Composer, performer, and producer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith’s new album ‘EARS’ is an immersive listening experience in which dizzying swirls of organic and synthesized sounds work together to create a sense of three-dimensional space and propulsion. Dense and carefully crafted, each of the songs on ‘EARS’ unfolds with a fluid elegance, while maintaining a spontaneous energy, and a sprightly sense of discovery.

Much of the album’s warmth and energy stems from Smith’s use of the versatile analog synthesizer, the Buchla Music Easel. According to Smith “Nothing compares to the sound of a Buchla. In my mind a Buchla synthesizer has the most human sound in it. I wanted to show the Easel’s versatility and range of motion within a live set. I also wanted to spend as little time as possible in front of the computer during the creation”.

“Beguiling, kaleidoscopic, spiritual synth visions” 4/5 Mojo
“A special record” 8/10 Uncut
“EARS sees the human, the organic, and the cosmic cast aloft together, spinning and enveloping the world, illustrated as perfect and beautiful” 8/10 Crack Magazine
“A richly mastered convoy of drones of both acoustic and electronic provenance” The Wire
“I absolutely love her work…an incredible tune that runs in excess of 11 minutes, but if you can offer your patience, it’ll reward you handsomely, trust me” Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC 6 Music

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith ‘EARS’
Release Date: 1st April 2016
Label: Western Vinyl
Formats: LP // CD // Digital
Cat No: WV145

01. First Flight
02. Wetlands
03. Envelop
04. When I try, I’m Full
05. Rare Things Grow
06. Arthropoda
07. Stratus
08. Existence in the Unfurling

Live:
01/04/2016 Fri NETHERLANDS THE HAGUE Rewire Festival
02/04/2016 Sat NETHERLANDS THE HAGUE Rewire Q&A
04/04/2016 Mon NETHERLANDS AMSTERDAM Muziekgebouw w/ Anna Meredith
05/04/2016 Tue SWITZERLAND LAUSANNE Les Docks w/ Battles
06/04/2016 Wed SWITZERLAND ZURICH Rote Fabrik w/ Battles
07/04/2016 Thu GERMANY BERLIN Kantine am Berghain
12/04/2016 Tue SERBIA BELGRADE Resonate Festival
13/04/2016 Wed GERMANY BERLIN Ableton User Group Meeting
14/04/2016 Thu CZECH REPUBLIC PRAGUE Meet Factory
15/04/2016 Fri AUSTRIA LINZ Stadtwerkstatt / Kirchengasse 7
03/07/2016 Sun UK LONDON LSO St Luke’s for Possibly Colliding