Lee Schornoz presents his second solo album
after 22 years. In search of meaning and
inspiration, he began a seemingly endless
journey at the end of 2014. It led him via India,
Australia and London to Namibia and finally
back to his homeland, Switzerland.
The new album "London Tapes" is so called
because, at least in spirit, digitally created
recordings were put on analog tapes, although
this is not (completely) the case with this album.
And also because Lee was in London and was
looking for a way back with
very simple song
sketches. In a studio in northern Namibia, singers
and rappers contributed song ideas in their local
language. Lee received additional support from
an authentic Afro-Reggae guitarist from the same
region. Schornoz took another year with the
release. He used this time to fine-tune the
recordings in his hybrid studio.
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In addition to mainly analog peripherals, Lee also
used a real tape machine for the song "Mexico
Calls". The sonic design of the songs was laid out
with a lot of echo and reverberation in order to
clarify impressions of the vastness he
experienced on his long journey.
Lee's new record has become a lot quieter than
much of what you already know from him. It's
the side of him that seems unknown to many and
remains rather hidden. A common denominator
is that Lee Schornoz once again confesses to the musical loner: like an elephant bull he once turned his back on his herd for an indefinite time. He went
for the sheer reason of learning something new on a relatively lonely trip. Now he is back with an
album that illustrates his numerous experiences.
Includes unlimited streaming of London Tapes
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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