Strange Bloom is an album that occupies a vibrant and unique space between pop, classical, and electronic music. Written, recorded, and mixed by Alice and Michi, the songs on Strange Bloom are playful and sensual, meditative and celebratory, warmly radiating their own unorthodox logic. (Released May 15, 2012 on Kenji Records. Special thanks to Hugh Ash for playing trumpet and flugal horn on tracks 2 & 3. Mastered by Roman Vail at JLM.) - - - - - - - - - - - - Press - - - - - - - - - - - - "...a rich, intelligent and innovative album...composed with a special intimacy." -Radio France | 'Chantons Sous La Nuit Par Arthur Dreyfus' "From the breathily staccato opening of Cairo through the fractured jazz of Fighters to the electro-classicalism of Goldrush, this is chamber pop at its most glorious" -The Scotland Herald "...a beautifully constructed debut album..." –Popmatters - - - - - - - - - - - - About - - - - - - - - - - - - It was just before 2011, a jazzy feel-time season. Michi wrote Alice a letter urging her to come to New York and collaborate on a musical project. Alice was driving around Los Angeles deep in her annual autumnal malaise. Skimming the message at a stoplight before stopping at her favorite Subway, she read the remainder just before going to bed. Three months later Alice arrived in NYC with two suitcases, a snare and cymbals but it was unclear who would be playing what instrument. Would Alice be attacking the drums and Michi the violin? Would they record the sounds of appliances and street fights? Who would be singing? Nobody knew but Michi welcomed Alice into her home and the musical experiments began. This album Strange Bloom is the fruit of a 6-month collaboration between two friends who learned the beauty of experimentation, hard work and living according to the creative dictum of "Let's try it!"