Akyra is the collaborative EP by Dutch electronic artists Mathilde Nobel and Liza Dries, who meet in the realm of the weird and the ethereal. Written, produced and performed together, the record bridges Nobel’s painterly, deconstructed soundscapes with Dries’ glitchy, transformative pop instincts.
The EP took shape during a shared residency in a French monastery, where long corridors, echoing chapels and shifting atmospheres seeped into the recordings. In this charged space, Nobel and Dries encountered both ghostly presences and unexpected inspiration, channeling the building’s mystique into three spectral tracks. Akyra captures that residency’s strange energy, music as séance, documenting voices and visions that linger between past and future.
Been listening to this one on an off for a little while now, incredibly shocking and unabashedly bold. The perfect "Fuck You" album made to target higher society and the survivors of oppression whose courage speaks volumes through both ecstasy and emotion. It is as much a formal stance towards prosperity as it is about the identification of evil and its very roots. But most of all - and perhaps the most impressive this about this record - is the fact that it fucking rips. Alegra Scalon Megale
This album means a lot to me, it has really touched my heart and moved me. The production is incredible, the sounds are so lovely. Thank you so much for the music poidogg
On her gorgeous new LP, Minnesota artist Rachel Lime floats her evocative voice through rich & dizzying art-pop arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 12, 2021