New from Etat Libre d'Orange: the Ghost in the Shell (2021)

Thanks to its lightweight alloy and silent motor, this latest-generation cyborg is designed to move as gracefully as a geisha . The metal shell is covered in ultrasophisticated latex, with a snowy-blushy complexion and a velvety, fresh texture. The nose perceives a delicate fragrance, intimate, and clean, as if the skin had recently been rubbed with a white flower soap bar . The illusion of a young Japanese beauty dressed in a floral kimono is simply perfect. While she smiles, bending her soft neck, no one could ever guess the metal disclosed within. The trick, as old as the world, is that she must have no clue about it. She must imagine herself alive. Yet, somehow, the doubt appears. The image she sees in the mirror would be perfect if it didn’t smell like that. Her eyes look deeper... maybe it was just a reflection? A ghost, more than a smell. Yet, it keeps appearing and disappearing: ethereal, elusive... A musky note, slightly vinylic . That single note,...