Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is preparing a new album titled Ruin: It's Not Just Music, releasing October 2 through Someone Special, a label she co-founded with James Daniel. A video for the track “Ruin,” starring pole-dancing Pedro Esteveaqui, is available. Smith describes the album’s heavier drums and breakbeats as a deliberate effort to create something confrontational, likened to sonic combat. She frames “Ruin” as music for the shock and the aftershock, designed for endurance rather than comfort. The album follows her 2025 releases, including an electronic LP and the orchestral mini-album Thoughts on the Future. She is also preparing a London Barbican concert with the London Contemporary Orchestra for a 10th anniversary celebration.
"“to make something confrontational, almost like sonic combat.”"
"“'Ruin' lives in that moment where everything breaks and something else asserts itself. It's music for the shock and the aftershock. Sound designed for endurance rather than comfort.”"
"Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is readying a new album. The composer and synthesist will release Ruin: It's Not Just Music on October 2 through Someone Special, a label she co-founded this year with James Daniel."
"Below, listen to a title track of sorts, “Ruin,” via a video starring a pole-dancing Pedro Esteveaqui."
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