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Contezza

by Laryssa Kim

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Ora sai i miei sentimenti Non ci sei... meglio dormi Cosa vuoi, se ti svegli? Dimmi che tu mi porti nel cuore Scegli me Scegli me Portami con te Portami nel mondo Scegli me Portami con te Portami nel sogno
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Mes pensées s'entassent Comme un mantra les images se répètent à l'infini de Ce qui s'est passé chez toi Je suis rentrée dans ton monde Toi dans le mien Tu m'as raconté ta vie Mais après tu Tu me laisses seule En présence de ton absence Tu as fermé la porte Sur mes incertitudes Pourquoi? Magnétisme à double tranchant Pourquoi je me mets toujours dans les pires des cas? Je vais deviner tes intentions À travers tes regards, te mots, tes attitudes Arrête de faire semblant c'est inutile Ne dore pas la pilule Dis moi ce que tu veux Magnétisme à double tranchant Pourquoi je me mets toujours dans les pires des cas? Je ne veux plus m'obséder En cherchant des raisons à tes silences Des excuses à l'évidence
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I keep on wanting keep on wanting keep on wanting you Even if I shouldn't I keep on dreaming of dreaming of dreaming of When you were with me Can't take the thought of you anymore It's like a chain I keep on fighting, keep on fighting, keep on fighting it But now I know I know I'll let you go
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Come in here I’ll open up I’ll overcome my fear I'll overcome my past You’re welcome here I’ll be safe I know you’re just like me I’m ready to begin Come in here I’ll open up I’ll overcome my fear I'll overcome my past You’re welcome here I’ll be safe I know you’re just like me I’m ready to begin
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Libère-moi Liberami Je m'abandonne Veille sur moi Mostrami paure e ferite Troppi vecchi schemi Bloccano il mio cuore Donne-moi le courage d'être vulnérable Irradiami con la tua luce Mostrami il coraggio di restare Ad occhi aperti Anche nel dolore E quando l'illusione si dissolve Irradiami con la tua luce Uh uh uh Porta il mio cuore verso l'alto Irradiami con la tua luce Je m'abandonne
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Sto con me Se non so dove andare L'unico posto In cui ha senso tornare Ferma qui Il silenzio fa miracoli È una cura Coltivare il cuore Al così sia Scopro l'essenza Della leggerezza Se mi lascio Andare all'incertezza Ferma qui Il silenzio fa miracoli È una cura Coltivare il cuore Al così sia E ti contemplerò Subisso nel mio cuore Tu che sei la mia ombra Sei anche la mia luce Aspetterò se dovrò aspettare L'irrequietudine si scioglierà Ferma qui Senza dare troppo peso Ai desideri Mi abbandono e apro il cuore Al così sia Torno in me Alla mia fortezza sacra L'unico posto in cui mi sento a casa Lo ti contemplerò Subisso nel mio cuore Tu che sei la mia ombra Sei anche la mia luce
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On est pareils aux vagues Petites gouttes d'océan, dans l'eau dispersées On s'est baignés dans l'air On s'est noyés, perdus à jamais Car nous on s'aime sans se toucher Même pas de mots sublimes sont nécessaires Pour dessiner une telle douceur Il nous suffit de plonger dans nos yeux Et on peut entendre ce que l'âme suggère L'amour est transparent Limpide sans intention, on vit le présent La rosée sur nos sens Des invisibles ponts, entre nous Car nous on s'aime sans se toucher Même pas de mots sublimes sont nécessaires Pour dessiner une telle douceur Il nous suffit de plonger dans nos yeux Et on peut entendre ce que l'âme suggère Car nous on s'aime sans se toucher Même pas de mots sublimes sont nécessaires Pour dessiner une telle douceur Il nous suffit de plonger dans nos yeux Et on peut entendre ce que l'âme suggère
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Cosa pensi? Sei un enigma non si può capire cosa senti Cosa celi? Sembra sempre che tu voglia il bene invece menti Inutile girarci intorno Ripartiam da zero dì la verità Se è vero che ci tieni come dici Su coraggio dì la verità Dimmi ora Non posso più perdere tempo Con queste stronzate Cosa cerchi? Sei un enigma non si può capire cosa senti Tu lo sai che ti perdonerei Ma In questi tempi di menta non so Tu sai che ti perdonerei Ma Non ne posso più di questi giochetti infantili Inutile girarci intorno Ripartiam da zero dì la verità Se è vero che ci tieni come dici Su coraggio dì la verità Cosa senti Cosa pensi Cosa vuoi Chi sei?
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One sinks into "Contezza" as into a fluffy sleep. Shadows cling to the brain, thoughts cascade down vast velvety layers. Then comes limbo, where the known merges with the indescribable. The is no spatiotemporal reference to pinpoint one’s location, lost in a slow river of ghostly voice fragments, astounding electronic riffs permeated with the organic sounds of the sensitive world. In the first three tracks, Laryssa Kim takes us to the depths of her "Contezza," a timeworn Italian word meaning "consciousness."

Playing with languages as with sounds, invisible artifacts bearing witness to her Italo-Congolese origins, Laryssa shifts from hybrid to contrast. If the - more openly sensual - fourth track, "L'Attente – Auspicio," distills soft, vaporous French lyrics, the dissonances of the synth layers are there to remind us that a worrying, dangerously familiar face can always disturb the most charming of pictures.

At a crossroad where Brian Eno, Enya, and Erykah Badu meet, “Contezza” is thus an inner journey. The result of a retreat that, as for the majority of humans in 2020, occured with the Covid-19 pandemic. Convinced that it marked the end of her career, Laryssa used this forced break to deepen her knowledge of meditation practices and her curiosity for esotericism, astrology, magic, and Chinese oracles. With both feet firmly on the ground, Laryssa allowed herself to play with signs and senses. Instinctively, when the sanitary situation bettered, and she returned to music, it is Love that she wants to talk about on this new album. Love and its disappointments, but also what it can teach us about ourselves when it fades away like a dream, like tides of pleasure and anxiety, mirrors of our most mysterious faults, as do the great masters of a chiaroscuro aesthetic, beyond good and evil, such as David Lynch and Miyazaki.

She conceived the album as a ritual, a magical process: an exorcism through beauty to ward off the evil eye she suspects she is stuck with. Without lecturing, Laryssa humbly invites creative introspection, the perpetual invention of oneself, relentless, through play and the openness to the infinite details of daily life, such as the fridge’s hum or her mother's toilet clock in Rome, which find a new place in “Contezza’s” dreamlike mini-universes, both ancient and turned towards the most contemporary composition techniques. A spiritual exploration of self that Laryssa envisions in the manner of Jodorowski: profound and fundamentally playful at the same time, far from certainties and dangerous dogmas...
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released February 16, 2024

Composed, Recorded & Arranged by Laryssa Kim
Lyrics by Laryssa Kim
Vocal Recordings by Rare Sound & Pieuvre Studios
Additional Arrangements on 'Obsession - Indomita Mente' by Marc Melià
Mixed & Mastered by Romain Boonen

Artwork photography by Pauline Colleu
Illustration & Graphic Design by Simon Gastout

Published by City Tracks Editions & InFiné

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Laryssa Kim Brussels, Belgium

Laryssa Kim, Italo-congolese singer and composer, is
based in Brussels. In her productions she synthesises the different faces of her musical path by combining the researcher and experimental approach of the Acousmatics with the soulful aspect of the influences she has from all kinds of music. ... more

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