TOKiMONSTA

JULES LEFEVRE

SOUNDS LIKE: Boundary-less dance music that bangs FOR FANS OF: Flying Lotus, Shlohmo, Machine-drum WHY YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTION: Since she first broke through with her debut album Midnight Menu in 2010, TOKiMONSTA – aka Los Angeles native Jennifer Lee – has grown to become one of the most essential voices in dance music. Her live sets and mixes have always eschewed genre boundaries – you’d be just as likely to hear an Aphex Twin cut as you would a hip-hop sample – but new album Lune Rouge sees Lee make a concerted effort towards sonic cohesion, with a distinctive pop inflection. Lune Rouge’s origins are dark: in early 2016, Lee underwent life-saving surgery for a rare brain disease called Moyamoya. Recovery from surgery was arduous, and not only did…

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Rolling Stone Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2018

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