Black Origami

Black Origami
Studio album by
Jlin
ReleasedMay 11, 2017 (2017-05-11)
Recorded2015–2016
Genre
Length44:28
LabelPlanet Mu
ProducerJerrilynn Patton
Jlin chronology
Dark Lotus
(2015) 		Black Origami
(2017)
Singles from Black Origami
  1. "Nandi"
    Released: November 4, 2015
  2. "Nyakinya Rise"
    Released: January 23, 2017
  3. "Challenge (To Be Continued)"
    Released: May 2, 2017
  4. "Black Origami"
    Released: May 4, 2017
  5. "Holy Child"
    Released: May 10, 2017

Black Origami is the second album by American producer Jlin, first issued for streaming on May 11, 2017 and on other formats by Planet Mu on May 19, 2017. Produced in a year from 2015 to 2016, it features collaborations with William Basinski, Holly Herndon, Fawkes, and Dope Saint Jude. The title of Black Origami describes the structure of the music: the songs are complex pieces that take advantage of silence as much as sounds, similar to how an origami makes intricate art based on plain paper. Two tracks from previous Jlin extended plays appear on Black Origami: "Nandi" from Free Fall (2015) and "Nyakinya Rise" from Dark Lotus (2017).

Black Origami was critically acclaimed upon its release; reviewers highlighted Jlin's increased range in her sound and style, the album's variety of sounds, its percussion and rhythms, and the use of collaborators. Black Origami landed in the top ten of year-end lists by publications such as Exclaim!, Rolling Stone, Spin, Pitchfork, PopMatters, and the Chicago Tribune and was one position shy of making it into the top ten of The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics poll.

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