Loraine James - Detached From The Rest Of You - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Made during summer 2020, Loraine James' second Hyperdub album, 'Reflection', is a turbulent expression of inner-space, laid out in unflinching honesty, offering gentle empathy and bitter-sweet hope.'Reflection' further develops a unique pop sensibility realised on last year's 'Nothing EP', while tones of Drill and R&B seep through into this collection too. In contrast to the brash splashes of 2019's 'For You And I' LP and the grimey anger of 'Nothing', 'Reflection' is pared-down and confident, taking the listener through how last year felt as a young black queer woman in a world that has suddenly stopped moving, the arc of the album peppered with Loraine's diaristic confessions.Travelling effortlessly from gentle pop-trap to downcast drill, from Drexciyan techno glide to airy R&B, 'Reflection' is a brave step forward for a unique and creative 21st century musician.01. Built To Last (ft Xzavier Stone)02. Let's Go03. Simple Stuff04. Black Ting (ft Le3 bLack)05. Insecure Behaviour And Fuckery (ft Nova)06. Self Doubt (Leaving The Club Early)07. On The Lake Outside (ft Baths)08. Reflection09. Change10. Running Like That (ft Eden Samara)11. We're Building Something New (ft Iceboy Violet)

London producer Loraine James grew up hearing everything from steel pan music to Metallica, jazz and electronica to drill and grime, and the results of this exposure can be heard on a rhythmically free flowing and sprawling album, with melodies evolving into rippling keys, feeling like a live jam with a jazz mentality, contrasting delicate with abrasive. Opener 'Glitch B*tch' brandishes swirling textures with undulating keys and compressed percussion. 'So Scared's glitched percussion and syncopated dub bass builds to a frantic meltdown melody. 'London Ting // Dark As F**k' explores darker production with vocalist Le3 BLACK's verses over the skeletal track. 'Sensual' reflects on intimacy with singer Theo capturing gentle love over ethereal keys and scattered glitches. The title track is also the most colourful, it's ecstatic and effusive chaos driven by fervent synths expressing elation and joy, while 'My Future' is a more reflective moment, where warping synths wash in and out with compressed kicks. 'For You And I' is a deeply intimate offering, expressing happiness, anxiety, sensuality and fear through a vivid sound palette and experimental sense of rhythm.01. Glitch B*tch 02. London Ting // Dark As F**k 03. So Scared 04. Hand Drops 05. Sensual 06. For You And I 07. My Future 08. Scraping My Feet 09. Sick 9 10. Vowel // Consonant 11. Words Ears Mouth

'Gentle Confrontation', Loraine James's third Hyperdub album, opens a new chapter of her real and sonic life in which she examines her past and present. It's a positively languid, enjoyably disjointed set made while listening to her teenage favourites; math rock and emo-electronic such as DNTEL, Lusine and Telefon Tel Aviv.The album also features an ever more diverse set of peers, placing them in her unusual musical settings and drawing out sensitive and reflexive performances. At other times the album stretches out into a drifting ambience as if seeking a sense of bliss in the everyday. 'Gentle Confrontation' is about relationships (especially familial), understanding, and giving back a little grace and care, while the tone of the record criss-crosses watery ambience with denatured rhythm and asmr beats.These 16 tracks are Loraine's best work yet, and a personal and musical leap forward, delivering a totally unique vision of electronic pop music.1. Gentle Confrontation 2. 2003 3. Let U Go ft. keiyaA 4. Déjà Vu ft. RiTchie5. Prelude of Tired of Me 6. Glitch The System (Glitch B*tch 2) 7. I DM U8. One Way Ticket To The Midwest (Emo) ft. Corey Mastrangelo 9. Cards With The Grandparents10. While They Were Singing ft. Marina Herlop 11. Try For Me ft. Eden Samara 12. Tired Of Me13. Speechless ft. George Riley 14. Disjointed (Feeling Like A Kid Again) 15. I'm Trying To Love Myself16. Saying Goodbye ft. Contour 17. Scepticism with Joy ft. Mouse on the Keys