Following collaborations with distinguished musical pioneers such as Blixa Bargeld of Einstürzende Neubauten and award-winning composer Danny Elfman, performing at seminal events such as L.E.V. Matadero in Madrid, Elektra BIAN in Montreal, Prague’s Lunchmeat, Festival de Imagen de Colombia in Bogotá, and a pivotal appearance at KW Institute’s ‘Poetics of Encryption’ Symposium in Berlin, the enigmatic artist LOREM unveils ‘Time Coils’ – an album that marks their return to highly articulate, research-driven creativity. Set to be released in late April with several accompanying short films, 'Time Coils' is a sonic odyssey delving into the liminal strata of emotion at the threshold between human consciousness and artificial intelligence. It is an eclectic collection of audio materials which coalesce into a weird, living assemblage; a pastiche where eras of corrupted memories collide. Strong, emotional resonance persists and is conveyed by the juxtaposition of synthetic-styled rap and live instrumental recordings – guitars, acoustic drums, percussion – against LOREM’s signature digital stutters. LOREM’s work frequently centers on the concept of hypercollage, with a resulting mediascape that feels simultaneously archetypal and ultra-modern, as it does signature; stationed in a peculiar liminal space out of linear time. ‘Time Coils’ is a viscous, auditory swamp of forms where disparate epochs and geographies converge. ‘Time Coils’, in its most distilled understanding, is born from an endless process of resampling, recomposition, and of learning. LOREM weaves a complex tapestry where each singular track from the album shares subtle connections with their counterparts, in addition to LOREM’s prior projects. The album is imbued with global cultural correspondence and reimagined connections sourced from a wide range of references, inviting the listener on an engaging quest to uncover hidden meaning and secret datasets. The album is a reflection on the essence of intertextuality, and nudges us towards a transpersonal approach where identity is no longer anchored in originality, but is rather shaped by the myriad of relationships forged with the world around us. The richness of 'Time Coils' can also be credited in part to several of LOREM's longtime collaborators: Manchester-based producer Acre [Tectonics, PAN] and Italian sound artist and researcher Luca Pagan.