Anasia - 5MICE (2017)

ANASIA (Leanna Primiani), a classical composer/conductor, is best known for her innovative orchestral and chamber works for the concert stage. In her first solo studio album, ANASIA expands her range even further by fusing orchestral, dark ambient, post-minimal and electronic dance music (EDM) elements in the EP 5MICE. The album is inspired by the conceptualism of Brian Eno, the minimalist style of Philip Glass and the downtempo electronic trip-hop sounds of deadmau5. Combining five elements of EDM-inspired sounds, bespoke sound design elements, with a small chamber ensemble (flute, oboe, clarinet, violins, violas, celli, kbs, piano and small percussion), ANASIA creates an entirely new take on the EDM, ambient and classical genres. Her interest in electronic programming and digital effects, combined with her unique orchestral compositional voice, makes for a moody and propulsive sound that can be characterized as the 'hybrid electronic/orchestral music for the next generation' while creating a new sound for electro-classical music.