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CNC012 - Artificialice - Prisoners of Expectations (2022)

by Artificialice

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    A 12" LP pressed on semi-transparent magenta vinyl. Includes 4 page booklet with lyrics and photos.

    Includes unlimited streaming of CNC012 - Artificialice - Prisoners of Expectations (2022) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    Comes in an ecopak with 12 page lyrcis booklet.

    Includes unlimited streaming of CNC012 - Artificialice - Prisoners of Expectations (2022) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Artificialice presents the debut album Prisoners of Expectations.

The electronics juxtaposed with acoustic percussion, double bass, saxophone and stirring vocals. The material full of such sounds had been created by a group associated with the Tri-City, but was recorded in a tiny shed in Polanówka, a small village near Lublin, Poland. The intimate and informal conditions of this session definitely favored the recording of exceptionally personal confessions. On the album that eludes genres, Artificialice guides the listener through successive - often surprisingly different in style - pieces, offering listeners a story about discovering self identity, and above all about the need to free from the "prison" of personal and others' expectations created in the own mind.

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Working under the pseudonym Artificialice, Alicja Sobstyl is a composer, songwriter, singer, flautist (including Klawo) and producer. At the beginning of May 2022, she debuted with her original album entitled Prisoners of Expectations. The project is characterized by mesmerizing vocals reminiscent of Björk, fresh arrangements in the style of Hiatus Kaiyote and uncompromising electronic sounds inspired by Sophie or Arca. It is a combination of dehumanized electronics with vocals saturated with human emotions.

Young, talented and creative musicians associated with the Academy of Music in Gdańsk worked on the album, also co-creating bands such as: Immortal Onion, Hania Rani, Tomasz Chyła Quintet, Quantum Trio, Alfah Femmes, Mu (Tymon Tymański), Zgniłość (Marcin Świetlicki), Sławek Jaskułke Sextet, Grzegorz Kapołka Trio, The Fruitcakes, Ziemia or the above-mentioned Klawo. The material had been created as a result of collective cooperation interwoven with the individual process of music production by Krzysztof Hadrych, Ziemowit Klimek and Maciej Świniarski.

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released May 5, 2022

All tracks recorded at Polanówka by Szymon Zalewski, Maciej Świniarski, Krzysztof Hadrych, Ziemowit Klimek and Tesla Studio by Michał Jan Ciesielski in July and August 2021
Additional production by Krzysztof Hadrych, Ziemowit Klimek, Maciej Świniarski
Mixed by Envee (A1, A2, B2), Stendek (A3, A4, B1, B3)
Mastered at Legatomastering by Marcin Bociński
Lacquer cut at Scape Mastering by Pole
Cover and inlay design by Zuza Rogala
Cover photo by Paweł Bajew
Inlay photos by Paweł Bajew, Maciej Rybicki
Executive production by Tomek Hoax, Alicja Sobstyl


Prisoners of Expectations are:
Artificialice (vocal)
Michał Jan Ciesielski (saxophones)
Krzysztof Hadrych (electric guitar, vocal)
Alan Kapołka (drums, percussion)
Ziemowit Klimek (bass, double bass, synths)
Tomasz Rafalski (piano, synths)
Maciej Świniarski (vocal)

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Artificialice Gdańsk, Poland

Artificialice is a composer, songwriter, singer, flautist and producer. Her original, debut album entitled Prisoners of Expectations is characterized by mesmerizing vocals reminiscent of Björk, fresh arrangements in the style of Hiatus Kaiyote and uncompromising electronic sounds inspired by Sophie or Arca. It is a combination of dehumanized electronics with vocals saturated with human emotions. ... more

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