Glossata has undergone a change in recent times, renaming herself from Alteria Percepsyne and putting out her first album under the new guise, Pearls & Smoke.
Whilst she hasn't entirely been able to drag herself away from her techno-led roots entirely, her organic ambient style has been very much pushed to the forefront in recent times. Pearls & Smoke, (which you can now grab on a meticulously designed CD here) still maintains a healthy presence of well polished 4x4, it features in a less electronic way, taking a back seat to the hypnotising dusty loops and snippets that form the immersive atmospheres present throughout.
As much as I do, and always will, love her work as Alteria Percepsyne (for my money, Intangible Flutter is one of the best techno tunes ever), I get the feeling that with Glossata, the aim is for something far more grand.
We got in touch with her for a few words. There was a plan for a guest mix, but due to some technicals, you're gonna have to wait. Read on...
NT: Hey! Can you give us an introduction to Glossata?
G: Hello. Hmm, let's see how eloquently I can put this. I'm Emily and I make music under the name Glossata, a quite newly born / evolved moniker, project, alias (whatever you want to call it). The genre it falls under is maybe arguable, though I draw influence from a lot of ambient, techno and others. I hope that my music can do the rest of the introduction because I'm not very good at this.