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Levi Patel Releases New Music Today, Single Featured in Heartbreaking Documentary

03 March 2017 - 0 Comments

Delicately reflecting an emotional intensity that is both gentle and captivating, musician/composer Levi Patel’s debut single Since Last Letters, off his forthcoming album Affinity, is available digitally from today.
 
Intricate textures and building layers help strike a balance between the deeply melancholic and upliftingly hopeful, in a piece that also serves as the music for the heartbreaking, mini-documentary Last Letters by Korean-based Director Nils Clauss.
 
A project that commemorates the 304 lives lost in the MV Sewol Ferry Disaster, the documentary is as a poignant reminder of the empty spaces the victims left behind – showing the deep sense of loss from that day, and how those feelings still reverberate.  It is available to view here.
 
Levi explains how Since Last Letters aims to capture the depth of some of these emotions, striking a balance between the deeply melancholic and the beautiful.
 
“Putting the music in that context brings the melancholic emotions to the forefront but there are also hints of happiness when some of the families remember fond moments with the people they have lost, even if it is utterly heartbreaking overall,” said Levi.
 
Also working with Nils Clauss on the official music video, the Since Last Letters visuals give insight into yet another world.  Exploring the Leh district in the Indian Himalayan Region, the piece reflects a day in the bustling high-desert city – and features beautiful and telling profile and landscape shots.
 
“Places like Leh are often represented internationally in a very limited way, and I feel the small amount we do see have been distorted through our own foreign lenses. It was important to us to work with locals featured to create a more authentic insight, and to give a glimpse into what their lives look like – their routines, culture, customs, struggles and laughter.”
 
Levi has also previously released two solo records to glowing reception, alongside collaborative EP 5/8 with electronic artist, Suren Unka. Since Last Letters is the first single off Levi’s debut full-length album, Affinity, set for release through Marigold Music on 7 April, 2017. The single is available for purchase and streaming from today, with the video is available to view here.

See Levi perform songs from the album live at the following location:

Affinity Album Release – Free Performance at the Auckland Art Gallery
NZ Art Room - 3PM, Saturday 8th April


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