Mika Hary Deux Faces

Rolling Stone magazine put it in a nutshell: "a rare songwriting talent who combines melancholy with emotional depth and always leaves a spark of hope". We're talking about singer-songwriter Mika Hary and her acclaimed debut album "When Morning Comes" (BMG France, 2018), which includes a collection of original songs as well as a gem by Leonard Cohen. "Deux Faces" is a wonderful mini-album that bittersweetly reflects on relationships and explores the complexity and duality of human connections.
Hary, who before the release of "Deux Faces" was on the road with her band as the opening act for Rufus Wainwright on his tour of France and often performed in New York and France, including at the Philharmonie de Paris, was inspired for the recordings by the bass virtuoso Haggai Cohen-Milo. He suggested recording two versions of each song: one as a duet with vocals and bass – reduced, raw, almost as if you were whispering secrets to the listener. The other with a full band. This approach allowed listeners to experience the many facets and personalities of each song. The concept of "two sides" runs through the entire album, from the double-exposed cover photo by photographer Katha Mau to the title of the album. The cast includes long-time LowSwing musicians – in addition to Cohen-Milo, guitarist Daníel Friðrik Böðvarsson, drummer Amir Bresler and, as a guest, saxophonist and flutist Omri Abramov – all of whom are known for their contributions to albums by Fink, Lori Lieberman, Veronika Morcher and many other artists.
"Deux Faces" was recorded live in the new LowSwing studio in Berlin – purely analogue, with minimal overdubs and driven by respect and passion for purist recording techniques. The numbered, strictly limited 140-gram LP was mastered in the Emil Berlin Studios, cut at 45 rpm and pressed at the Pallas record factory. The booklet contains detailed information about the recording equipment and the miking technology as well as the mixing console and the effects devices used.
LowSwing Records is a young record label dedicated to the love of music in analogue format. LowSwing productions are recorded on analogue tape, mixed and then cut directly onto vinyl. The centerpiece of the label is the LowSwing Recording Studio in Berlin (www.lowswing.de), where owner Guy Sternberg is dedicated to exciting new artists with the production values of yesteryear.

Features:

• This album recorded, mixed and mastered to tape and is computer free
• 140g Audiophile Vinyl
• Limited Handnumbered Edition of 500 copies
• In association with Brinkmann Audio
• Foil cut by Sidney Meyer in the Emil Berlin Studios
• Pressing at Optimal Media in Germany with booklet

Selections:

Side A
1. The Battle Tango (And The Ceasefire Waltz)
2. What Was It
3. Bird On The Wire
Side B
1. Goodbye To Drama
2. The Battle Tango (And The Ceasefire Waltz) – Duet
3. What Was It – Duet
4. Bird On The Wire – Reprise