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AALTA Releases "Closer Than Ever" ft. Lenachka

"A surrender to the night...whatever happens we'll take it together."

L.A.'s production/writing duo AALTA, aka Daniel Pashman and Grammy winner Rich Jacques, unveil "Closer Than Ever," featuring Lenachka, aka Helene Immel.

According to Pashman and Jacques, "This is the first track we wrote as AALTA. Lenachka came in and was the perfect pairing for the track we started."

Since arriving in Los Angeles from Germany at the age of eight, Lenachka has worked with Eric Robinson and John Mayer, as well as written with a who's who catalog of songwriters and producers, including Winston Marshall of Mumford & Sons and Taylor York of Paramore.

The unique aspect of AALTA is less about the core team of Jacques and Pashman than it is about who they collaborate with. A variety of exquisite voices and shifting musical flavors inject sinuous fluidity into AALTA's elusive sound, infusing each new track with ever-changing textures.

"Closer Than Ever" opens on softly gleaming colors atop the throbbing pulse of the kick-drum as metallic synths drone in the background.

Lenachka's voice delivers intoxicating honeyed tones on creamy sonic patinas, as washes of glowing harmonies introduce radiant depth and dimension.

"Closer Than Ever" blends modern pop with glossy alternative vibes into a cool, coruscating soundscape.

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MUSIC

Jasmine Ash Holds Steady On "High Wire"

Dreamy pop, subtle dance grooves, and a lot of heart.

Meet Jasmine Ash, a singer-songwriter from L.A. by way of Portland, Oregon, who is premiering "High Wire" on Popdust today.

Co-written by Rich Jacques, Ash describes the song's genesis: "I sat down and wrote 'High Wire' by accident while on a writing retreat in Joshua Tree, CA in 2018. I had been playing with the idea of releasing something as an artist again – as I had spent the last 8 years or so as a songwriter for others, and so it felt like this song was meant to be."

For someone who had never sung or written a song before her last year in college, Jasmine Ash has achieved amazing success. She's written more than 400 songs, with many of them featured in mega-brand campaigns, such as Apple, Ferrero Rocher, Nissan, Clinique, Victoria's Secret, Old Navy, Tiffany's, Spring, and Samsung, to name a few.

She wrote songs for Lisa Loeb's 2018 Grammy-winning album, Feel How You Wanna Feel, collaborated with Nicole Millar, R5, and Oliver Moldan. Her music has been featured on American Housewife, Coupled, The Neighborhood, Shameless, Pretty Little Liars, Claws, and Wisdom Of the Crowd.

Her new EP, Let's Make Some Fun, slated to drop in the Fall of 2019, was co-produced by Grammy winner Rich Jacques and Daniel Pashman.

"High Wire" opens on emergent nuanced streams of color flowing into a dreamy electro-pop melody riding a pulsing rhythm. Shimmering guitar accents supplement the sonic savors of the synths, as Ash's hyper-crystalline voice glides on polished tones.

"5 4 3 2 1 set this in motion / Gotta find, places left behind / Always seem to trigger this emotion / Every time you come across my mind / Walking out / On this high wire / Never gonna come down, down, down."

"High Wire" conjures up sonic spells and bewitchments full of stylish, captivating colors and the wonderfully alluring voice of Jasmine Ash.

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Artwork Courtesy Aalta

Meet AALTA, the Los Angeles-based duo composed of Daniel Pashman and Grammy-winning producer Rich Jacques.

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