Conservatory trained composer, vocalist and pianist Marina Herlop began her career by giving a contemporary flair to compositions from Debussy and Chopin, tipping her hat to the canons of the romantic era. Her first album, Nanook, relied heavily on her classical training, but for her second opus Babasha, Herlop started to integrate synths and assorted electronic sounds. She has since broadened her range of sonic tools to the decidedly more cybernetic aspect of music, as evidenced by Pripyat, her debut album on cult label PAN.