Homam by Lucie Dehli
Today, LUCIE DEHLI is coming out with her new album HOMAM as a solo musician, bringing us even closer to her meaningful themes, traveling between introspection and lightness.
She combines her classical background with her experimental creativity weaving links between the different Gnostic currents throughout the world.
HOMAM (also known as yajna or havan) is an Indian process of invoking a sacred fire with intentions of cleansing one’s self (material and spiritual), and the environment.
More than a classic album, HOMAM is an in-depth journey that should be listened to on headphones to tap into its multiple resources.
The music is a celebration of the elements and energies through rituals from all over the world such as the Japanese ritual of purification, Misogi.
And a celebration of femininity through the Great Queen of the sea, Morrigan.
On the tracks Misogi and Nyu you get to appreciate the Cello of Jo Quail, an internationally acclaimed composer and virtuoso cellist from London, UK. Lucie Dehli shares a long friendship and musical complicity with Jo Quail.
The last track of the album, Nyu (The fifth element) is dedicated to the powerful and moving voice of Jake Harding, Lucie’s alter ego on The Cartographer (composed and arranged by Jo Quail - 2021) a piece commissioned by the renowned Roadburn Festival, who hosted its premiere performance in April 2022 at the 013 venue in Tilburg.
Emile Bombard (Tin Can Soul), no other than Lucie Dehli’s son, is guest guitarist on The Sylph and the Lion.
Lee Lebens, who already collaborated with Lucie on Elephant Leaf, appears on this album as a guitarist on Nyu (The fifth element) and most of all as the sound engineer and co-producer of most of the tracks of the album. Lee is also Lucie's partner on stage to perform the album.
With HOMAM, Lucie gives us a link to create our connection to the soul of the world. Anyone who needs a guiding hand to be connected should definitely add this album to their library. Tina Todd (Poedes)
Tracklist
| 1. | Right or Wrong | 3:36 |
| 2. | Things to Love | 4:47 |
| 3. | Misogi | 6:35 |
| 4. | Homam (It's not over) | 4:45 |
| 5. | As Real As Water | 3:32 |
| 6. | Morrigan | 4:50 |
| 7. | The Sylph and the Lion | 12:39 |
| 8. | Nyu | 6:03 |
Credits
Written, composed, and recorded by Lucie Dehli except Nyu (Jo Quail, Jake Harding, Lee Lebens).
Guitars on The Sylph and The Lion by Emile Bombard (Tin Can Soul)
Vocals on Nyu by Jake Harding, Cello by Jo Quail, and guitars by Lee Lebens.
Cello on Misogi by Jo Quail.
Mixed by Lee Lebens except Misogi & The Sylph and The Lion.
Mastered @lecheneepalace.com by Lucas Serruya
Produced by Lucie Dehli & Lee Lebens (Orient Sun Productions)
Photography and artistic design by Juliette Jacobs
Artwork and typographic design by Mickaël Hoebregs.
Kanji design by Sayaka Naito
License
All rights reserved.
Lucie DEHLI is a French composer, musician, singer, producer, & visual artist. She started her musical career leading with Stephan Ink the mythic band Vicious Circle run by the label Somebizzare (UK). Then she created View and Elephant Leaf. She collaborates as a singer with many bands in the fields of esoteric, and gothic music Meanwhile, she is composing and producing her solo project.