{"product_id":"kaitlyn-aurelia-smith-ruin-its-not-just-music-387683","title":"Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – Ruin: It’s Not Just Music","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKaitlyn Aurelia Smith's \u003cem\u003eRuin: It’s Not Just Music\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e finds the composer and synthesist taking a sharp turn in 2026, pushing her electronic language toward drum and bass, breakbeats and heavier low-end pressure. After a decade of dissolving the borders between ambient electronics, contemporary composition and immersive sound design, Smith makes rhythm and physical impact central here. The result is a more confrontational, body-moving record that still carries the melodic detail and tonal curiosity that have long defined her work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes this album especially interesting in her catalogue is how clearly it shifts the balance of her music. Earlier releases often leaned toward harmonic space and meditative atmosphere; here, fractured percussion, dense synthesis and tension-and-release structures give the songs a restless, kinetic charge. Even with that club-facing energy, tracks such as “Ruin,” “GTP!” and “Obsessed” suggest continuity rather than reinvention for its own sake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRuin: It’s Not Just Music\u003c\/em\u003e also arrives after an unusually varied run of projects, from orchestral and installation work to collaborations with artists including Suzanne Ciani, Patti Smith, Tycho, Caribou and Four Tet. Issued on Someone Special, the label Smith co-founded, it feels like a purposeful statement: music rooted in experimental electronics and contemporary composition, but newly built to hit with real momentum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003e Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: \u003c\/strong\u003e Someone Special\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/experimental-vinyl-records\"\u003eExperimental\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/broken-beat\"\u003eBroken Beat\u003c\/a\u003e, \n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/drum-n-bass\"\u003eDrum N Bass\u003c\/a\u003e, \n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jungle\"\u003eJungle\u003c\/a\u003e\n          \n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eA1 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Kaitlyn+Aurelia+Smith+Introduction\"\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA2 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Kaitlyn+Aurelia+Smith+Ruin\"\u003eRuin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA3 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Kaitlyn+Aurelia+Smith+GTP!\"\u003eGtp!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA4 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Kaitlyn+Aurelia+Smith+I'm+Just+Being+Honest\"\u003eI'M Just Being Honest\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA5 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Kaitlyn+Aurelia+Smith+Obsessed\"\u003eObsessed\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB6 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Kaitlyn+Aurelia+Smith+I+Don't+Know+What+It+Is\"\u003eI Don'T Know What It Is\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB7 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Kaitlyn+Aurelia+Smith+That+Is+Like+You\"\u003eThat Is Like You\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB8 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Kaitlyn+Aurelia+Smith+It's+In+Everything+You+Say\"\u003eIt'S In Everything You Say\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB9 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Kaitlyn+Aurelia+Smith+On+The+Low\"\u003eOn The Low\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Someone Special","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613879242817,"sku":"2049274","price":52.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1474\/5258\/files\/216097-kaitlyn-aurelia-smith-ruin-its-not-just-music.jpg?v=1791182110","url":"https:\/\/www.dutchvinyl.com.au\/products\/kaitlyn-aurelia-smith-ruin-its-not-just-music-387683","provider":"Dutch Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}