55 Cancri e - Releases beautiful new album 'Att lämna Tellus'

A beautiful masterpiece

Sara Hausenkamp (Aka 55 Cancri E) in December will release her new album 'Att lämna Tellus'. The title of the record in English means "To leave Tellus" which is a journey between the planets Tellus (Earth) and 55 Cancri e. It starts on Tellus with a feeling that you might not be where you are supposed to. A search for a peace of mind and a place in the universe where you belong. Travelling through deserts, dark forests, emotions, space and time. Giving up and moving on at the same time... a revelation... an awakening. Suddenly there is no fear anymore and that is when you find love and the courage to start over. Leaving home for another home. 55 Cancri e - a new beginning.

On her debut full length album, on Danish label Music for Dreams... Swedish artist Sara Hausenkamp lets her dreams of space travel come to full fruition. With a steady hand on her guitar, she steers us through the desert at night, through the cosmic noises of space, and finally to the distant planet 55 Cancri e. Ranging from melancholic to hopeful, the music of 55 Cancri e is perhaps an expression of Hausenkamps longing for a better home planet, and for the possibility of escape. In creating these kinds of science fiction lullabies, she is preparing us for both the beauty and the sadness of a looming future. 

Using her voice mainly to hum or whistle along, she does however break the silence on a few tracks to sing in her native tongue. On 'Rävjakt' she imagines a turning of the tables, where the fox hunters are chased out of the forest by the animals. 'Alltid Du' is a tender and straightforward love song that has become the centre of her recent live performances. And on '55 Cancri e I (We ran Away)' she switches over to English for the first time, where we find her in a slightly different voice. 

Often working with variations of recurring musical themes, Hausenkamp allows for subtle changes over a number of tracks to create a linear progression that unfolds as a whole in a hypnotic brew of Folk inspired Pop. Saturating it all in a glistening atmosphere of both electronic and acoustic sounds as well as samples and field recordings, this album comes as a natural format for Hausenkamp to explore her ideas.

Check Out! the Video for '55 Cancri e - Vaggvisa' Below...