Micachu Chopped & Screwed CD

Asian pressing of the 2011 sophomore album from British singer, songwriter and producer Mica Levi AKA Micachu. The album was performed live by Mica and her band the Shapes, but apart from a little cheering at the beginning and end, it is easy to forget that it's a live performance. Although Mica's vocals echo due to the large concert hall in which it was recorded, it only adds to the atmosphere of the recording. And that word - "atmosphere" - is where this album is really quite a surprise. The hum being created by the London Sinfonietta throughout the performance is always an uneasy presence; woozy and strange pitches float like a hoard of drunken flies across the backdrop, ebbing and flowing in unpredictable ways giving the whole sound a seasick feeling. The sound was said to have been inspired by a codeine-based cough syrup which slows the mind, and the music here stays very true to this idea. Rough Trade.

1. State of New York 2. Unlucky 3. Everything 4. Average 5. Freaks 6. Medicine Drank 7. Low Dogg 8. Fall 9. Not So Sure