In April 2016 , Leppin released two solo recordings . For the first album titled , '' Mellow Diamond '' , Leppin drew from far and wide , from avant-garde pop to ambient style . She recorded analog synthesizers , a harpsichord , pedal steel , a cello , mellotron , found sound samples , and radio frequencies . Several political messages are found in the work , notably in " Belly of the Beast " which is about living in Washington D.C. , as well as in " No Treaty " and " Cast in Gold . " The second album , originally titled '' Songs of the One-Armed Woman '' , '' Songs for Voice and Mellotron , '' was written in 2015 , when Leppin injured her right elbow and was unable to perform solo concerts on her primary instrument , the cello . The EP-length recording includes politically-charged music , such as " Paris , " which calls for people to remember all victims from terrorist attacks after the deaths in Paris in 2015 and brings attention to the possible effects of American drone strikes . The second track , " In A Dream , " is about global warming . Most tracks were recorded live with Leppin singing and playing the M4000D ( mellotron ) simultaneously , with very little overdubbing
deaths in Paris in 2015
November 2015 Paris attacks
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