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Notice

by Tammy Lakkis

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    NPR Music's "Best Electronic Release" of 2021 Tammy Lakkis's 'Notice'
    Third pressing; Matte finish full color jacket with full color A/B labels.
    3rd Pressing January 2023.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Notice via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Notice 12" EP
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

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  • Notice 12" EP 2nd Pressing
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Repress of Tammy Lakkis' vinyl début "Notice." Vinyl is housed in a full color jacket with matte finish, with full color A/B labels.
    July 2022

    ~ From July 2020 on, all PGS releases will see a slight price increase, with 10% of each sale donated to a Detroit-based Black empowerment organization. For more info, visit instagram.com/p/CCKS6sMD_Iu ~

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1.
Hello?? 04:28
Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-Hello? Hello-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello?? Hello??? HELLO??? -LO??? heLLOO? heLLOOOOO?? hELLOOOOOOOOOOO?? Hello-lo-lo-lo? Hello-brrrrrrrrrrrrrr? Hello? Hello? Helloooo? (hello) Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello?
2.
Wen Rayeh 05:39
نشَّف قلبي تحت شمس قوية مثل النعنع اليابس عالمنشفة بدي أعرف يا حبيبي بدي أعرف يا حبيبي بدي أعرف وين رايح مع قلبي وين رايح مع قلبي وين رايح مع قلبي يبَّس قلبي بالجنينة بأحلامي غيمة بتوصل وبِتْغَرِّقني بدي أعرف يا حبيبي بدي أعرف يا حبيبي بدي أعرف وين رايح مع قلبي وين رايح مع قلبي وين رايح مع قلبي وين رايح مع قلبي وين رايح مع قلبي وبس بطنك يوجعك بتتذكرني بتتذكرني بتتذكرني بتتذكرني بتتذكرني English translation: My heart has dried under a strong sun like the dried mint on the towel I want to know, my love I want to know, my love I want to know where you’re going with my heart where are you going with my heart where are you going with my heart My heart has dried in the garden In my dreams a cloud arrives and drenches me I want to know, my love I want to know, my love I want to know where you’re going with my heart where are you going with my heart where are you going with my heart where are you going with my heart where are you going with my heart And when your stomach hurts you’ll remember me you’ll remember me you’ll remember me you’ll remember me you’ll remember me
3.
Shark Island 03:53
4.
Notice 06:18
Oh when you walked this way before I didn’t notice but now I notice And when the wind howled its song I didn’t notice but the destruction I notice Oh oh Ooh oooh ooh Oh Oh Ooh oooh ooh Da dada da dada da dada dadada ooh ooh ooh ooh Da dada da dada da dada dadada ooh ooh ooh ooh And when the clock tick-tocked before I didn’t notice but now i notice And the plums so sweet juice coloring my cheeks I didn’t notice but what a thing to notice Oh oh Ooh oooh ooh Oh oh Oooh ooh ooh Da dada da dada da dada dadada ooh ooh ooh ooh Da dada da dada da dada dadada ooh ooh ooh ooh Da dada da dada da dada dadada ooh ooh ooh ooh Da dada da dada da dada dadada ooh ooh ooh ooh Oh what a thing to notice oh what a thing oh what a thing to notice oh what a thing to know And when you talked that way before I didn’t notice but now I notice and when you looked my way before I didn't notice but now that’s all I notice Oh oh ooooh Oh oh Ooh ooooooh Oh what a thing To notice Da dada da dada da dada dadada ooh ooh ooh ooh Da dada da dada da dada dadada ooh ooh ooh ooh Da dada da dada da dada dadada ooh ooh ooh ooh (A thing to notice) Da dada da dada da dada dadada ooh ooh ooh ooh Oooh haaaaa Ooo oooo Oh to notice

about

Over the last three years, Tammy Lakkis spent her nights between the dance floor and the studio, developing her own unique sound – in celebration of, and in reaction to Detroit's underground.

The daughter of Lebanese immigrants, Lakkis grew up in Windsor, Ontario and Dearborn Heights, Michigan and is now based in Hamtramck. She is a versatile singer, songwriter, producer, and DJ; in live performance she is known for her all-hardware sets, singing bi-lingually in English and Arabic with a hauntingly beautiful, one-of-a-kind voice.

"Notice" is the first vinyl release from Tammy, a document of years writing, developing, and honing her craft, a time capsule to life before COVID. The "Notice" EP is four tracks across the spectrum of dance music, each track a unique color.

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"Hello??"
An introductory wave. A percussion heavy slapper riding the fine line between dark and playful, like a dinosaur dancing with a sledge hammer breaking everything in sight. A menacing bass line makes your stomach drop while processed vocals prance on top of it asking the question "Hello??". Shimmering in stereo, filling your ears with color while creeping in to make you ask yourself "is anyone out there?"

"Wen Rayeh"
Upbeat, playful. Vengeful, sneaky. A snake. Contemporary diasporic Arabic electronic avant-pop. Fuses lyric structure of simple but metaphor-driven traditional Arabic songs with experimental electronic sounds with piercing, relentless percussion.

"Shark Island"
Hardware live take, big and bad bass. Playful, Cute, and evil. Sharks circling an island of flamingos. Cyclical.

"Notice"
A love song. Ballad. A series of moments, building; The song at the pinnacle moment in an unreleased John Hughes movie.  Inspired by Detroit's dance floors, a crossover hit you wish you heard when you were in your teens at a rave/high school dance. Seeing the sun for the first time in a while. Driving with the windows down. Love letter to shifting perspectives. Celebrating beauty in realization and change.

The song of the summer.

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released March 26, 2021

PGS 016
Tammy Lakkis
"Notice"
EP

Written, Produced and Performed by Tammy Lakkis
Recorded in Hamtramck, MI
Mastered by Dietrich Schoenemann at Complete Mastering
Pressed by Archer Record Pressing, Detroit
Design and Layout by Ben Saginaw and Vinnie Massimino
©℗ MMXXI Portage Garage Sounds

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