GIRLS by INA WEST
“Girls” (LP/Vinyl/Dec.2019) is an experiment along the border of abstract pop, trip hop and acid jazz, diving into raw techno areas and tribalism, which takes you by your hand and invites to dance.
Girls is an album about love as a life attitude. Girls are in the centre of events. The ones met accidentally, the ones that have always been known.
'I wanted to build a bridge between two worlds: the east and the west, both so close to my heart, whose diversity I am still acknowledging myself with. I decided to grind, crush and lather such a mixture into my own ephemeral world' - says Ina
The album opens with confession of Marla, a lively and rebellious four-year-old who I took care of during my stay in Bristol; Aurora - a naked performer with a bouquet of heathers, who releases her libido at a New Year's party. Soldier - to show the strength of rhythm; madness that can be brought out of it. A kind of wildness and tribalism, which makes us lose ourselves in what is closest to us and be thrilling warriors of our stories.
Seeking relief and acceptance in Mother; trance Anna in amok; Coming back about dealing with returns and intrusive memories. Agatha gives herself over to the projection of her desires, the obsessive need to unite with the object of love. Spring unleashes the creative joy that a moment of falling in love brings, Melania mixes egoism with her own love, while Iza responds with Kosovel to Joe's question about the final word.
Tracklist
| 1. | Tender Age | 2:23 |
| 2. | Soldier | 3:45 |
| 3. | Aurora | 4:33 |
| 4. | Mother | 3:42 |
| 5. | Anna | 7:09 |
| 6. | Coming Back | 3:15 |
| 7. | Agatha | 4:31 |
| 8. | Spring | 3:44 |
| 9. | Melania | 5:32 |
| 10. | Iza | 2:18 |
Credits
On vinyl you'll hear Ina's voice, quotes from M.I.A; the voice of Jack Kerouac, field recordings from Bristol and various roads, the poetry of Srečko Kosovel.
Ina is responsible for the composition, recordings, production and most of the lyrics. She invited Magdalena Laskowska (violin) and Jakob Kiersch (drums) to recordings - they both appear in Ina's live band. The pieces were created in various spaces, often on the road, in an apartment and garden in Bristol, in Ina's studio in Warsaw; on the route to Poznań, Vilnius, Katowice, in the Berlin studio.
License
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Ina creates trance, abstract, dance pop with elements of modern Polish folk and jazz. Producer, vocalist, bass lover. Author of music and lyrics, combining the minimalist chill of Moderat with the concert energy of Die Antwoord. Her live performance serves a combination of classical instruments - percussion, violin, synthesizers, bass guitar, ukulele - with dance bits and raw vocal harmony.