| Alu | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles, California USA |
| Genres | Experimental Pop, Dark Cabaret, Trip hop, Jazz |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter Composer Musician |
| Labels | Alu Music, Lakeshore Records |
| Website | Official Site |
| Notable instruments | |
| Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Piano | |
Alu is a Los Angeles based eclectic chanteuse/composer who blends cabaret, goth, trip-hop and jazz into unique cinematic soundscapes. Her music has been compared to Bjork, Kate Bush, Tim Burton and Federico Fellini. She is known for her dark yet quirky lyrics and fantasy storytelling.
Alu is featured on the soundtrack to Clive Barker's The Midnight Meat Train, Public Radio International, NPR and Echoes Radio. Her post-apocalyptic ballad "Last Lullaby" is included in the 2007 controversial action thriller "Juncture" by film director James Seale.
Alu's song "Circus Cosmos" was Echoes Radio Producer/Host John Diliberto's #1 Song of 2008 and her sophomore CD "Lobotomy Sessions" made his Top Ten List of 2008 for Best Album. "Lobotomy Sessions" was also one of Echoes 25 Essential Albums of 2008 (Staff Picks and Listeners' Poll).
Alu is nominated for two 2009 Just Plain Folks Music Awards in the Female Singer Songwriter Category. She is nominated for Best Album ("Lobotomy Sessions") & Best Song ("Buzzin' in my Brain").
On October 12, 2009 Alu's album "Lobotomy Sessions" placed number 33 in the Top 200 CDs for 20 Years of Echoes Radio. Other artists to make this Listener Poll were Loreena McKennitt, Moby, Steve Roach, Peter Gabriel, Dead Can Dance, Brian Eno, Enya, Sigur Ros and David Gilmour.
  | Alu's "Circus Cosmos" Video - YouTube - Alu - "Circus Cosmos" - Live Video |
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