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Rohmeresse

by ĠENN

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‘Rohmeresse’ feels like a real journey - a shape-shifting track that moves through the influences and locations of their collective upbringing. With the band consisting of Maltese, English, Portuguese and Jamaican heritage, they’ve always had a collection of influences running through their veins and ‘Rohmeresse’ sets a scene for ĠENN’s ability to weave comfortably through an ever-moving cinematic landscape.

The track’s title nods to French new wave director Éric Rohmer, who’s characters often struggle through the morals and desires of quotidian life. The recurring gang vocal similarly echos the constant negotiation of the everyday: ‘I want a stay in all day, I want to sleep in all day’. Mundane distractions such ‘peeling potatoes’ become somewhat significant, and perhaps sinister reminders of a time slipping by. We’re lulled into the tracks climax, before ĠENN deliver the crescendo of a realisation.

“I’ve often felt a pressure running through everyday life: a pressure to be productive whilst being true to oneself. Modern life can be very dissociative and small tasks become a real burden to uphold. I wanted to capture these thoughts through the track, whereby these emotions gradually build to a point of ecstasy” Leona Farrugia - Vocalist

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Rohmeresse
I wanna stay in all day
I wanna sleep in all day all day
I wanna stay in all day
I wanna sleep in all day all day

This naive air of candour seems to rejuvenate me
it hasn’t been easy to dream
me and my body have a close relationship
yet I feel nothing like myself.
it’s the ambiguity of this ideal
it’s the ambiguity of what’s real

I wanna stay in all day
I wanna sleep in all day all day

The throat is tense, lungs are tight
sometimes I look at myself and arms hang loose
glass eyes, you can see straight through
half smile, disarrayed
this conundrum that never seems to settle
I indulge myself in peeled potatoes.

I wanna stay in all day
I wanna sleep in all day all day

can’t sleep at night
roll under
soft linen, warm mass.
asthmatic time
the night it bribes
all at stake
but in decline.
asthmatic time
the night it bribes
all at stake
now in decline.

it all loped ahead of me
it all loped ahead of me
it all loped ahead of me
it all loped ahead of me
it all loped ahead of me
it all loped ahead of me

credits

released October 26, 2022
Written & Performed by ĠENN
Saxophone Performed by Oli Genn-Bash

Track co-produced by ĠENN, Tom Hill & Dan Fox
Co-recorded by Tom Hill at The Bookhouse and Dan Fox at Brighton Electric
Mixed by Tom Hill at The Bookhouse
Mastered by Katie Tavini at Weird Jungle
Release distributed by Singing Light

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ĠENN Brighton, UK

Leona (vox), Janelle (guitar) and Leanne (bass) are originally from Malta and moved to the UK to complete their lineup with drummer Sofia.

Listen closely, and you can hear a melting pot of cultures, genres and timings in one sitting, as this sisterhood of psychedelic textures takes you on a veritable listening journey.

Get in touch! ➡️ genntheband@gmail.com
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