Published
Wed, Mar 3, 2021, 11:15
- Arriving on London label Mais Um Discos, it's a detour from his usual club tracks.
Beijing-based producer Howie Lee is releasing his first album of the year via Mais Um Discos on April 16th.
Influenced by Taoist music, Buchla synths and seminal London party FWD>>, Birdy Island sees Lee, who is known for club-ready anthems, taking a more downtempo approach. He worked with a four-piece choir made up of himself, West By West, Beijing artist Fishdoll and Shanghai-based singer/producer Yehaiyahan. The eight-track LP spans ambient, jazz and traditional Chinese folk.
"Birdy Island to me is a palace in the clouds and the birds are worshipped like Gods," says Lee. "Not like a western God though." According to his vision, this symbolic structure was built by a Chinese investment company that invites Lee to compose the venue's soundtrack.
Listen to"鸟岛 (Birdy Island)"
Tracklist
01. 光阴向太阳 (Time To The Sun) feat. Yehaiyahan
02. 羽毛能指 (Feather Signifier)
03. 波、波、波 (Wave,Wave,Wave)
04. 域外花 (Foreign Flowers)
05. 岛鸟 (Island Birdy)
06. 鸟岛 (Birdy Island)
07. 神往的门 (The Door Of Aspiration)
08. 偶像的黎明 (Dawn Of The Idols)
Mais Um Discos will release Birdy Island on April 16th, 2021.
Photo credit: Ash Lin
