In 2021, I released EKG, an album based on plunderphonics and inter-genre sampling. The album concept is alienation, expressed through a stage persona I created ("Xeno"), inspired by various masked performing artists. From MF Doom to Daft Punk, Ramellzee to Mexican luchadores, the common theme underscores a political undertone I wanted to express in solidarity with the nationwide recognition of the Black Lives Matter movement. It was my way of voicing the unheard, visualization of racism, xenophobia, and systemic issues.
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live performance @Vinyl Index EKG release instore live
I worked with Katherine Taylor, a Boston-NewYork-based documentarian photographer with an emphasis on human rights, to capture the photos used for the album cover and press kit below. I met her through her Masks of Boston series at the Bow Market in Somerville, the same place where we featured the AR Art Gallery.
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