Since the release of L’eau et les rêves last spring, N NAO has received genuine recognition from the public and the industry thanks to her ritualized, enchanting, almost mystical performances, even earning herself a place on the prestigious long list of the Polaris Prize. Based on an artistic and symbolic ritual that has been happening naturally for millions of years, the album is an ambitious cross-disciplinary and collaborative work, whose subject matter gradually comes to light through documentary research on freshwater. Blending krautrock rhythms, free jazz spontaneity, psychedelic folk improvisation, dream pop effects, and field recordings captured in action, the album as a whole, with its rare authenticity, is an invitation to get lost at the top of a mountain during a daydream, and to come to life next to a source of fresh water that makes life more permeable to unconscious changes. From the subconscious melodies composed on guitar, a gentle vulnerability emerges in her voice, revealing the intimate thoughts of a precious light that fell into the water. Once you take the risk of finding yourself, you discover that love is what transcends death.
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