Lutto Lento - Legendo (Haunter)

WHAT HE COVER LOOKS LIKE:

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WHAT WE SAY:

I keep coming back to the new Lutto Lento LP for Haunter Records & his less is more approach to deviant electronica. It's a rollercoaster ride through ambient dancehall, odd sounds, raw drums, synthesizer futurism, dystopian soundscapes, whimsical asides & well recommended.

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WHAT YOUR EARS SAY:

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WHAT THE RELEASE NOTES SAY:

LEGENDO is a work of sonic weird fiction. A pulp fantasy. A descent through the cracks in reality, punctuated by bizarre encounters and freaky transformations. It oozes an odd mixture of wonder and fear, a fascination with whatever might be lurking around the next unlit corner, met with relentless excitement and leading towards ghastly discoveries. Like a vision of a new mythological age, one that aims more at subverting and making fun of itself than educating towards any kind of
morality. Or a self-conscious fantasy RPG turning into a full-on immersive experience.


The author, Lubomir Grzelak AKA Lutto Lento, arranged this eccentric narrative as a follow up to his previous LP, the ominous Dark Secret world, while also settling out to subvert the atmosphere of that record. In his Haunter debut he embraces his own quirkier side, delving further into eerie derision and surreal trickery. He achieves that by remodeling his penchant for heavy bass and gloomy dub into a kind of otherworldly folk music, drawing in deterritorialized string instruments, cheeky digital sound design, Coil-ian horror synths, and drums that remind as much of heavy metal as of Hollywood neo-classicism.
It is by pushing the envelope on the most contradictory elements that LEGENDO ascends to a form of mocking poetry. Many weird characters are encountered through the narrative: from the various musicians that contributed to the music (such as vocalist John Glacier, guitarist Adam Repucha and koto player Katarzyna Karpińska), but also many fringe fascinations that hail from Grzelak’s native Poland: from the 1897 painting ‘Skarby Sezamu' by Stanislaw Wyspiański that inspired the track of the same name, to the delirious paganism of outsider artist Stanislaw Skukalski, to the lullaby referenced in ‘Iskiereczka’. These entities all dwell inside LEGENDO and conduct its chapters, rendering the liminal dimension of its sound as real as it is in its creator’s mind. 

Credits:
Written, arranged, produced and mixed in 2019-2020 by Lubomir Grzelak. Mastered by Rashad Becker. Cover design by Lubomir Grzelak. Koto - Katarzyna Karpowicz (tracks: 9)
Vocal - John Glacier (tracks: 10) Adam Repucha (tracks: 5) Bass Guitar - Jan Piasecki (tracks: 1, 6) Guitar - Adam Repucha (tracks: 5) Anatol Malinoski (tracks: 8)
Drums - Jan Piasecki (tracks: 8, 6, 10) Flute and whistles - Kenichi Iwasa (tracks: 8)
Track 3 is an excerpt from one hour long sound piece written for "FOOL’S PROPHECY" exhibition Muzeum Ikon. Warsaw 2018
Track 6 is a live version recorded in London. late 2019. Music Video by Curtly Thomas. Track 7 is based on XIX century's lullaby "Na Wojtusia z Popielnika"
Thank you to people who tirelessly supported me during the conception and creation of this album, exceptionally talented artists appearing on the record,
people I've met in person as well as those who influenced my work without even meeting, thank you Dan & Francesco for trusting me. And thank you who are here now.
Wild wishes and blessing to end all disunities, refrain from harming any living beings. Love, Legendo.