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Le1f drops Evian Christ and Lunice-produced cut "Umami/Water"

09 November 2015, 17:30 | Written by Laurence Day

Le1f has shared another preview of upcoming debut LP Riot Boi, and it's called "Umami/Water".

Evian Christ and Lunice have produced the track, which follows Le1f's collaborations with SOPHIE and Balam Acab in previewing Riot Boi.

Speaking to Complex about the track, Le1f says:

"I got this beat from Lunice, and I was really inspired to make a song dedicated to my friend Juliana Huxtable. There was a lot of talk in political media, as well as clickbait, about transgender issues. Feeling like I wasn’t educated and sensitive enough to trans issues, I wanted to correct that for myself, so I delved a bit more into educating myself on the struggle and a lot of the issues that are happening in the trans community. You know, really just knowing the names of victims and all this transphobic brutality and assaults. It’s a multi-faceted issue and also a beautiful thing. I felt that I needed to do that because so many of my favorite people are trans, particularly Juliana Huxtable. She’s one of my favorite artists in general.

"It came around the time where she had that amazing series of pieces and collaborations in the Whitney Biennial. She attended Bard College and booked me for some of my first shows, before I put the “1” in my name. We’ve been friends for a really long time, so to see her transition into the most amazing human being... I just wanted to make a song that would make her the most proud, and would be helpful for the trans community at large but also my friends who are trans."

Riot Boi is out via Terrible Records on 13 November.

Stream "Umami / Water" below.

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