{"id":16847,"date":"2022-03-21T21:28:39","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T21:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=16847"},"modified":"2022-03-21T22:09:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T22:09:55","slug":"experimental-folk-artist-lili-refrain-releases-the-mana-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2022\/03\/21\/experimental-folk-artist-lili-refrain-releases-the-mana-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Experimental Folk Artist Lili Refrain Releases The MANA Album!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lili Refrain\u2019s newest LP MANA lives up to its title. A combination of Anna Von Hausswolff and
Burning World-era Swans, following the words of Walter Hoeijmakers, the founder of Roadburn
Festival.

Each track is multifaceted and they all have a heft to them, a weight that translates well to
Refrain\u2019s multi-instrumentalist abilities. Commenting on the nature of recording process Lili
states: \u201cMana is an album totally different from anything I’ve ever done before. I felt the need to
experiment with the use of new instruments and take a totally new path. Compared to my
previous album MANA is the most ritual in some ways\u201d.

Refrain comments onthe origin of the title saying: \u201cIt means \u2018life force\u2019, power that comes from
within and is dedicated to those who have found themselves consciously facing a journey,
without knowing where it would have arrived or even if it would have survived.\u201d

Using very few guitars, Lili Refrain has not only distanced herself from her comfort zone but also
created a danceable feel focusing on arrangements and vocal techniques. However, the work on
background sounds was very deliberate , as Lili notices:

\u201cStefano Morabito, the engineer and the owner of “16th Cellar Studio” in Rome welcomed me in
his studio and had been following me throughout the production.\u201d

\u201cSpontaneous\u201d is probably the best description of creating the record that became MANA.
\u201cI felt the need to experiment.\u201d \u2013 says Lili about the current evolutions and changes in her \u201cinner
gaze\u201d.

Starting with Ichor , Sangoma and Mami Wata, Lili Refrain has been going down the path of
rediscovering herself as an artist and performer. Combining both heavy synths sounds and
operatic heights. Pairing Taiko drum sounds of Mami Wata with her trilling and whispering,
Lili Refrain manages to create a chanting and ritualistic experience.

Lili Refrain will be performing MANA in its entirety on April, 21st at Roadburn festival
followed by an extensive European tour that would include performances at Hellfest (FR), Rock in
Burlon (FR), AMFest (SP)and DUNK! Fest (BE).

\u201cI am very honored to take part in one of the most important festivals in Europe and present my
album in absolute preview right there is a supreme joy for me! I’m preparing a very special set for
this event and can’t wait to be there!\u201d

BIOGRAPHY:
An Italian-born solo artist, Lili Refrain is what some would call a virtuoso. Combining repetitions of
elements of folk, metal, blues, rock, and lyrical opera Refrain create a unique and textured brand of
psychedelia. With the addition of percussion and synth, Lili creates a completely immersive and
ritualistic experience where her listeners get completely wrapped up in the music. Lili has self
produced four albums that received acclaim from various media outlets, her self-titled, \u201cLili Refrain\u201d in 2007, \u201c9\u201d in 2010, \u201cKAWAX\u201d in 2013, and \u201cULU\u201d in 2020 In recent years Lili has been a prolific performer, playing hundreds of shows across Europe. Lili Refrain will be performing her newest album, \u201cMANA\u201d in its entirety at Roadburn Festival on April 21, 2022 Returning fans will find echoes of Lili Refrain’s past albums morphed into something new in her ever-evolving sonic palette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lili Refrain\u2019s upcoming tour would include the following dates:
04.06 | Drizzly Grizzly | Gdansk, PL *
04.07 | Hydrozagadka | Warsaw, PL *
04.08 | Zascianek | Krakow, PL *
04.09 | Instant | Budapest, HU *
04.10 | Escape | Vienna, AT *
04.11 | Modra Vopice | Prague, CZ *
04.12 | Moritzbastei | Leipzig, DE *
04.13 | Cassiopeia | Berlin, DE *
04.14 | Stengade | Copenhagen, DK *
04.15 | MS Stubnitz | Hamburg, DE *
04.16 | Club Subway | Cologne, DE*
04.17 | Nef Des Dominicains | Guebwiller, FR*
04.21 | Roadburn Festival | Tilburg, NL
04.22 | Der Kult, Mannheim DE
04.23 | Trafo | Jena, DE
04.29 | Ziggy | Torino, IT
05.13 | Centrale 66 | Modena, IT
05.14 | Circolo Gagarin | Busto Arsizio, IT
05.20 | Sonic Rites | Helsinki, FIN
05.26 | Dunk! Festival | Ghent, BE
06.23 | Hellfest | Clisson, FR
06.26 | Rock in Bourlon | Bourlon ,FR
07.09 | MammothFest, Hills of Akontisma
08.15 | United Arts Festival | Gdansk, PL
08.19 | Fekete Zaj Festival | Budapest, HU
09.16 | Circolo Dev | Bologna, IT
09.17 | Bocciodromo | Vicenza, IT
09.18 | Bloom | Mezzago, IT
09.29 | Largo Venue | Rome, IT
10.07 | AMFest | Barcelona, ES
+more to come<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pre-order of MANA at Bandcamp:\u00a0https:\/\/lilirefrain.bandcamp.com\/album\/mana<\/a>\u00a0
Label Subsound Records:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.subsoundrecords.it\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Blogger<\/a><\/li>
  2. Facebook<\/a><\/li>
  3. YouTube<\/a><\/li>
  4. Mana | LILI REFRAIN (bandcamp.com)<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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