Velve - ANALOG (2023)

Avoiding any digital element, Velve develops a new signature sound on ANALOG with two analog synthesizers and her voice alone, creating hard 4/4 kicks and stylish oscillator emulations, which organically condense into complex percussive and ambient structures. In terms of concept and content the album is provocative - with ANALOG Velve wants to make a statement against the imminent standardization in art and music through artificial intelligence. "What began as a hype is now becoming a threat to many people's livelihoods, to freedom of expression and opinion, to our democracy." Velve plays shockingly beautifully with cyborg and gender effects on ANALOG, e.g. in LUCA and CHAMPAGNE, and sings about AI replacing us and hurling us into equanimity. The album deals with the resulting social alienation, and Velve's soul-soothing voice sweeps through her songs like diamond dust. The album cover features a coin with Velve's likeness - as a symbol for the value of human creative achievement.