Multi-genre singer, producer, writer and performer Carla Werner has made a return to New Zealand after 20 years and today releases new music under the moniker Native Soul Project.
‘Time’ sets up the dub-sensibility of what is to come from the electronic, dub, reggae-inspired album TRUE NATURE, created alongside Californian bassist and primary member, Alison Wunderland.
Watch the Video and listen to ‘Time’ HERE
On the single,‘Time’, Werner says; “Alison’s hypnotic bass parts define the sound, and that meditative groove is everywhere,” and the track “speaks to the realisation that change is necessary to grow and that old habits die hard but die they must”.
Written, produced and mixed by Werner mostly in Los Angeles, the track was finished in Auckland under quarantine when Werner returned home after living in LA for 20 years, enlisting long-time friend Lucius Borich (Cog) to mix drums and bass.
Penning a deal with Columbia Records, Sony Music (US) in 2000 and later releasing DEPARTURE with the help of Coldplay Producer, Ken Nelson, the artist gradually began to emerge as a serious singer/songwriter. The collaboration with UK DJ, Paul Oakenfold on the iconic trance song, ‘Southern Sun’ fortified Werner as an internationally-acclaimed artist. The track has gone on to become one of the biggest trance songs of all time with DJ Tiesto’s Remix garnering 4.7 million streams on Spotify and 2.5 million views on Youtube.
Catch Native Soul Project live as main support on all three dates of the Marley NZ All-Stars Tour happening Easter Weekend (April 2, 3, 4) in Hawkes Bay, Palmerston North and Mount Maunganui. Werner will perform in two-piece mode, playing live instrumentation to track with interspersions of free-form DJ moments throughout. Tour dates for TRUE NATURE coming soon.
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