Like a blast of wind, lost in some forgotten place, Headflush is filled to the brim with emptiness. Recorded in a single afternoon in Brooklyn, New York Leila Bordreuil’s debut album, a collection of unprocessed amplified cello works, explore the limits of tonal perception. The hushed stereophonics of the album could leave the listener wondering if they were perhaps listening to amplified smoke; twisting, turning, and dancing in some strange light. Adrift and strikingly original, Headflush is the sound of the artist hidden in sound, absent in a bleak bliss.
Leila Bordreuil is a Brooklyn-based cellist, composer, and sound-artist from France. She accesses concepts as diverse as jazz, contemporary classical, noise, and experimental traditions but adheres to her own vision of sound. The New York Times has described her work as “steadily scathing music, favoring long and corrosive atonalities”. Driven by a fierce interest in pure sound and inherent texture, Bordreuil challenges conventional cello practice through extreme extended techniques and amplification methods. Her composed works frequently incorporate sound-spatialization by way of site-specific pieces and multichannel installations.
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released July 26, 2019
"Headflush" is live, unprocessed, amplified cello written and performed by Leila Bordreuil.
Produced by Leila Bordreuil & Britton Powell
Recorded 1.7.18 @ ISSUE PROJECT ROOM - Brooklyn, NY
Recording Engineer: Angus Tarnawsky
Mixing: Max Eilbacher
Additional Electronics (Track 1): Max Eilbacher
Additional Co-Production: Leo Svirsky
Mastering: Al Carlson
Artwork: Justin Lakes
Photo: Ryan Ryandi
Layout: Bayley Sweitzer
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