Random Girl feels simultaneously heavenly and hellish: K’s angelic, reverb-drenched vocals are submerged by punishing waves of distortion, grungy guitars, and delayed drums. She deconstructs pop with diabolic delight, zagging from the ethereal riffs on “Life of a Fly” to the hammering beats of “Nude Volvo.” Occupying its own terrain between noisy pop, industrial ambient, and shoegaze, Random Girl is a diverse record from a musician who’s always been hard to pin down.

Taka’s Theory has a certain weight; thick air accumulates into a heavy, cavernous atmosphere, punctured by sharp percussion. The record represents the New York-based artist’s attempt to explore various types of electronic music like IDM and ambient, and while his instruments may be inorganic, they embody characteristics of living creatures: Snares chirp like fluttering beings on “1002” and kicks growl their way from ear to ear on “access granted.” The record feels like an ecosystem.