A new release from PORTRAITS GRM, the series that has featured leading talents in contemporary music such as Kali Malone, Jim O'Rourke, Lucy Railton, and Laurel Halo. Flora Yin Wong, a regular on the esteemed MODERN LOVE label, drew inspiration from the bagua mirror, a Chinese feng shui mirror. Her electroacoustic work combines a wide variety of sounds—bells, the cries of crows—delivering a multifaceted sonic exploration that speaks to hearing and perception. Engineer Sébastien Roux likewise uses ocean sounds and birdsong, crafting drone electronics that explore the concrete and the abstract through a gradual modulation process. It feels like it's been a while since PORTRAITS delivered such a direct electronic music approach—this one really hits. (Original Japanese text by Akie)