UPFRONTBEATS

Citizenn threads the final narrative to his critically-acclaimed debut album released earlier this year with ‘Lady’ featuring the beautiful vocals of Aisha and accomplished remixes from Kerri Chandler, wAFF and Francisco Allendes.

“Lady is the finale of my album, the one I’ve been playing out the most and one of my most important tracks,” explained Citizenn. Starting his musical life as a drummer, Laurence Blake’s Citizenn alias didn’t come into play until after a successful career in video directing. His life as a music producer has since picked up a series of accolades including DJ Mag’s Breakthrough DJ in 2013.

Stream the album at Resident Advisor, described by Thump as a ‘vivid, turbulent landscape around a genuinely human emotional core,’ and Mixmag as ‘a fascinating collection, rare among dance debuts in sounding better as a whole than in parts.’

Pulling the track into new territories are remixers Kerri Chandler, one of house music’s true icons injecting soul into music since the early 90s and wAFF, who is a core part of the ever popular and influential Hot Creations / Paradise family. Chilean classical composer Francisco Allendes adds his touch and Sidney Charles & Sante who are included in the digital package.

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