Mary Yalex / Fantasy Zone (ASIPV042)

German musician Mary Yalex debuts on A Strangely Isolated Place depicting a storied transition from our recognizable surroundings, into a vision of the future. 

With releases and music styles across a variety of labels over the years, it has been Yalex’s more experimental ambient work that has stood out amongst her catalog, and in Fantasy Zone, we find Mary fine-tuning this sound to reflect the work of a true architect of storytelling, mood and atmosphere. 

Drawing influences from her day-to-day surroundings, Fantasy Zone begins with more vivid pieces; softer melodies and clearer instrumentation, represented as much in song titles such as Air, After Rain Comes Sun, and Half Light of Dawn. The second half of the album transitions into a future state, as Yalex draws on darker manifestations - perhaps intrinsically influenced by the state of the world, and in particular her love of nature, we play witness to more storied, haunting atmospheres, distant voices and slowly shifting gravitational chord movements. Dystopian-bound or pure fantasy, Yalex depicts a future that mirrors some of the more poignant, thought-provoking work of great synthesizer soundtracks of the past. 

Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri, and featuring artwork by Noah M / Keep Adding, Fantasy Zone will be available on Purple Smoke 12” and digital.

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Preorder: August 17th 2023
Released: August 28th 2023

Tracklist:
A1. Air
A2. Bridge Over Troubled Water
A3. Leaving The Stars Behind
A4. After Rain Comes Sun
A5. Half Light Of Dawn

B1. Building A Better Future
B2. Echoes
B3. Fantasy Zone
B4. Endless Possibilities

Written and produced by Mary Yalex (Maria Böhme)
Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri @ Black Knoll Studio
Artwork by Noah M / Keep Adding