Itai the Maid - Obdormiscere (2021)

What Itai the Maid, an artist from Moscow, makes, is definitely lo-fi and DIY-like but also very, very clever and charming. Her album Obdormiscere shows that you don't have to have the best quality of sound to create something great.

The album's title translates from Latin to "falling asleep" and also the title track's lyrics, in Russian this time, treat about the same thing. No wonder the whole thing has clear dream pop vibes: dispersed vocals, backing vocals, music haze in the backgrounds. However, there's quite a lot going on besides, making this music much more complex. More or less subtle electronic sounds add to the music's feeling of modernness, the Russian language sounds both mysterious and, at least to my Polish ears, familiar (and also t.A.T.u.-gone-dreamy-like), the omnipresent gothic, dark atmosphere makes it quite eery. And it's also pretty melodic so, as I said, a lot is going on on this album, including chip-tune-like dance madness in Insanire.

In general, the release is all about being gloomy but catchy, Gothic but fun and lo-fi but very much engaging. 

Obdormiscere costs... 20 USD, which is a bit weird to be honest.

Check: Obdormiscere 

Country: Russia

Genre: lo-fi ethereal wave

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