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There is something deeply human about falling in love with a detail, be it a specific sound, a forgotten object, or even a touch. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is well aware of this mystical power of the things that surround us. Renowned for her work with modular synthesizers, especially the Buchla ones that so often accompany her, she is a central figure in electronic music made over the last decade. She now returns with Gush (2025), an album about intimacy, about moments shared between people, about the seduction of objects, about sensuality and personification.
Focusing on the metaphysical aura that surrounds attraction, the composer’s eleventh album is an invitation to experience the genius of things and to look at the world in an interconnected way, where everything is imbued with meaning and passion. Although the American’s synesthesia is already part of her creative process, on this album it becomes a key element in describing how she relates to the world. While its predecessor, Let’s Turn it Into Sound (2022), thrives on the hypnotic depth of synthesizers, Gush uses them to bring listeners into the present. Inspired by vogue dances, Smith also adds dancefloor-oriented rhythms, something we hear immediately in the first tracks of the album, Drip and Urges.
On the tour to promote this album, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith returns to Braga, where she performed in 2016 at the Semibreve festival, inviting the audience to join her in embracing those moments when music surrenders and the senses come together.
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