Laila Sakini

*** Français ***

Laila Sakini est une multi-instrumentiste, vocaliste, productrice et interprète née à Melbourne, mais résidant à Londres. Nous la connaissons de ses nombreux opus, tels que Like A Gun, Vivienne, Strada, Into The Traffic et Under The Moonlight, mais aussi de ses projets avec la poétesse Lucy Van, de son album The Other Me sur Deewee et, bien sûr, de son alter ego “Princess Diana of Wales”. Armée d’un minimum d’instruments et de sa voix éthérée, Sakini crée une musique ambient déréalisante, déployant un univers sonore qui régalera les fans de Grouper, Tirzah, HTRK et Mica Levi.Le 4 novembre, elle a fait paraître son dernier album sur le label Modern Love, qui héberge les sombres et sublimes productions electronica d’Andy Stott, Demdike Stare et Mary Jane Leach.“Laila Sakini is producing some of the most vital and brittle music of our time.” – Boomkat“An enigma with a purpose” – The Wire“With each listen, there's another line, another noise, that jumps out from Sakini’s sonic coral reef, a reef that feels simultaneously uplifting and deeply distressing.” – Resident Advisor, 2022

*** Nederlands ***

De in Melbourn geboren en Londen wonende multi-instrumentaliste, vocaliste, producer en performer Laila Sakini kennen we van haar vele uitgaves zoals ‘Like A Gun’, ‘Vivienne’, ‘Strada’, ‘Into The Traffic’ en ‘Under The Moonlight’. Maar ook van de samenwerking met dichteres Lucy Van, haar Deewee-release ‘The Other Me’- en natuurlijk haar alter ego Princess Diana of Wales. Met minimale instrumentatie en een etherische stem creëert Sakini in haar bevreemdende ambient songs een klankwereld waar fans van Grouper, Tirzah, HTRK of Mica Levi van zullen smullen.Op 4 november verscheen haar nieuwste album op het Modern Love-label, dat je dan weer kan kennen van de sublieme donkere elektronica van onder andere Andy Stott , Demdike Stare of Mary Jane Leach."Laila Sakini is producing some of the most vital and brittle music of our time.” Boomkat“An enigma with a purpose” The Wire “With each listen, there's another line, another noise, that jumps out from Sakini's sonic coral reef, a reef that feels simultaneously uplifting and deeply distressing.“ - Resident Advisor, 2022.

*** English ***

We know Melbourne-born and London-based multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer and performer Laila Sakini from her many releases like ‘Like A Gun’, ‘Vivienne’, ‘Strada’, ‘Into The Traffic’ and ‘Under The Moonlight’. But also from the collaboration with poet Lucy Van, her DEEWEE release ‘The Other Me’ and, of course, from her alter ego Princess Diana of Wales. With minimal instrumentation and an ethereal voice, Sakini creates in her amazing ambient songs a world of sound from which fans of Grouper, Tirzah, HTRK or Mica Levi can feast.Her latest album was released on November 4 via the Modern Love label, that you then may know from the sublime dark electronica of the likes of Andy Stott , Demdike Stare or Mary Jane Leach."Laila Sakini is producing some of the most vital and brittle music of our time.” Boomkat“An enigma with a purpose” The Wire“With each listen, there's another line, another noise, that jumps out from Sakini's sonic coral reef, a reef that feels simultaneously uplifting and deeply distressing.“ - Resident Advisor, 2022.