JFI: Imaginal Disk

In this sci-fi fantasy-fueled visual album accompanying Magdalena Bay’s newest album, Imaginal Disk, visionary director Amanda Kramer lends her singular creative touch to the band’s equally iconic and kaleidoscopic world of immersive synth and electro-pop dreamscapes. Together, they create a vaporwave-inspired alternate reality where a surrealist Y2K aesthetic becomes the backdrop for a journey of self-discovery.

At the heart of Imaginal Disk is True, who is forced to confront her own identity outside of society’s rigid confines when her body rejects the compact-disk implant designed to unlock her ideal self. Without this promise of artificial perfection, she embarks on a journey that expands realms of consciousness and selfhood, uncovering the strange dimensions of human existence. Composed of Argentinian-Jewish artists Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin, Magdalena Bay continues to elevate their blend of shimmering electro-synth dream pop to new territory through their evolving aural explorations. Whether you’ve followed the duo since their debut album Mercurial World, or are discovering them for the first time, this 59 minute audio-visual odyssey offers a mesmerizing passage into another universe to find your true self in. —Ash Cook