{"id":15207,"date":"2019-08-26T15:40:46","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T14:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=15207"},"modified":"2019-08-26T15:40:46","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T14:40:46","slug":"alev-lenzs-third-album-3-out-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=15207","title":{"rendered":"Alev Lenz&#8217;s third album <em>3<\/em> out in September"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_15224\" style=\"width: 736px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15224\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15224\" src=\"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alev-Lenz-by-Lee-Kirby.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"726\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alev-Lenz-by-Lee-Kirby.jpg 726w, https:\/\/castthedice.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alev-Lenz-by-Lee-Kirby-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Lee Kirby<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">London based German-Turkish composer and producer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alevlenz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alev Lenz<\/a> has been making waves owing to her extraordinary creativity, with <span class=\"st\"> voice, piano, and experimental electronics taking a central place. She has a third album on the way aptly titled <\/span><em>3<\/em> and slated for a\u00a0September 27th release through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sarecordings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SA Recordings<\/a>. Featuring twelve songs, mostly acapella, <em>3<\/em> is &#8220;an exploration of empowerment and recent motherhood, a powerful stripped-down work birthed through creative necessity and the challenges fresh parenthood brings&#8221;, describes the press release. &#8220;After becoming a first-time mother, Alev filled her notebooks with poems, drawings and music; \u20183\u2019 is the culmination of necessity, limitations and desires of this moment in her life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier this month, and following the release of &#8216;May the Angels&#8217;, Lenz released the album&#8217;s second single \u2018The Chair\u2019, serving as an ode to American writer, feminist and civil rights activist Audre Lorde and her text \u2018The Master\u2019s Tools Will Never Dismantle The Master\u2019s House\u2019. Take a listen to both now.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/track=2039072685\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alevlenz.bandcamp.com\/track\/the-chair\">The Chair by Alev Lenz<\/a><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/track=973113116\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alevlenz.bandcamp.com\/track\/may-the-angels\">May the Angels by Alev Lenz<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London based German-Turkish composer and producer Alev Lenz has been making waves owing to her extraordinary creativity, with voice, piano, and experimental electronics taking a central place. She has a third album on the way aptly titled 3 and slated for a\u00a0September 27th release through SA Recordings. 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