Resonance Series: Damiana ▲ LEYA ▲ Devin Flower @ The Hideout, Chicago, IL
Wed, Aug 14
|The Hideout
Time & Location
Aug 14, 2019, 9:00 PM CDT
The Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia Ave, Chicago, IL 60642, USA
About the event
August 14th, 2019 Resonance Series: Damiana ▲ LEYA ▲ Devin Flower @ The Hideout 9PM DOORS | 9:30PM SHOW | 21+ | Facebook Event
LEYA https://nnatapes.bandcamp.com/album/the-fool Damiana (TalSounds + Matchess) Devin Flower https://devinflower.bandcamp.com/
NYC-based duo LEYA is harpist Marilu Donovan (Eartheater, Julie Byrne) and violinist/vocalist Adam Markiewicz (PC Worship, The Dreebs).
The group aims to deconstruct the traditional connotations of the harp and violin by luxuriating in the deviant juxtaposition of ugliness vs. beauty. By altering the sound of their instruments through unorthodox tunings, extended techniques, amplification, and effects, Donovan and Markiewicz are able to mine the depths of their darker, more unsettling capacities. Falsetto and whispered vocals complete a texture that can be equally haunting and unsettling.
The duo achieves this deeper contrast via an intention towards pop songs with simple, transparent forms. The slow, drawn-out compositional pace brings them closer to “ambient” territory, enhancing the evocative qualities of the instruments while floating carefully between eerie dissonance and…