Palimpsest
Composer and electronics mastermind Lauren Bousfield has always displayed a virtuouso flare while ecstatically flying by our ears at lightning speed, seemingly from 10 directions at once. On her latest album, she brings a new found expertise in orchestral arranging from her other work as a cinema composer, and puts vocals to the front. Much like her finger blurring piano playing, these vocals seem to be passing us by at the speed of light. We know they're there, but they dance around us rather than beat straight into our bodies. Our souls feel these songs, not just our hips.
Previously known for her project Nero's Day at Disneyland, which critiqued consumer culture through densely constructed breakcore tracks filled with bombastic, almost circus-like melodies, Lauren Bousfield has since worked extensively as a composer, arranger, and sound designer for film, television, and video games.