Kiana Li, aka gyrofield, seems intent on pulling apart the very foundations of the club. Punk, dub, experimental techno and drum and bass collide across the producer’s debut album, though none of these influences are allowed to settle comfortably. Instead, they become fragments in a much more volatile construction; a record that feels less like a collection of club tracks and more like a confrontation with the self.
Having spent the past few years establishing themselves as one of electronic music’s most restless voices, from the intricate, kinetic productions of ‘Flower Burial’ to the shapeshifting explorations of ‘Suspension Of Belief’, Li’s catalogue has continually resisted easy categorisation. ‘Great Jobs’, however, feels like a more radical departure. There’s a sense of deliberate abrasion here, an unwillingness to smooth over the rough edges of an idea in favour of something more immediately accessible.
When I was younger I’d make music which reinforced my convictions, love, and my own identity as a queer person”, Li says via the press release. “It was sometimes harrowing to see myself through the magic mirror – all flaws and angst and inadequacy. I felt this intimately whil...