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'Materia' is only seven tracks long, but Holter works in nearly that many modes here. There are two astounding improvisations, one where she builds a one-person ensemble of drum machines and synth lines and another where she manipulates her voice until each word seems to contain another symphony. And yet another is built from a riff that came from a demo for Something, a demo that itself is one of 'Materia’s most spellbinding and emotional pieces, 'My Twin'. These seven songs show that Holter is among her generation’s most fluid writers of art-pop, moving among ideas and idioms with true exploratory aplomb. 'Materia' is a kind of playground for Holter, where each distinct scene steadily coheres into a moving whole.
'Materia' is only seven tracks long, but Holter works in nearly that many modes here. There are two astounding improvisations, one where she builds a one-person ensemble of drum machines and synth lines and another where she manipulates her voice until each word seems to contain another symphony. And yet another is built from a riff that came from a demo for Something, a demo that itself is one of 'Materia’s most spellbinding and emotional pieces, 'My Twin'. These seven songs show that Holter is among her generation’s most fluid writers of art-pop, moving among ideas and idioms with true exploratory aplomb. 'Materia' is a kind of playground for Holter, where each distinct scene steadily coheres into a moving whole.