After first evolving from her classical roots, Melbourne's ATALEIN later found her feet planted firmly in the electronic music realm. She shared with us her debut single 'Autumn/Winter' a few months back, a track that was inspired by her travels through Europe last year and stems far from classical music.
She's headed back to Europe, relocating to Berlin and in the same short space of time, she's shared a new single with us titled 'Lo Drone'.
Following on from her single 'Autumn/Winter', 'Lo Drone' harnesses that same intensity we we received in the first single, but with more of a pop sensibility touched onto this one. Think Crystal Castles meets Robyn.
She produces her tracks with a classical kind of composition in the sense that her singles are carefully constructed, have immense depth and navigate every corner of the space it takes up with ease and precision. This one feels more carefully constructed than her last single (if that's even possible!) and is a real snapshot into the direction Atalein's heading in with her sound.
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We thought because she's new to Berlin, it would be cool to get a bit of a newcomer's guide to the city and hear about some of the places she's frequenting since the move. Here is Atalein's guide to those who may be new to Berlin:
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Berlin is an Amazing city. I love how architecturally it’s very dark and a little depressing but the city itself is so full of life and culture. Here’s my 5 things you have to do when you come to Berlin:
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So I guess when you come to Berlin you think of clubbing… I mean who doesn’t. I’ve only been to a few clubs regularly so here are my favourite ones to go to…. Griessmuehle – on Thursday’s if you go early (1am) you can check out the modular synth producers which is coollllll!!!! Sisyphos is super fun… especially in summer but don’t go before 3am! The same can be said for the first club I went to here which is Golden Gate… It’s super dirty. Just a concrete room! I went there the other week around 3am and it was pretty shittttt. Lots of tourists. I left about 6am and my friends stayed. It was starting to get good when I left but I was over it at that stage lol. And yep… it’s true… Berliners tend not to go out before 5am so it’s always good to have a going out ritual… my generally is – lie in bed for a while watching Netflix and try have a nap. Have a super late dinner or if I’ve already had dinner have second dinner/snack. Then run a nice hot bubble bath with some bath salts and do a face mask. Do all this while drinking a beer. Then I like to put some music on and get ready… meet up with friends at a Späti (which is like a 7/11 but with beer) and then head out!
Photo by Michelle Grace Hunder
Intro by CAITLIN MEDCALF
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