KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH - RUIN : IT'S NOT JUST MUSIC

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith returns with Ruin: It’s Not Just Music, an album that pushes her sound into more rhythm-driven and physically charged territory. Long celebrated for blurring the lines between ambient electronics, experimental pop and contemporary composition, Smith here places movement and tension at the centre of the record, drawing on jungle, drum and bass and breakbeat structures without losing the melodic detail and tonal curiosity that define her work. Built around fractured percussion, dense synthesis and restless momentum, the album marks a shift from the meditative feel of earlier releases towards something more immediate and kinetic. It follows a period of prolific work that has seen Smith move between orchestral composition, film scoring, installation work and collaborative projects with artists including Patti Smith, Suzanne Ciani, Tycho, Caribou and Four Tet. Released via Someone Special, the label co-founded by Smith, Ruin: It’s Not Just Music feels equally rooted in experimental electronics, contemporary composition and club music, expanding her sound while remaining unmistakably her own.