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Listening to Shanti Celeste feels like an explosion of colour. The Chilean DJ, producer and vocalist is a vibrant force in electronic music, charming dancers the world over with her bright take on house, techno and downtempo, all coated with a pop sheen. Now, her vision has crystallised for her second album, Romance. Across nine tracks, Celeste traces the evolution of self-love, friendship and romantic relationships over the lush, carefree production style she's become so loved for. The LP marks her debut for Method 808, the London-based dance label home to the likes of SHERELLE, yunè pinku and LUXE.
Romance was produced between her current home of Bristol and London "in less than a year," intentionally placing her vocals front and centre for the first time. The album unfurls like a rose-tinted daydream. "Butterflies," featuring Austrian-Ethiopian harpist Miriam Adefris, is a rhythmic downtempo meditation. With bongo samples that nod to her Latin heritage, Celeste's spoken-word vocals reverberate like a mantra: "I wanted this song to feel like it was a secret, an inner thought." On "Thinking About You," shimmering house is heartened by Celeste's stretched-out falsetto—an immediately emotive highlight.
past shows: La Machine (Paris), Astropolis (Brest), Macki Music Festival (Carrières-sur-Seine), Le Baou (Marseille), Nuits Sonores (Lyon)…