The instinctive collaboration between Aho Ssan & Resina(Niamké Désiré & Karolina Rec) started at the Unsound Festival, continued on Rhizomes and blossoms on Ego Death, an engaging nine-part suite for cello and electronics. At the core of the project is a question once relegated to the realm of sci-fi, but which now seems increasingly possible: what happens when human intelligence is transferred to the electronic realm? Various television shows, from Pantheon to Upload, have speculated about the possibilities, while the film Lucy now seems surprisingly prescient. The album honors each of these by wondering about Ego Death and whether it would benefit or hinder the individual. Cleverly, the interplay between organic and electronic instrumentation…