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Sienná - Ema

There is music that will transport you to another world: Ema by Sienná. Sienná has always been infamous for being a songwriter-producer who works with a complex set of sounds. This new album stays true to this fact, and yet it somehow has a touch of freshness. Of course, this is true because it is the latest release, but the album also offers a new treatment. We hear the seamlessness of the synth work as it blends the sounds together. Sienná asks that you Be a Seeker, Believer The track wastes no time; it is as though we have stepped into a portal that shows you the landscape first. Then, from a distance far off, we hear a voice call out to us. She knows exactly how to build anticipation. Sienná uses all sorts of techniques to play with time both rhythmically and in terms of the texture of sound. You are transported to a futuristic intergalactic world right from the start. This is just the first song; she has already given us a good bite of what she is capable of! 369 (Miroku)  The track is, in its own way, different from the rest of the numbers. This number moves between classical and rock so quickly and consistently. It is as though you are caught between a gang war and are witnessing collateral damage take place. There is a plethora of sounds that she has layered the song with, but amidst the haze of these sounds, you hear a drum section emerge out of nowhere, and it slowly compounds into a siren-like sound. She goes from this to a song like Finding Inner Sanctuary. From Here To Where You Are Finding Inner Sanctuary is the first song to use synth in a fluid and non-robotic way. She reaches into your brain and switches off your thoughts for the duration of the song. It is as though you are in a video where the sole purpose is to relax and watch flowers bloom. A song that almost sounds similar but is more relieving is From Here To Where You Are. This is the perfect number to end the album with. It feels as though you are exiting a tunnel that you have been travelling for a long time, and you finally get to see the vibrancy of colour under light. She is as brilliant a composer and producer as Akira Kurosawa is a filmmaker. The length and breadth of her discography are filled with an enormous amount of detail and diversity of sounds. It is clear that she is influenced by Buddhist/Japanese sounds and music, but the minute she infuses that with futuristic synth and pop, you are thrust into a whole new world. Music by Sienná is a portal that allows you to see new colours and change the way you experience gravity itself. It is as though you experienced watching Ran by Akira Kurosawa for the first time all over again. Read More

• 45 min
• 8.2