Formed in Barcelona in the summer of 2017, Fatamorgana sprang to life from the hearts and
minds of Patrycja Anna Proniewska and Louis Harding. What began as a bedroom project of
sorts (monophonic synthesisers, 4-track cassette recordings) the project soon blossomed into a
functional live unit. Following a self-released cassette single at the start of the year, the pair
spent the latter part of 2018 touring continental Europe and the west coast of North America.
Following the release of their LP in February, 2019 has seen the group tour extensively around
Europe, the south of Spain and the UK. A second visit to the US and Canada is currently being
planned for November.
Recorded at Holyrook Estudio in Barcelona, Terra Alta is the group’s first full-length effort. The
verse-chorus songwriting, the raw set-up of 2-synths-and-a-beat, and the primal rhythms nod to
the duo’s background in punk. But Terra Alta has a pensive and mesmeric quality, provided in
part by an outstanding production job (Studio AS One, Warsaw), but also by lyrics concerning
themselves with themes of love, time travel, reflections on the future, the power of imagination
and the mysteries of the natural world. If pressed for musical references the band could be
pin-pointed somewhere between early DEPECHE MODE, YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS, THE HUMAN
LEAGUE and a rounder around the edges BORGHESIA.
Dreamlike synthesisers and echoed voices circle around danceable rhythms, inviting you to
simultaneously contemplate and move your body. Allow yourself to be teleported from the
majesty of Nature, to the glow of the discotheque.
On November 5, Greenfield will vote on whether to keep the Safe City ordinance passed (and passed, and passed) by our City Council. Come out to the Root Cellar to celebrate this effort, and learn what you can do to help make sure Greenfield remains a safe and welcoming city for all! Speakers and music to be announced!