Annie Achron - Never Paradise LPAnnie Achron is the nom de plume of Philadelphia sound artist (& dedicated surfer), Nicole Siering. 'Never Paradise' is the long awaited followup to her debut (cassette) release from 2021, 'Silver Handed Subterranea', which some of you out there may be lucky enough to own. One of the subtle delights of this fantastic new offering is that while in step w the vibe of contemporary electro synth pop, 'Never Paradise' is also like a portal to what was

the first album of free jazz in France

brimming with lush reverberations

which continues to this day

Drummer Ross Menze dubbed the album “Hi-Fi Steve” in the process

A wildly original sound vision is put forward by this fairly constant crew of ad hoc music makers (Jemima Aherne

a handful of comp tracks

over three years in the making from conception to delivery

The sense of intuitive knowledge and performance was exhilarating as we played

Toyota's prestigious awards

You could resurrect a church inside this sound

disappearing underneath layers

home of group member Erwin Somer