Devour Music

French singer and producer Marylou Mayniel, better known by her stage name Oklou (pronounced ‘okay-lou’), feels less like an artist you “listen to” and more like a spirit guide you travel with. Oklou turns the listener into a satellite for a bit. Circling, observing, recalibrating. In her orbit you’re far, far away from the grind, the doomscroll, the daily clench, but not so far that you drift into nothingness. On her excellent debut album, choke enough, the songs move like soft weather: airy vocals drifting over finely cut electronic textures, then suddenly landing on a harmonic turn. The sonic atmosphere traces a line from classical sensibilities and choral, harpsichord-like brightness all the way to the modern French electronic lineage. "thank you for recording": 0:00-4:13 "galore": 4:22-6:52 [Casey Intro]: 6:53-8:35 "The Make Believe": 8:36-12:00 "endless": 12:16-16:10 "obvious": 16:15-19:34 Lead: Oklou Guitars, Keys: Casey MQ Accompanist: Gil Gharbi Lead Recording: Engineer Katie Gilchrest A2 / FOH Engineer: Hope Brush A2 / FOH Engineer: Nick Lampone VP of Music Content: Alejandro Cohen Executive Producer: Ariana Morgenstern Session Host: Novena Carmel Music Content Producer: Anne Litt Senior Producer: Liv Surnow Lighting Designer: Jack Arthur Director/DP/Editor/Stills: Kylie Hazzard Camera Operators: Milana Burdette, Michelle Alanis Social Media Lead: Tohar Zamir Photographer: Kylie Hazzard Digital Editorial Manager: Alejandro Cohen Enjoy this session? Support KCRW's mission to share music with the world. Our non-profit radio station in Santa Monica, California has supported musicians and DJs for more than 40 years. Help us continue our music programming by donating whatever you can: https://kcrw.com/give http://www.kcrw.com Music | Culture | News | NPR