Under the artist name Layne, Rachel Aiello composes field recordings, abstract auditory textures, and rhythmic concrète churns into a hypnotic aural terrain reminiscent of the inceptive work from her seminal female forebears in experimental electronics. Recently released on Karl O’Connor’s Downwards Records, she displays her proficiency in creating a vast soundscape and spatial atmosphere. Layne’s DJ sets are as rhythmically and sonically venturesome with enigmatic shifts between wave, electro, electronic body, acid, and techno. She has shared the stage with artists such as Suzanne Ciani, Karl O'Connor, Veronica Vasicka, Daniel Miller, and many more, and is the resident DJ and co-founder of San Francisco club night VX.