Black Origami

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... more
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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.