Steph Richards made Supersense in collaboration with Detroit based multimedia artist Sean Raspet. The pair teamed up after Richards was inspired to explore the ways in which other senses affect the act of listening, and reached out to scent and flavours expert Raspet, in order to invent new smells that would inform Richards’s playing. Along with bassist Stomu Takeishi, percussionist Kenny Wollesen and pianist Jason Moran, Richards reacted to Raspet's scents as they were emitted into the studio. The smells were then also applied to scratch and sniff cards, which are included with the Supersense physical release, available via Northern Spy.

Here, Richards shares an exclusive video about this particular project, as well as a playlist spanning her earlier albums and several other collaborative projects.

Full tracklist to playlist above

“Supersense”
From Supersense
(Northern Spy)

“Brooklyn Machine”
From Take The Neon Lights
(Birdwatcher)

“Underbelly”
From Supsersense
(Northern Spy)

Henry Threadgill 14 or 15 Kestra: Agg
“Dirt Part IV”
From Dirt​.​.​. And More Dirt
(Pi Recordings)

“New Moon”
From Fullmoon
(Welcome To My Kitchen)

“Glass”
From Supersense
(Northern Spy)

"Take The Neon Lights”
From Take The Neon Lights
(Birdwatcher)

Asphalt Orchestra
“River Euphrates”
From Asphalt Orchestra Plays Pixies: Surfer Rosa
(Cantaloupe Music)

“All The Years Of Our Lives”
From Take The Neon Lights
(Birdwatcher)

“Piano”
From Fullmoon
(Welcome To My Kitchen)

“Snare”
From Fullmoon
(Welcome To My Kitchen)

“Rumor Of War”
From Take The Neon Lights
(Birdwatcher)

“Calendar Suite: March”
From CalArts Jazz 2008
(California Institute Of The Arts)

Vinny Golia/Steph Richards/Bert Turetzky
“Solana”
From Trio Music
(pfMENTUM)

Resonant Bodies
“Thaw”
From Thaw
(Different Track)

Read Phil Freeman's interview with Richards and Raspet in The Wire 441. Subscribers can access the article via the digital archive.