ALEV LENZ

The latest record from German- Turkish songwriter, producer and composer Alev Lenz is a veritable feast for the ears in its own right, harnessing her remarkably dexterous vocals to craft some sensorially beautiful music. But one of the most unique things about the record is the fact that Lenz has released a collection of patches of the building blocks used to create the album, allowing others to utilise her unique sonic character in various formations.

Released on Spitfire Audio’s SA Recordings, the album is the first in what the acclaimed software instrument company intends to be a whole new series of unique sample libraries that will be released in conjunction with their artists’ album releases, but here and now, Alev’s 3 is the unique standard bearer for this approach. Alev speaks to us about the journey to her third record, and rethinking the concept of an album release.

Hi Alev, firstly, how did your interest in music I wanted to be on stage from a young age, my mother is an actress and that probably had an effect on that. I wanted to dance ballet when I was younger and obviously there was music involved with that. To this day I love the sound of the live piano when people are practising ballet. It’s a very particular sound. I often wonder if that was the first little step that I didn’t even notice to embracing music creatively.