Emika's forthcoming sophomore album, Dva, is a return to the music of her roots, a triumph of keenly felt and brilliantly expressed reflections of oppression and freedom, be it political, sexual or artistic. Dva is an exploration of self-expression and sound, taking dark dub pop, sound design inspirations and melding them with classical music of her upbringing, taking Emika's production a giant step forward.
By way of announcing an album we can hardly wait for you to hear, we offer you Emika's version of 'Wicked Game', a classic Chris Isaak song not many performers have dared to take on. 'Wicked Game' is a gift to her fans allowing further insight into Emika's artistic universe. The blues-drenched, introspective atmosphere of the original is retained, but its palette is effortlessly updated via deep dub textures, addictive drums and fragile, echoing melody. Like all the best covers, it matches the original by understanding it enough to do it justice. Enjoy.
Tracklist
1. Hush (Interlude)
2. Young Minds
3. She Beats
4. Filters
5. After The Fall
6. Sing To Me
7. Dem Worlds
8. Primary Colours
9. Sleep With My Enemies
10. Wicked Game
11. Fight For Your Love
12. Mouth To Mouth
13. Searching
14. Centuries
15. Criminal Gift
16. Murmer (Bonus Track)
The album has been getting pretty positive reviews;
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Emika: DVA
Reviewed By JP Cameron
English-born/Berlin-based artist Emika returns with her second full-length album and the timing couldn’t be more perfect as our winter approaches. DVA (meaning ‘two’ in Czech, appropriately) teeters the line between melancholy and just plain sinister most of the time, comprising of delicate violins, cellos and piano thrown in together with minimalist techno atmospherics, bluesy electronic, deep dub textures and fragile, echoing vocals. It’s one hell of a moody album, though while it is quite gothic and dark, it’s also extremely pretty and at times ventures into pop, like on the catchy After The Fall. Emika’s take on Chris Isaac’s gorgeous love ballad Wicked Game doesn’t disappoint, thankfully, while the album opener and operatic piece Hush is worth checking out just for the quirkiness factor (Emika’s take on opera, featuring Michaela Srumova). Beautiful stuff.
