Skinned (Vinyl LP)

Danish composer / singer ML Buch's debut album Skinned made a dent when it arrived in 2020, with Buch's synthetic MIDI created take on guitar pop earning praise from all corners. Pitchfork were wide eyed, praising the record's "futuristic songs that, at their emotional core, feel timeless", while Boomkat raved about its "hook-y fusion of OPN-grade electronics, smart, sparse orchestral flourishes and grade A songwriting". A vinyl edition is on the way at last! - Flying Out

After releasing her debut EP Fleshy in 2017 - Skinned that takes her expansive guitar work and catchy melodies to another territory.

With her unique experimental pop and vocals that seem to slide into your ears as fluorescent liquid, ML Buch portrays the reality of intimacy in a digital era. Working primarily with synthetic midi sounds, the general love of songwriting and guitar music is ever present.

As if in search for something real, ML Buch takes the listener on the other side of the skin. Led by tender love songs like I’m A Girl You Can Hold IRL and Can’t Get Over You With You we journey through her throat and into her intestines, discovering a fascinating realm of shiny mucus and bile in flesh and yellowish colors. Panoramic images were captured by a small pill camera travelling through the body of ML Buch and act as extensions of the architecture of the music. This literal way of internalizing modern technology is symbolic of Skinned where eclectic instrumental compositions share the space with strong hooks and ML Buch’s spherical voice.

Tracklist

1. Can You Hear My Heart Leave
2. I'm a Girl You Can Hold IRL
3. Touching Screens
4. O
5. Can't Get Over You with You
6. Stone Bridge
7. Sap
8. I Feel Like Giving You Things
9. Boarding
10. Mw