hypersongs

Glitch the System

Track six of Gentle Confrontation, a stuttering arpeggio and fast drums, titled as a sequel to "Glitch Bitch" from 2019.
Loraine James, from Gentle Confrontation (2023)

"Glitch the System" is track six on Gentle Confrontation, 3:34, written by James alone; the full title is "Glitch the System (Glitch Bitch 2)". It is a sequel in name to "Glitch Bitch", the opening track of For You and I (3:12, 2019), though Resident Advisor's review notes that the earlier track is a different piece. James told Ableton that the stuttering arpeggio is played on a Novation Peak and that she had the Peak too hot, leaving a slight crackle.

PopMatters picks it with "I DM U" as one of the album's brightest moments, a run of glitchpop, and In Search of Media singles out its drumming and pace. We found no lyrical statement, no single or chart history, no video, and no samples or covers; WhoSampled was blocked, so samples are unverified. Setlist.fm shows no play of the song. The upload's title omits the parenthetical, and nothing indicates a live or remixed version.

Sources

  1. Gentle Confrontation, Wikipedia
  2. Loraine James: Gentle Confrontation and Forward Motion, Ableton
  3. Loraine James, Gentle Confrontation, PopMatters (2023-10-04)