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Ever since Estere spoke to her grandmother about Carl Jung and his concept of archetypes, the Wellington-based
producer knew the direction her next album would take. Fascinated, Estere dedicated herself to creating a record based on Jungian theory, devouring five books and filling six notebooks with ideas, brainstorms and eventually the material that appears
on her third masterful record, the concept-album Archetypes.
Estere’s Jungian obsession dominated
her sleep, creating bizarre dreamtime scenarios featuring encounters with cheetahs in a garden or sea creatures in a flood, while others revolved around delivering life into the universe and the massive task of guardianship over these beings - the
instinctive selflessness of motherhood. Other dreams depicted violence and killing of the other; in some, Estere saw herself as a boy or a man. The imagery and meaning in these dreams have been incorporated into the archetypes that are featured on
the album.
Commenting on her interpretation of Jungian theory, Estere says, "I’ve been heavily influenced by post-Jungian literature which disregards some of the archaic Jungian concepts - particularly the work of esteemed African American psychologist Fanny Brewster."
Archetypes is a departure from the bedroom beats of Estere’s previous two albums. Co-produced with Massive Attack producer, Stew Jackson, each track on the album comes alive through the Wellington-based artist’s deft production. Defying categorisation, her music is a mixture of folk, R&B and electronica, blended in a unique fashion, easily identified as ‘Estere’. Archetypes is the sound of an artist who entirely commits to creative instinct.
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Estere is on tour!
February:
17.02 Dive Music Bar, Dunedin
18.02 Wunderbar, Lyttelton
19.02 The Plant, Blenheim (ALL AGES)
20.02 East St Café, Nelson
21.02 Mussel Inn, Takaka
26.02 Meow, Wellington
27.02 Splore (ALL AGES)
March:
5.03
Jam Factory, Tauranga (ALL AGES)
7.03 Newtown Festival, Wellington (ALL AGES)
26.03 Paisley Stage, Napier
27.03 The Stomach, Palmerston North
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