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Lydmor's new album 'CAPACITY' is a musical maze full of alluring mysteries. At the same time, it is part of a process of liberation, which is about opening oneself up and dis- covering one's capacity.
For her previous album, Lydmor travelled to Shanghai. But on her new album, Lydmor has mostly travelled deep into herself. 'CAPACITY' is a contrasting musical work where fiction and reality merge into a multifaceted sound universe. It is the electronic pop artist's most personal, complex and conceptual album to date.
There is almost a David Lynch'ish cut about 'CAPACITY'. The album is like a winding maze where it is difficult to decipher what is real and what is an illusion. Like a book with countless narratives. Without conclusions. Ambiguous. Full of alluring mysteries, dreams, reflections and messages about gender, identity, love, guilt and liberation. Rich in contrasts: Black/white. Silence/noise. Weakness/ strength. Fiction/reality. Labyrinth/compass.
Lydmor dives fearlessly into the problems of 'CAPACITY', resulting in a myriad of expressions and stories. The insisting and beat-heavy 'LSD Heart' sharply criticizes the dominance of patriarchy in modern art. 'Someone We Used To Love' frames the fragility we experience when confronted by a former lover, who now exhibits feelings for another, and Lydmor looks inward at the self-reflective and thoughtful 'Guilty (Kill Me)'.
'CAPACITY' also features several enigmatic characters and places that seem to be outside of time and space. Who is the strange man with the labyrinth face in 'The Labyrinth Faced Man'? What role does he play in the narrative? What about the two women Amanda and Emma? Amanda, appearing in 'Amanda's Lullaby' and 'Amanda's Dream', is plagued by a terrible nightmare about a terrorist attack in which evil men kill women. Is it related to her fear of patriarchy and her fascination with Chilean author Roberto Bolaño's cult novel '2666', in which women are also killed by men? And what about Emma appearing in 'Emma Spins'? What kind of quarrel does 'CAPACITY's narrator have with her?
These are some of the riddles that the album's 14 songs contain. Lydmor presents no easy or single answer to 'CAPACITY'. At the same time, the album contains a message about daring to open up. "The more that we open, the less space they'll get" rings loud and clear on the opening song 'Amanda's Lullaby'. The more we open up and show who we are, the less room there is for the intolerant, the prejudiced and the reactionary and their narrow-minded view of the world. When you open up you discover your capacity.
On 'CAPACITY', Lydmor has collaborated with several different people. Here too, Lydmor knew exactly who she wanted to work with. Five songs have been produced in collaboration with Christian Vium from Go Go Berlin. Other collaborators on 'CAPACITY' include Norwegian producer Trond Bersu, American producer Joey Verskotzi, Lasse Ziegler, Lasse Lyngbo and the producer duo Pitchifters. The album is mixed in close collaboration with Peter Kjædegaard (Nephew, Spleen United, The Minds of 99).
Behind the artist name "Lydmor" is the Danish singer, songwriter and producer Jenny Rossander. There is an eternal unpredictability connected to Lydmor's work. She is constantly exploring new sides of her artistic endeavour.
Lydmor can be experienced this year at a number of international concert venues.
