Roniit – Roniit [LP]
by Jeanie Straub
After taking up recording and electronic music composition a few years ago, Denver-based Indie artist Roniit Alkayam, or Roniit (pronounced row-neat), wrote all the songs on her full-length debut and self-produced it, with assistance from Eric W. Brown. She calls her sound “Dark Electro Pop,” but it is generally more upbeat than that label would lead you to believe. It is squarely electronica overlaid with a voice that sort of reminds you of a youngish Enya – not unpleasant at all. Most tracks sound as though they could be dance club hits but others, such as “You Were Trained” and “Missing You” are more ominous, in an enjoyable and accessible way.
Roniit has played piano since age five and has been singing since age 16; she used to listen to metal, and she played bass in some local hard rock bands, but grew up on pop but now seeks out fellow electronica artists for inspiration. “I’ve found that I enjoy it far more than I ever enjoyed metal and I’m glad I’ve found all this new music,” she writes in her blog. “The problem I’m having, though, is that I constantly compare myself to other … artists, and now my writing process is so different. I don’t care about sounding like all the other electronic artists, because once you start trying to be something you’re not, you lose all originality and soul. I think this is something almost every artists struggles with.”
Roniit’s debut album, released in June, is available as a free digital download (or $10 compact disc): Roniit.com/free. She performs around the Denver metro area but will embark on an extensive US tour in early 2012 called “Now or Never.”
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