Patrick Higgins on Digital Erotics and Violence in His Album 'Dossier'

New York guitarist and producer Patrick Higgins released his solo album 'Dossier' on June 1, 2018, via Nicolas Jaar's Other People label. The 45-minute work in four movements explores the digital world's intersection of politics, eroticism, and violence. Higgins describes the album as navigating a map of hidden relationships, inspired by the privatization of platforms like Facebook and Instagram into self-promotion showcases. The title references both a file of personal information and the alleged Russian dossier on Donald Trump. Recorded at his Future Past studio in New York, 'Dossier' reconciles his punk-rock, jazz, and contemporary classical influences. Higgins cites heroes like Bach, Beethoven, John Coltrane, György Ligeti, Maryanne Amacher, Pauline Oliveros, and the Second Viennese School. He views music as a narrative form that offers a more open, subjective experience than literature or cinema.