Jlin is known for her chaotic, frazzled electronic music that often eschews any kind of conventional rhythm. It's almost like she's taking a free-jazz approach to dance music. Rhythms shuffle along, beats shift, and there's never a drop (or at least never when you expect it) which makes it, at times, a dizzying experience. "Paradigm," the new track from her forthcoming mini-album (which is an extension of her collaboration with the Chicago ensemble Third Coast Percussion and choreographers Wayne McGregor and Kyle Abraham that got her shortlisted for a Pultizer Prize) continues down that same winding path of unpredictability. Rattling beats tap their way into focus while clunking rhythms clang like cabinets falling down a staircase. Cymbals crash, percussive notes sharpen with intensity, and glitched melodies add dazzling texture to the already overflowing track. It's a jumbling thrill ride of a song that constantly changes directions, yet still retains a focus highlighting Jlin's superb attention to detail and mastery of her craft.
Perspective is out September 29.
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