lack of speed, yet it pays dividends on many of the tracks here, which feel well-rounded and complete without being overly fussy. On others, the frustration also works to her benefit, triggering her to cut loose with improvisation. That could result in a piecemeal, fragmented record. But Lost for Words works as a cohesive whole. And despite the reticence suggested by the title, the message from this LP comes through loud and clear: Voision is a talented artist with bold ideas - and one who's really finding her voice. (by Jake Newby)

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