Published
Fri, Jan 20, 2017, 16:18
- The renowned visual artist, who's worked with Björk, Arca and FKA Twigs, has put out his first music.
Hyperdub has released an EP today from Jesse Kanda, titled Heart.
Kanda is an accomplished visual artist who's worked closely with Arca, Björk and FKA Twigs on a number of projects. Together with Arca, he's produced a series of highly acclaimed surrealist short films, including the 2014 clip TRAUMA, which was first exhibited at MoMA PS1 in New York.
The five-track EP Heart, produced under the name doon kanda, is his first musical release. Speaking to the ideas behind the music, he says: "My work might sometimes be coated with a layer of sharp pain like a blade to the eye or ears. But at the heart of it is always love, compassion, empathy... Each of the songs on this EP have this quality. The melodies are treated to cut you like a serrated knife, but hopefully they are beautiful enough that you’d want to listen anyway."
The digital version is out now, and you can hear the whole thing via Hyperdub's Bandcamp page. The vinyl version is due on February 24th.
Tracklist
01. axolotl
02. womb
03. wings
04. Feline
05. heart
Hyperdub released Heart on January 20th, 2017.