Various - Pioneers (RSD 2026)

Today's visionary female and gender expansive electronic artists create new tracks inspired by pioneering heroines of the past.

Pioneers celebrates the little-known lineage of female composers who were fundamental to the invention and evolution of electronic music. Against the backdrop of the turbulent socio-political landscape of the 20th century, they fearlessly experimented with machines and early technologies, unlocking processes and techniques that continue to shape how we produce, record and listen to music today.

Pioneers includes tracks by Arushi Jain, Loraine James, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, rRoxymore, Leila Adu, Holland Andrews, yuniya edi kwon, TAAHLIAH, Hinako Omori, Kate Simko, Lara Somogyi, Jlin, Laurel Halo and Afrodeutsche

Side A

A1 Arushi Jain: No Way Back (for Pauline Oliveros) 03:28

A2 Loraine James: On Time (for Bjork) 02:37

A3 Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: Hand Movements (for Clara Rockmore) 03:08

A4 rRoxymore & Leila Adu: I've Seen That Grace Before (for Grace Jones) 05:50

A5 Holland Andrews & Eddy Kwon: Wind Bathing (for Laurie Anderson) 03:34

A6 TAAHLIAH: Starlight (for Suzanne Ciani) 04:05

Side A total: 22:42

Side B

B1 Hinako Omori: You Found the Allotment (for Delia Derbyshire) 05:00

B2 Kate Simko & Lara Somogyi: Analog Season (for Wendy Carlos) 04:37

B3 Jlin: Earth A God (for Ertha Kitt) 03:51

B4 Laurel Halo: Les Sirènes (for Élaine Radigue) 04:53

B5 Afrodeutsche: I See You (for Daphne Oram & Gertrud Grunow) 02:36

Side B total: 20:57