: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Austra : Album.......: HiRUDiN : : Label.......: Domino Recording Co .. .:.. . Genre.......: Indie : Catnr.......: WIGCD440 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2020-07-24 Str.date....: 2020-05-01 Quality.....: 250kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://austramusic.com ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Anywayz 3:46 2. All I Wanted 3:19 3. How Did You Know? 4:20 4. Your Family 1:42 5. Risk It 3:38 6. Interlude i 0:28 7. It's Amazing 4:18 8. Mountain Baby 3:27 9. I Am Not Waiting 4:34 10. Interlude ii 0:34 11. Messiah 3:41 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 33:47 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 65.05 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: Being in a toxic relationship can sometimes feel like being lost :, : in a maze. Every attempt to turn a corner lands you back where : :' you started. Today, Austra (aka Katie Austra Stelmanis) ': ,: announces her fourth album, HiRUDiN. Set for release on May 1, :, : via Pink Fizz, HiRUDiN is both a bold acknowledgement of such : :' patterns of behaviour and a testament to the power of breaking ': ,: them. :, : : :' Katie Austra Stelmanis has been better known by her middle name ': ,: for three albums, ten years, and countless tours. She wrote, :, : produced, and performed all her own records, occasionally : :' sharing the spotlight with a band to tour live. From the ': ,: outside, things were going really well for a while: she built a :, : devoted fan base and sold out shows all around the world. : :' However, on the inside, Stelmanis was beginning to feel ': ,: stagnant and uninspired. ôI was losing faith in my own ideas,ö :, : she explains. Without realising it, sheÆd got caught up in a : :' toxic relationship that was tearing her apart. ': ,: :, : It wasnÆt until Stelmanis was ready to face her insecurities : :' that she was able to see a way forward: ôMy creative and ': ,: personal relationships were heavily intertwined, and I knew the :, : only answer was to part ways with all of the people and comforts : :' that IÆd known for the better part of a decade and start ': ,: again.ö Alongside making changes in her personal life, HiRUDiN :, : saw Austra taking an entirely different, free-spirited approach : :' to making a record. Seeking out all new collaborators, she ': ,: booked three days of sessions in Toronto with improv musicians :, : sheÆd never met before. They included two thirds of contemporary : :' classical improv group c_RL, the cellist and kamanche duo ': ,: Kamancello, kulintang ensemble Pantayo, and a childrenÆs choir. :, : : :' Accumulating a vast and vibrant mass of source material, Austra ': ,: then holed up in a studio in the Spanish countryside and took a :, : collage approach to sampling, arranging, writing and producing : :' to reveal the songs that would form the album. ôI found myself ': ,: really enjoying the role of producer for this record,ö she says, :, : ôdirecting and arranging a very disparate array of parts and : :' people and feeling strong in my own conviction for what I ': ,: wanted it to sound like.ö HiRUDiN additionally saw her work :, : alongside co-producers for the first time, Rodaidh McDonald and : :' Joseph Shabason, and she brought in David Wrench and Heba Kadry ': ,: to mix and master the record respectively. ôIt was incredibly :, : liberating and a huge learning process to work with so many : :' different people,ö she says. ôI felt completely revitalized.ö ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 2 0 \/