TOKiMONSTA Essentials

There are determined musicians—and then there is Jennifer Lee, the DJ, producer and purveyor of psychedelic electronic music who in 2015 was diagnosed with a rare cerebrovascular condition. It briefly left her unable to walk, talk or process music, and she had two major brain operations before creating her 2017 album Lune Rouge. Her recovery is as inspiring as her songs are engrossing: they're full of dreamy synths and pop melodies, and backed with insistent bass rhythms gleaned from years spent at legendary LA club Low End Theory. This is the sound of an artist who refuses to be held back.