“Reality vs fantasy. I explore some of my traumas and I meet my alter ego in the middle and take it as far as the Twelfth Dimension.”
Leena
THE RELEASE
Frequent collaborators Leena & Kamen who met during their studies in the UK return with the sequel of their acclaimed 2020’s Sequence 01 (supported on Spotify’s editorial Keep Listening: Sofar’s Listening Room).
Building up from the previous double single, the singer-producer duo delivers 4 contemporary r&b tracks, exploring Leena’s traumas, alter ego, and swinging between reality & fantasy. Each with its own unique touch but is united by Leena’s sultry vocals and Kamen’s punchy & distorted production, taking us to an alternate universe.
The single “Planet 333” reimagines FKA Twigs’ hazy r&b approach with notes from Snoh Aalegra & even Madonna’s “Frozen”, sending you to outer space in the dreamiest way possible.
“Club Ego”, the focus track of the EP (official video coming), is a fresh & more upbeat piece, perfect for a night out – winking at Leena’s most popular song “Vertigo” – but with a cloudy touch towards the end. The opening track “7 Out Of 8” sets the mood in the perfect way – with a chill trap beat & mellow vocals.
The outro-like “Dimension 12” is inspired by the Twelfth dimension, which in spirituality is where God exists, and in theoretical physics – the dimension of the basis of worldly particles: quarks, electrons, neutrinos, etc. – a song that feels like a teaser for what’s about to come next, leaving us to long for more from them both.
THE ARTIST
Leena
Leena is one of the fast-growing names in the Bulgarian thriving r&b scene. The UK-trained artist released her debut album Labyrinth of the Subconscious in 2022. It was featured on TIDAL (including cover on Global: Rising), Apple Music, Sofar Sounds Global, Soho Radio, as well as distributed on vinyl worldwide via Fat Beats. She’s also been supported by numerous curators like COLORS, R&B Nation, Ones To Watch, R&B Only, Sidekick Music, CloudKid & more.
- Face cover of TIDAL: Global Rising editorial
- Featured on Apple's New in R&B, Day One
- Sold-out vinyl campaign for her debut album Labyrinth of the Subconscious (distributed worldwide via Fat Beats/hhv.de)
- Remix competition of Labyrinth of the Subconscious hosted on Native Instruments’ platform Metapop
- Spotify editorial Keep Listening: Sofar’s Listening Room
- Spotify Codes campaign in 4 cities across Europe for Labyrinth of the Subconscious
- Featured on COLORS' homepage
- Radio play on BBC 1, KCRW, Soho Radio London, Rinse.FM, Bulgarian National Radio, NOVA.FM Porto
- Featured on R&B Nation’s YT (700K+)
- Selected for Qrates' album of the week
Kamen
Kamen is an award-nominated producer & audio engineer with more than 10 years of experience in music production and a degree in Creative Music Technology from Falmouth University (UK). Inspired by artists like Madlib, Kanye West, J Dilla, and Kenny Beats, he’s worked on countless projects with artists all over the world & his productions have been featured on CLASH Magazine, COLORS, BBC Radio 1, KCRW, Soho Radio London, TIDAL Rising Global & Spotify/Apple Music editorial playlists.
- Part of the Bulgarian Beat Wave vol. 1 compilation, featured on BBC 1, CLASH Magazine, Bandcamp frontpage, KCRW
- Featured on 5k+ independent playlists
- Leena & Kamen’s “Don’t Panic” was featured on COLORS' homepage
