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INTERVIEW: Økuna
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The journey between dream and reality.
From the island of Réunion, dream-pop duo Økuna is comprised of Savinien and Aviran who both produce and sing, whilst Savinien also plays the guitar and does visual work.
We have thought a lot on a character that would reflect ØKUNA’s mind so we closed our eyes and started picturing it. It was then the result of our imagination. It has a naive side and at the same time it shows the tribal community that we are able to gather around our music. We often see people wearing our masks during concerts because like us, they identify themselves to this character and let themselves thrive in our imaginary world.
Released in the last year, their debut album ‘Soundtrack For A Dream’ is a delightful infusion of modern dance music together with gentle euphoria. 12 tracks exploring the balance between the sunset party mood against the morning’s calm reflection. 12 tracks reflecting the beauty of sound.
Through our music we wanted to replicate a sort of musical timeout, a cocoon made out of notes and dreamy sounds in which we can just stay for hours and just feel good. As the world is already so dark, we wanted to just come out with something brighter, happier, different...
