Washington, D.C. electronic synth-pop trio Loi Loi weave trundling post-punk rhythmic constructs with new-wave sneer, glitch hop abrasives with a touch of trap, and incisive, lacerating lyrics into a sultry portrait of a world in the midst of a long, sweltering summer.
Loi Loi was born into being four years ago in China, where vocalist / keyboardist / composer Kristie Di Lascio was living. From her time there with the Peace Corps, to living an anonymous expat existence in Spain, Italy, Singapore, and Malaysia, Di Lascio has brought her art to three different continents under the guise of Loi Loi (her original Cantonese Chinese surname.) Now a trio with the addition of Ron (formerly of Lightfoot; on trumpet and bass synth) and Maryjo Mattea (of Color Palette), Loi Loi continues to hone an eclectic blend of industrial, R&B, electronic, and soul as part of the new industrial label BLIGHT.Records.
Loi Loi’s inaugural EP, Viva La Vulva (2017, BLIGHT.Records) represents a brick in the path of Di Lascio’s cross-cultural escapades while simultaneously chronicling the hardship of transitioning back to her home in the United States. Me Dystopia tracks personal and emotional post-2016 confusion: identity obliteration, a failed partnership, and loyalty to one's intrinsic and unabashed self, at whatever cost.
Recorded at BLIGHT Studios in D.C., the album was co-produced by Di Lascio and Benjamin Schurr (BLIGHT.Records). The record features performances by Schurr (bass, bass synth, and mellotron), Johnny Fantastic (Stronger Sex) on drum synth, Madeline Billheimer (Luna Honey) on baritone saxophone, Pedram Rahmatabadi on guitar, and David Klinger (Forgetter, Frau Eva) on trumpet. Matthew Dowling (SWOLL, The Effects) provided stacked harmonies and bass, and Andee Blacksugar (KMFDM, Peter Murphy) sculpted a “hidden” raucous remix of electronic dance track "Don't Know".
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Loi Loi was born into being four years ago in China, where vocalist / keyboardist / composer Kristie Di Lascio was living. From her time there with the Peace Corps, to living an anonymous expat existence in Spain, Italy, Singapore, and Malaysia, Di Lascio has brought her art to three different continents under the guise of Loi Loi (her original Cantonese Chinese surname.) Now a trio with the addition of Ron (formerly of Lightfoot; on trumpet and bass synth) and Maryjo Mattea (of Color Palette), Loi Loi continues to hone an eclectic blend of industrial, R&B, electronic, and soul as part of the new industrial label BLIGHT.Records.
Loi Loi’s inaugural EP, Viva La Vulva (2017, BLIGHT.Records) represents a brick in the path of Di Lascio’s cross-cultural escapades while simultaneously chronicling the hardship of transitioning back to her home in the United States. Me Dystopia tracks personal and emotional post-2016 confusion: identity obliteration, a failed partnership, and loyalty to one's intrinsic and unabashed self, at whatever cost.
Recorded at BLIGHT Studios in D.C., the album was co-produced by Di Lascio and Benjamin Schurr (BLIGHT.Records). The record features performances by Schurr (bass, bass synth, and mellotron), Johnny Fantastic (Stronger Sex) on drum synth, Madeline Billheimer (Luna Honey) on baritone saxophone, Pedram Rahmatabadi on guitar, and David Klinger (Forgetter, Frau Eva) on trumpet. Matthew Dowling (SWOLL, The Effects) provided stacked harmonies and bass, and Andee Blacksugar (KMFDM, Peter Murphy) sculpted a “hidden” raucous remix of electronic dance track "Don't Know".
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