Black Origami

by Jlin

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Paul Jordan | OST A highly original and dizzying record. Jlin's choice of disparate sounds and samples induce a sense of hysteria in the best possible way. Favorite track: Kyanite.

Spin Cycle What's next? A lot since this album came out. Always excited for anything Jlin puts out! Favorite track: Challenge (To Be Continued).

Trson Impossible rhythms, amazing sound design, very innovative.
Blew my mind that Holy Child was a collab with William Basinski of all people. Favorite track: Holy Child.

Michael Mueller I love the layered, hammering power of this. It's industrial in a sense, but it's also incredibly beautiful; almost fragile.

The percussive nature of the record dominates, but doesn't overwhelm. The rhythms and repetitions almost become melody; the self-made samples and fragments undulate and surprise.

Jlin a master, She is reimagining what hip-hop and electronic music can be. Favorite track: Holy Child.

Michele M. Un'intensa scarica di energia ritmica

George Graphy I listened to this album so many times now I want to listen to something else. It's a good album though. Favorite track: Holy Child.

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1.	Black Origami 04:30	buy track
2.	Enigma 03:48	buy track
3.	Kyanite 04:25	buy track
4.	Holy Child 04:04	buy track
5.	Nyakinyua Rise 03:40	buy track
6.	Hatshepsut 04:40	buy track
7.	Calcination 01:38	buy track
8.	Carbon 7 (161) 04:13	buy track
9.	Nandi 03:30	buy track
10.	1% 03:46	buy track
11.	Never Created, Never Destroyed 03:31	buy track
12.	Challenge (To Be Continued) 02:43	buy track

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Planet Mu are very excited to announce Jlin's long awaited second album “Black Origami”. A percussion-led tour de force, it's a creation that seals her reputation as a unique producer with an exceptional ability to make riveting rhythmic music.

“Black Origami” is driven by a deep creative thirst which she describes as “this driving feeling that I wanted to do something different, something that challenged me to my core. Black Origami for me, comes from letting go creatively, creating with no boundaries. The simple definition of origami is the art of folding and constructing paper into a beautiful, yet complex design. Composing music for me is like origami, only I'm replacing paper with sound. I chose to title the album "Black Origami" because like "Dark Energy" I still create from the beauty of darkness and blackness. The willingness to go into the hardest places within myself to create for me means that I can touch the Infinity.”

Spirituality and movement are both at the core of “Black Origami”, inspired largely by her ongoing collaborations with Indian dancer/movement artist Avril Stormy Unger whom she met and collaborated with at her debut performance for the Unsound festival – ”There is a fine line between me entertaining a person and my spirituality. Avril, who collaborates with me by means of dance, feels the exact same way. Movement played a great role in Black Origami. The track "Carbon 7" is very inspired by the way Avril moves and dances. Our rhythms are so in sync at times it kind of scares us. When there is something I can't quite figure out when it comes to my production, it’s like she senses it. Her response to me is always "You'll figure it out". Once I figure it out it's like time and space no longer exist.”

Similar time shifting/folding/disrupting effects can be heard throughout the record – especially on “Holy Child” an unlikely collaboration with minimalist legend William Basinski. She also collaborates again with Holly Herndon on “1%”, while Halcyon Veil producer Fawkes' voice is on “Calcination“ and Cape Town rapper Dope Saint Jude provides vocals for “Never Created, Never Destroyed“.

Jlin will be touring extensively this year and is currently lining up appearances including Sonar festival. She also has plans to collaborate with acclaimed UK choreographer Wayne McGregor who played her music recently on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs and described her music as “quite rare and so exciting".

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released May 19, 2017

I would like to thank William Basinski (Holy Child), Holly Herndon (1%), Fawkes (Calcination) and Dope Saint Jude (Never Created, Never Destroyed) for collaborating with me on this album. I would also like to give a special thanks to Native Instruments & Planet Mu for their continued support and trust.

William has been a support system that came out of nowhere, and I'm so appreciative of having him in my life. Holly my constant homie, thank you always, you've been down with me from the beginning. Thank you to my parents especially Mum for always having my back and not being biased when I'm creating, I love you. Special thanks to the children of Nyakinyua. I am because we are.

I owe every ancestor who came before me everything, I have no excuses.

All tracks composed by Jerrilynn Patton. Published by Copyright control. Holy Child published by Copyright control/Musex International (BMI). 1% published by Copyright control/Holly Herndon Music (SESAC). Vocals on Calcination performed by Fawkes. Vocals on Never Created, Never Destroyed performed by Dope Saint Jude. Mastered by Beau Thomas at Teneightseven mastering. Artwork 'Siam' by Robert J. Lang and Kevin Box. Photo by Bill Stengel. Sleeve by Joe Shakespeare and Fabian Harb. ℗2017 Planet Mu Records Ltd. ©2017 Planet Mu Records Ltd.

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