TOKiMONSTA New Album ‘Half Shadows’ Available Now on Ultra Music; Album Streaming in Full at Noisey

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TOKiMONSTA
NEW ALBUM ‘HALF SHADOWS’
AVAILABLE NOW ON ULTRA MUSIC

ALBUM STREAMING IN FULL AT NOISEY

RECORD RELEASE PARTIES SET FOR APRIL 9 IN NYC
AND APRIL 10 IN SAN FRANCISCO

“Half Shadows‘ lead single, ‘Go With It,’ a bright, hooky collaboration with New York City–based singer MNDR…”

—LA WEEKLY (4/4/13)

“Beat mistress TOKiMONSTA (Jennifer Lee) has always been the one to produce exotic instrumentals ranging from downtempo to experimental. This Los Angeles based producer has always won our hearts with her conceptual textures blended with hints of vintage effects while using a vast synth palette.”

—EARMILK (3/5/13)

“The Los Angeles native is one of the most exciting female artist/producers out there today…”

—PIGEONS & PLANES (3/4/13)

“Half Shadows is one heck of an album on paper and on first listen it takes you through a range of emotions which is exactly what Lee was going for…Each song has its own identity and emotional connection. By pushing her comfort level she believes that as time goes on her music will be able to take on a whole new identity.”

—MAGNETIC (4/4/13)

Los Angeles-based songwriter/producer/beatmaker TOKiMONSTA has today (April 9) released her highly anticipated, new full-length album HALF SHADOWS on Ultra Music. In celebration of the album’s release, TOKiMONSTA has partnered with tastemaker outlet Noisey, Vice’s new music channel, to premiere HALF SHADOWS in full. Listen to HALF SHADOWS on Noisey here: http://bit.ly/16NXdum.

TOKiMONSTA is hosting two record release parties to commemorate the release of HALF SHADOWS: tonight (April 9) at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in NYC featuring Branchez, Nick Hook plus other special guests and tomorrow (April 10) at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco featuring a performance from NYC production duo MNDR, who is featured on the HALF SHADOWS track “Go With It,” as well as support from Astronautica and more.

HALF SHADOWS features 13 new studio productions, including singles “The Force” featuring eclectic rapper Kool Keith and “Go With It” with MNDR. On “Go With It,” TOKiMONSTA unleashes a dazzling production of light chimes with conga style beats, supported with an angelic vocal by MNDR. Watch the official “Go With It” video here: http://youtu.be/D3kQHZmQmVI. Earlier this year, TOKiMONSTA jolted mainstream dance fans into hip-hop’s avant-garde with the psychedelic adventure of the official music video for “The Force” featuring Kool Keith. Watch the “The Force” featuring Kool Keith video here: http://youtu.be/NZ44ljwS48w.

Inspired by one of her favorite books Kafka On The Shore by Haruki Murakami, HALF SHADOWS takes listeners on a mind-bending sonic journey.  There are vocal collaborations with Los Angeles songwriter and vocalist Gavin Turek, who also appeared on TOKi’s Creature Dreams EP; Andreya Triana, a British songstress from the Ninja Tune family; and Jesse Boykins III, an emerging soul singer from Chicago by way of NYC.  There are also tracks such as “808,” named for the Roland drum machine, “Soul To Seoul,” an homage to TOKi’s Korean lineage, and “Waiting For The Break of Dawn.”

Known for her unique take on indie electronic/R&B/dance music, TOKiMONSTA’s (Jennifer Lee) classical upbringing and eclectic music taste has allowed her to create vast textural soundscapes—a reverberation that fuses vintage sensibilities with progressive inclinations.   Not only has she caught ears of many as a different dimension of Los Angeles-based music, TOKiMONSTA is notably the first female to join Flying Lotus’ crew/label BRAINFEEDER, which is on the forefront of the Los Angeles music scene.

TOKiMONSTA’s complete list of tour dates, including her record release events in NYC and San Francisco, are as follows:

The complete track listing for HALF SHADOWS is as follows:

1. The Center
2. The Force (feat. Kool Keith)
3. 808
4. Focused Chaos
5. Clean Slate (feat. Gavin Turek)
6. Foolish (feat. Gavin Turek)
7. Go With It (feat. MNDR)
8. Spilling Autumn
9. Sweet Williams
10. Soul To Seoul
11. Green (feat. Andreya Triana)
12. Waiting For The Break Of Dawn
13. Moon Rise (feat. Jesse Boykins III)
*14. Yo B! (feat. Gavin Turek)

*Bonus track only available on iTunes.

HALF SHADOWS is available now on iTunes (http://bit.ly/16O20fo) and Beatport (http://btprt.dj/16O2e61).

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For more information on TOKiMONSTA, contact:
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Alexandra Greenberg x223, agreenberg@msopr.com
John Ochoa x231 (Tour), jochoa@msopr.com