“ENTROPY”
MAGINATE
DENVER WESTWORD REVIEW
ENTROPY
”Maginate, formerly known as Michaela Allen, plays a powerful piano. The British classical pianist and singer-songwriter who now calls Denver home treats audiences to twelve new tracks of piano-packed ballads on her new album, ENTROPY, released via Tenderdyn Arts on May 10.
Maginate’s soulful vocals are the perfect complement to her classical training. Songs “Ya Put It on Me” and “Provoke” pack a surprising punch, while “Daydreaming” and “Arrival” are more moody and atmospheric. Whenever she’s not performing internationally, Maginate also stays busy as a vocal coach and piano teacher.”
- Justin Criado,
“The Best New Music by Colorado Musicians Released in May,” Denver Westword
PRODUCER/CO-WRITER: Asher Frank | MUSICIANS: Adam Bell / Alec Bell / Connor Van Cleave / Wilson Luallen
MASTERING: Evergroove Studio
MICHAELA ALLEN
Julianna O’Clair - Denver Westword, August 2023:
“The smoky, raw debut single, "LDR," illustrates Allen's past toxic relationship, while the rest of the album symbolizes her recovery. The song's haunting lyrics… flow over a jazzy, instrumental foundation with the occasional addition of a synth wail. The single's repetitive, almost addictive quality seems to mimic Hector Berlioz's use of an ideé fixe in the famed Symphonie Fantastique. The ideé fixe, or "obsession," is represented by a repeatedly occurring musical idea, a tactic Allen employed to represent the vicious cycle of addictive, toxic love.”
ATLAS
MICHAELA ALLEN
PRODUCER: Asher Frank | MUSICIANS: Nir Kleiner / Matan Levy / Wilson Luallen / Aaron Marfizo
MASTERING: Evergroove Studio
