Luz del Abyss, by Olive Yaah

Luz del Abyss

by Olive Yaah

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1.	Intro (Luz del) 01:20	lyrics	buy track
LYRICS: Vulnerable you I caress you with all my colours in my box of paint Now Blossom in my hand Seed Grow Mmmmmh Grow
2.	Abyss 01:44	info	buy track
3.	Slowly Unwrap 04:48	lyrics	buy track
LYRICS: Heart is in pieces It happened again I fell too early Whiskey is flowing, sittin’ here smoking Down at my window Wondering What am I lacking? What I feared most has happened What should I do? What’s the next move? Tired of waiting, can’t stop complaining I wanna start new Yeah But how would it be? If I slowly unwrapped your soul? Something has shifted I started again Glad I existed in my pain Just be an adult, live with your choices, know what your voice is They don’t know how it is to be you. You better try it I know it’s terrifying But do you really have a clue? What lies behind it, if you just tried it? I wanna start new Yeah How would it be? If I slowly unwrapped your soul? What would change, what would change, what would change? If I slowly unwrapped your soul Uh Does anybody feel What I feel On my own? Uhh Is anything real What I see Deep within Your soul.
4.	Did I lose my mind? 05:04	lyrics	buy track
LYRICS: I wanna show you all my imperfection Running through a war Breaking you to your divine expression feels like losing all Let me show you all my imperfection Running through my walls Breaking through to your divine expression is trusting when you fall A hopeless dreamer Ain’t gonna buy This reality Did I lose my mind? Did I lose my mind? Did I lose my mind? My mind, my mind, uhhhh ... Ain't gonna buy this reality. Did I lose my mind? World Broke into higher dimensions I didn’t know existed I see the world through different eyes than yesterday World Broke into higher dimensions I didn’t know existed I see the world through different eyes
5.	Anicca 05:50	lyrics	buy track
LYRICS: You don’t trust the snake You understand its nature Anicca, Anicca, Anicca You don’t trust the snake You understand its nature Anicca, Anicca, Anicca You don’t love me You just love what I do for you How I make you feel comfortable, yeah There’s conditions on that love The type of love that you’re looking for Is the type of love that comes from a child or mother Boy I can’t feel that way with you I’ve got precautions in place A snake-bite-kit in space I’ve got my longsleeves and boots on Because I know your nature Because I know your nature Believe what they do, not what they say It’s not a matter of trust It’s a matter of understanding Understanding your nature You can’t be mad if a snake bites you You’re not supposed to trust the snake You’re only supposed to understand their nature It’s not so much of a loss I can deal with it I can gamble I throw a little bit on the table I’ve got some more to someone else I’m good I’m good Break me, break me, break me open Break me many times more, many times more, many times Don’t stop breaking me Break me, break me, break me open Break me many times more, many times more, many times You need to decide what is priority Hey life, hey life Break me many times more Break me until there’s no ego telling me stories Break me, break me, break me open Break me many times more, many times more, many times Don’t stop breaking me now Until there’s no ego telling me stories Until there’s no ego telling me stories Until there’s no ego telling me stories Until there’s no ego telling me stories
6.	Abyss (Deeper) 02:07	info	buy track
7.	Attachment 03:37	lyrics	buy track
LYRICS: Don’t be scared to make friends with the dark When you love, there’s no way round , there’s no way round It will be rewarded in your art Fertilize your healthy ground, your healthy ground Nurtured by the tears of an open heart So thankful for the lessons found, the lessons found Attachment means suffering Still we cling to each other So addicted We’re addicted to love from each other. Don’t be scared to make friends with the dark When you love, there’s no way round, there’s no way round It will be rewarded in your art Fertilize your healthy ground, your healthy ground Nurtured by the tears of an open heart So thankful for the lessons found, the lessons found
8.	Strawberry Milk 04:58	lyrics	buy track
An old man in a tractor watching me He wants me to feed his family They say be gentle to zucchinis Their skin has some sensitivity Their skin has some sensitivity Roughened by the hard work on the field Dependent on these big companies My feet disappeared in muddy grounds Pretending it’s chocolate helped me out Thick strong rain over me from the clouds Knowing that one day the sun comes out The sun comes out Yeah yeah yeah yeah Maybe we will make it through Resilience will need some fuel White men toxicating stolen land Exploitation by the government Can you see whose blood is on whose hands? We’re running towards an open end Towards an open end Towards an open end Maybe we will make it through Resilience will need some fuel
9.	Burger Beat 02:35	info	buy track
10.	Another Waltz 01:54	info	buy track
11.	Blissful Rain 03:32	info	buy track
12.	DMT Afterlude 03:30	info	buy track

about

Olive Yaah gifts us with her new album “Luz del Abyss”, cross-linguistically referring to one of the many names of the Wild Woman Archetype (Spanish: luz del abismo, English: light of the abyss), which represents the knowing of the soul.

This album is dedicated to the transformative power of grief during cycles of life, death and rebirth.

Calling for a change, Olive Yaah relocated from Berlin to Naarm (Melbourne) in 2018 for the sake of surrendering to the Funk and Soul of the local music scene. In order to extend her visa and have time to make “Luz del Abyss” there, she absolved eight months of farm work in remote areas of so-called Australia. That time period turned out to be an important reset for her - she discovered and heavily practiced Vipassana meditation which helped her process personal hardships she experienced since leaving Berlin. Equipped with nothing but a Roland SP404 Sampler and a Casio Keyboard, she wove those cathartic experiences into new songs in the evenings while witnessing Australian agriculture's relationship with capitalism and climate change during the day. Back in Melbourne, she teamed up with local talent (Matthew Hayes, Myka Wallace, Erica Tucceri, Kumar Shome, Esther Henderson, Zoë Barry) to record those songs in a DIY studio. When COVID-19 hit, she managed to stay in the country and produced the album in isolation by herself despite an injury on both hands. Grammy nominated engineer and producer Nick Herrera (Hiatus Kaiyote, Jaala, 30/70) assisted her in the final production process and mixed the record.

Laid out as a lo-fi collage fusioning Jazz, Hip Hop, Soul, Vaporwave and Experimental, the 12-track-album is a stepping stone in Olive Yaah’s musical journey since her move to Melbourne. She embeds her magnetic and vulnerable voice in a keyplay that draws on Jazz and impressionist composers. Performing both solo and with a band, her polyrhythmic song arrangements invite heavy interplay with her rhythm section while sampler beats and pianistic and vocal landscapes provide a world of their own.

credits

released May 5, 2023

Written and produced by Olive Yaah
Vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, samples - Olive Yaah
Drums - Myka Wallace
Bass - Matthew Hayes
Flute - Erica Tucceri (on Abyss, Abyss (Deeper), Slowly Unwrap)
Violin - Esther Henderson (on Slowly Unwrap)
Viola - Zoë Barry (on Slowly Unwrap)
Sitar - Kumar Shome (on Anicca)
ARP 2600 Synthesizer - Sam Stosuur (on D*M*T Afterlude)
Mixed by Nick Herrera
Mastered by Good Mood Melbourne

This album was recorded and produced on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri, the Bunurong and the Gumbaynggirr people. We are paying our respect to elders both past and present. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.

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about

Olive Yaah Melbourne, Australia

Formerly known for her brainchild Relaén, Olive Yaah re-emerges with a fresh new sound. She is a keyboardist, singer, producer and visual artist, born in Germany, and currently based in Naarm (Melbourne).