{"id":15486,"date":"2021-06-21T17:43:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T17:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=15486"},"modified":"2021-06-21T17:43:04","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T17:43:04","slug":"avant-garde-artist-leila-abdul-rauf-will-release-her-fourth-full-length-solo-album-phantasiai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2021\/06\/21\/avant-garde-artist-leila-abdul-rauf-will-release-her-fourth-full-length-solo-album-phantasiai\/","title":{"rendered":"Avant-garde artist LEILA ABDUL-RAUF will release her fourth full-length solo album, Phantasiai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Between her duties as a primary member of Vastum, Ionophore, Cardinal Wyrm, Fyrhtu, and many other acts prior, LEILA ABDUL-RAUF<\/strong> is well-known for her immersive solo work which showcases her talents as a multi-instrumentalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She offers of the new solo opus, “In Hellenistic philosophy, phantasiai are our impressions, the ways in which the world is represented through our senses, preceding actual thoughts. This is where music-making lies for me: in the space between senses and thoughts, having the power to express where words fall short. What I believe to be the coldest and most sinister album I\u2019ve released under my name to date, Phantasiai<\/em> is comprised of two suites, each containing four movements, composed almost entirely from modulated live trumpet, glockenspiel, and vocal performances.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She continues, \u201cI encourage listeners to create their own stories about Phantasiai<\/em>, but here is my own. The first suite, \u2018Distortions In Phantasy,\u2019 describes a character being seduced and consumed by a powerfully addictive phantasy, one so destructive, the body, mind and spirit are annihilated beyond recognition. As the album moves between tracks I through IV, listeners may experience a gradual sensation of seeking deeper into an abyss. In the second suite, \u2018The I Emerges,’ the character experiences a renewal in which what little is left of the former self is vaporized through a crucible of sorts, then re-organized into a new physical and spiritual existence. The pain of the loss experienced by the former self is gone, but adjusting to the new self is an uncomfortable and disorienting experience, with reality perpetually coming into question.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weaving layered textures into drifting cinematic compositions, Phantasiai <\/em>conjures dreamlike ambient hymns while channeling ethereal melancholy. Fully composed, recorded, and produced by LEILA ABDUL-RAUF<\/strong>, Phantasiai <\/em>was mastered by Cyclic Law, the stunning cover artwork was created by Matthew Jaffe, and graphic design was handled by Heresie Studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cyclic Law will release Phantasiai <\/em>on CD and digitally on July 16th, with the LP to follow as a co-release with Cloister Recordings in September. Find preorders at Bandcamp <\/strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a> and the label webshop <\/strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phantasiai <\/em><\/strong>Track Listing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Distortions In Phantasy I: Lure<\/li>
  2. Distortions In Phantasy II: Consumption<\/li>
  3. Distortions In Phantasy III: Suspension<\/li>
  4. Distortions In Phantasy IV: Disembodiment<\/li>
  5. The I Emerges I: Rebirth<\/li>
  6. The I Emerges II: In and Out Of Being<\/li>
  7. The I Emerges III: Imago And Mirror<\/li>
  8. The I Emerges IV: Cell

    Information:     https:\/\/leilaabdulrauf.bandcamp.com<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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