Natura, by Drum & Lace

Natura

by Drum & Lace

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	1.	Creatura 04:12
	2.	Armatura 04:00
	3.	Prasiano 05:52
	4.	Waxing Crescent 07:23
	5.	Sullen 01:24
	6.	oe 03:52
	7.	Canary 03:40
	8.	Moss 03:51
	9.	Sirens 04:53
	10.	Plantae 05:22

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Drum & Lace, aka Sofia degli Alessandri-Hultquist, is an Italian composer, sound artist and performer that writes and creates music for film and media. 'Natura' is her debut Past Inside the Present release, in addition to it being her first formal full-length album. Natura pays homage to intelligent electronica and will no doubt be a defining album in the ambient/IDM genre.

Inspired by interesting sounds and cinematic elements, Drum & Lace melds together sampled field recordings and lush layers of synths to create densely textural and beat-heavy music, greatly drawing from film music, music concrete and modern electronica. Her ambient and chamber work also gathers great inspiration from nature and natural sound, as well as the juxtaposition of unlikely sounds with one another.

Her composition work includes writing for film, tv, dance, theater, fashion and advertising.

Drum & Lace's performance work often includes sound installation and spatial audio elements, at events such as The Echo Society VI: Family (Los Angeles, CA), Pink Privacy installation at Pulse Art Fair 2018 / Art Basel (Miami Beach, FL), a quadraphonic interactive performance at Los Angeles Central Library's Taper Auditorium with Suzanne Ciani (Los Angeles, CA), Moogfest 2019 (Durham, NC) and 'semi songs' Live LA at Bootleg Theater (Los Angeles, CA). She recently performed a (virtual) set as part of National Sawdust’s Digital Discovery Festival in July 2020. She also composed 'Further', a work for contemporary dance that features field recordings, electronics and strings performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra (LCO).

Her compositions and scoring can be found in various film and television installations including, HBO documentaries, various Netflix series, Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV+ Series and NBC.

For most recent film work see IMDB

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released April 8, 2022

Written, produced and performed by Drum & Lace
Mixed by Paul Corley [Sigur Rós / paulcorley.com]
Mastered by Joshua Eustis [Telefon Tel Aviv / NIN]
'Armatura', 'Moss', 'Canary' and 'Plantae' featuring the London Contemporary Orchestra (LCO) recorded at The Church Studios in London, UK, Engineered by Fiona Cruickshank; Orchestration by Dabney Morris
'Plantae' feat Valentina Magaletti (live percussion & drums)
Cover Art by Carla Batley
Layout by zakè

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"‘Natura’ is the first proper album from Italian composer Sofia Degli Alessandri-Hultquist, who records under the name Drum & Lace. A creator of pieces for film and other media, this formal debut draws heavily from IDM and Warp Records artists, layering dense beat clouds on top of field recordings and washes of ambient music."

-Norman Records (UK)

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After a run of acclaimed singles, EPs and film and TV scores (“Dickinson,” “Good Girls,” “I Know What You Did Last Summer”), Drum & Lace (Sofia Hultquist) is finally releasing her debut album. Natura is confident and catchy, the artist’s vast experience giving her an advantage over most debut appearances.

In 2019, we placed the artist’s semi songs in Modern Composition after a brief discussion; this one lands in a different category because the dominant element has shifted. The strings are still present, contributed by the London Contemporary Orchestra, but Natura is also a club-friendly album, featuring many possible singles. The first of these, “Creatura” and “Armatura,” are also the opening tracks, the first instrumental, the second including sparse vocals. Amazingly, Drum & Lace has the potential to chart in both pop and indie arenas due to her chameleon-like nature.

The mixture of organic and electronic illustrates the album’s loose theme: the interplay between nature and technology. The album’s longest track, “Waxing Crescent,” is built on a foundation of modular synth, with onomatopoeic vocals wafting over the rhythms. The timbre is as lush as a rain forest, despite its artificial elements. Field recordings crackle underneath, a souvenir of the gentle earth. The blending is reminiscent of Björk’s Biophilia, which also contains a track titled “Náttúra.” The template is repeated on the immersive “Prasiano,” which beckons listeners into a wondrous trance-like world where all time markers are erased.

The album’s shortest track, “Sullen,” is also its turning point. In 1:24, this quiet piece shifts from rain-drenched synth to church bells, sparking the return of the orchestra, which features on three of the last four tracks. The strings add a melancholic depth, which turns spiritual as the bells turn to chimes on “Moss.” The ancient meets the modern and finds a peaceful welcome, an instinctive integration. It all leads to the album’s stunning finale, “Plantae,” on which Hultquist and the LCO are joined by percussionist Valentina Magaletti (TOMAGA). The electronic pulse is replaced by the organic, the synthesizers dance in the trees, the wooden violins meet their ancestors, while Sofia sings wordlessly over it all. All elements are reconciled. Harmony is achieved. The birds sing us sweetly home.

-Richard Allen, A Closer Listen

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"Drum & Lace, aka Sofia degli Alessandri-Hultquist, is an Italian composer, sound artist and performer that writes and creates music for film and media. 'Natura' is her debut Past Inside the Present release, in addition to it being her first formal full-length album. Natura pays homage to intelligent electronica and will no doubt be a defining album in the ambient/IDM genre."

-Juno Records (UK)

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