Oklou: "viscus" [ft. FKA twigs]

""I feel like my consciousness has naturally, without me even trying, gotten rid of any source of stress and anxiety," she told FKA twigs when the two artists spoke for Highsnobiety earlier this year. On "viscus," from the forthcoming deluxe edition of Oklou's debut album, choke enough, the French electronic pop star-in-the-making meets one of her direct influences in the ether."

"As she told Pitchfork in our cover story, Oklou's creative process runs on late-night Logic sessions and long periods of isolation. "viscus" yearns to swap digital ideas for real bodies. "I get lost so deep inside me," Oklou intones-perhaps a characteristically oblique nod to the chronic stomachaches that she and twigs had bonded over. "The body is a temple/Am I worshipping too hard?""

Pregnancy changed Oklou's mind as well as her body, prompting a calmer consciousness that shed sources of stress and anxiety. The deluxe-edition track "viscus" pairs Oklou with one of her direct influences, combining tinny percussion, vaporwave synthesizers, and chamber orchestration into a glittering exoskeleton. Oklou's creative process centers on late-night Logic sessions and isolation, but "viscus" expresses a desire to replace digital ideas with real bodies. The lyrics convey getting lost inside oneself and bodily unease. FKA twigs' voice contrasts from the stereo's other side, bridging ethereal clouds and club floors and reawakening Oklou's urge to dance.

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