Alu is a
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the wor ...
-based eclectic chanteuse and composer who blends cabaret, goth, trip-hop and jazz into unique cinematic soundscapes.
Alu is featured on the soundtrack to
Clive Barker
Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English novelist, playwright, author, film director, and visual artist who came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories, the ''Books of Blood'', which established him as a leading h ...
's
The Midnight Meat Train
''The Midnight Meat Train'' is a 2008 American horror film based on Clive Barker's 1984 short story of the same name, which can be found in Volume One of Barker's collection '' Books of Blood''. The film follows a photographer who attempts to tr ...
,
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 No. 1 Song of 2008 and her second CD "Lobotomy Sessions" made his Top Ten List of 2008 for Best Album. "Lobotomy Sessions" was also one of
Echoes
Echoes may refer to:
* Echo (phenomenon)
Film and television
* ''Echoes'' (2014 film), an American supernatural horror film
* ''Echoes'' (miniseries), a 2022 Netflix original drama series
* "Echoes" (''Fear Itself''), an episode of ''Fear Itse ...
25 Essential Albums of 2008 (Staff Picks and Listeners' Poll).
Alu was nominated for two 2009 Just Plain Folks Music Awards in the Female Singer Songwriter 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.
Discography
*Alu: Mrs. Hypochondriac (2016)
*Alu: Madhouse Masquerade (2012)
*Still: Echoes Living Room Concerts Volume 15: Features a Live In-Studio Performance of Alu's song "Recluse" (2009)
*
Clive Barker
Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English novelist, playwright, author, film director, and visual artist who came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories, the ''Books of Blood'', which established him as a leading h ...
's
The Midnight Meat Train
''The Midnight Meat Train'' is a 2008 American horror film based on Clive Barker's 1984 short story of the same name, which can be found in Volume One of Barker's collection '' Books of Blood''. The film follows a photographer who attempts to tr ...
soundtrack: (Remix of Alu's song "Recluse" by
Justin Lassen) (2008,
Lakeshore Records
Lakeshore Entertainment Group, LLC is an American independent film production, finance, and former international sales and distribution company founded in 1994 by Tom Rosenberg and Ted Tannebaum (1933–2002). Lakeshore Entertainment is headquar ...
)
*Alu: Lobotomy Sessions (2008)
*Digital Bliss Volume 1 compilation: ("Confessions to the Undertaker") (2007, Boutique Electronique Records)
*Music in A Net Volume 1 compilation: ("Last Lullaby") (2006)
*Novocain: Alu provides special guest back-up vocals on "Heartbeat" (2005, Blue Pie, Mugatu Records)
*Alu: Infomercial Gasmask (2004)
References
External links
Echoes Radio/NPR interview with Alu accessed April 1, 2018.
Alu "Circus Cosmos" Video accessed April 1, 2018.
Alu "Casket Salesman" Video accessed April 1, 2018.
Profile allmusic.com; accessed April 1, 2018.
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American women singer-songwriters
American women composers
21st-century American composers
Musicians from Los Angeles
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Singer-songwriters from California
21st-century American women musicians
21st-century women composers