Let's Turn It into Sound
2022 studio album by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
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Let's Turn It into Sound is a studio album by American composer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. It was released on August 26, 2022, through Ghostly International. It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[3]
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| Released | August 26, 2022 | |||
| Genre | Electronic[1][2] | |||
| Length | 40:18 | |||
| Label | Ghostly International | |||
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Background
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is an American composer.[4] Let's Turn It into Sound is her first solo album since The Mosaic of Transformation (2020).[5] Based in Los Angeles, she recorded the album over the course of three months in her home studio.[6] In a statement, she described the album as "a puzzle" and added that "[it] is a symbol of receiving a compound of a ton of feelings from going out into a situation, and the song titles are instructions to breaking apart the feelings and understanding them."[5]
The album was released on August 26, 2022, through Ghostly International.[7]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[9] |
| The Guardian | [10] |
| Loud and Quiet | 6/10[11] |
| Mojo | [12] |
| MusicOMH |  [13] |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10[14] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[15] |
| The Skinny | [16] |
| Uncut | 7/10[17] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Let's Turn It into Sound received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 from 11 critic scores.[3]
Paul Simpson of AllMusic commented that "Let's Turn It into Sound is a complex, angular construction, yet it's not a demanding, impenetrable work, as Smith invites the listener to join her on a spirited, boundless journey."[8] Daniel Sylvester of Exclaim! wrote, "Although she's still chiefly fashioning music on her 60-year-old Buchla modular synthesizer, Smith has managed to situate her voice front and centre across these 10 glissando numbers."[9] Tony Inglis of The Skinny called the album "Kinetic and unpredictable," adding that "this idea-packed collection provides an evolution from the ambient, new age music Smith has become known for."[16]
It was nominated for Best Electronic Record at the 2023 Libera Awards.[18]
Accolades
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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| AllMusic | Favorite Electronic Albums | — |
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| PopMatters | The Best Electronic Albums of 2022 | — |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Have You Felt Lately?" | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Locate" | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Let It Fall" | 4:17 |
| 4. | "Is It Me or Is It You?" | 6:27 |
| 5. | "Check Your Translation" | 2:49 |
| 6. | "Pivot Signal" | 5:00 |
| 7. | "Unbraid: The Merge" | 5:25 |
| 8. | "Then the Wind Came" | 2:56 |
| 9. | "There Is Something" | 3:44 |
| 10. | "Give to the Water" | 2:30 |
| Total length: | 40:18 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.[20]
- Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – performance, orchestral arrangement, recording, mixing
- Rob Frye – additional saxophone, additional woodwind
- Emily Lazar – mastering
- Sean Hellfritsch – artwork