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Combining soulful vocals, crafty cuts and soaring synths, Sydney-based electronic duo Lion & the Lotus (Ali-Afrik & Ali-Juana) bring a rabbit out of the hat with every track they make. After an auspicious meeting in 2010, the pair got busy writing songs, and set off on an Latin American adventure, spending time in Ali-Juana’s native Cuba and setting up a studio in Florida for almost a year documenting their experiences in a series of tracks. Since returning to Sydney Lion & the Lotus released their debut single 'We could be the fire', a dub-pop number which was listed on JJJ unearthed and played their live set in a psychedelic Geodesic dome at the Peats Ridge Festival and at a few hot spots in the local Sydney night club scene. For the last year they have been in the studio working on new material, and their latest single release 'Better this time' is as much an expression of their shared love of dreamy synth pop as it is a pledge to continue to evolve their sound. ‘Better this