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RENU - LOVE FROM LONDON

In this year of social, political and economic turmoil, multi-instrumentalist, percussionist, songwriter and composer RENU is proud to independently release an album with an essential message for us all. LOVE FROM LONDON has received critical acclaim from Radio 3's Max Reinhardt and London's foremost arts community radio station Resonance FM. It was recorded over two years in mostly London, but also in Paris, Warsaw & Toronto, and features a plethora of musicians, including Seb Rochford (Polar Bar, Acoustic Ladyland) and Anna Tabbush (Tabbush English Folk Family), as well as seven different vocalists.

LOVE FROM LONDON is a cinematic journey, with many different textures and audio surprises, yet forms a coherent whole. Starting with the single LONDON REVELLERS, an infectious Kinks inspired pop song celebrating and satirising the diverse London party scene, it then takes you through a perfect summer day, observing London's many aspects from a bus's top deck, before catching a movie, in the Nick Drake reminiscent song PRINCE CHARLES. The journey then moves through the darker aspects of love, in the Ennio Morricone and Love influenced songs BLACK SHAPED LOVE, BALLAD OF BARNABY & KIM and LONDON TO ALABAMA, and then the acoustic, yet emotionally heavy, rock anthem LEFT. After this you are taken to another party, but a creepy and atmospheric one, in the Spanish Orchestral and Serge Gainsbourg influenced WE LOVE YOU (VAMPIRES OF LONDON), before finishing with the kooky, strange & fascinating vocals and theremin of TWIN, and the poignant piano & trumpet led instrumental, LOVE THEME.

Upon completion of RENU's album, public demand to hear it performed live was very high. Therefore the 8 piece band RENU & HOLYKUTI was formed. As well as including highly sought after percussionist RENU herself, who has worked for Grace Jones, State of Bengal, Mika, and Alabama 3, amongst many others, it includes three singers (one of them an opera singer) a string section, theremin, guitar and double bass. RENU & HOLYKUTI have performed at such prestigious venues as the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Rich Mix and the Soho Theatre bar, as well as playing numerous live sessions on Resonance FM.