Leila Abdul-Rauf - Phantasiai
(c) 2021 Cyclic Law
Artist....: Leila Abdul-Rauf
Album.....: Phantasiai
Source....: WEB/WAV
Tracks....: 8
Genre.....: Ambient
Label.....: Cyclic Law
Encoder...: LAME 3.100
Quality...: 248 kbps / 441kHz / Joint Stereo
URL.......: http://cycliclaw.bandcamp.com/album/phantasiai
Tracklist:
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1. Distortions In Phantasy I_Lure 3:56
2. Distortions In Phantasy II_Consumption 4:12
3. Distortions In Phantasy III_Suspension 5:00
4. Distortions In Phantasy IV_Disembodiment 4:54
5. The I Emerges I_Rebirth 5:39
6. The I Emerges II_In And Out Of Being 4:23
7. The I Emerges III_Imago And Mirror 5:01
8. The I Emerges IV_Cell 5:30
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38:35
Total:72.21 MB / 38:35
Release Notes:
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4th full length opus from California's genius multi-instrumentalist Leila
Abdul-Rauf. "Phantasiai", in Hellenistic philosophy, are our impressions, the
ways in which the world is represented through our senses, preceding actual
thoughts. This is where music-making lies; in the space between senses and
thoughts, having the power to express where words fall short. This new album is
comprised of two suites, each containing four movements, composed almost
entirely from modulated live trumpet, glockenspiel, and vocal performance, an
album which Leila believes to be the coldest and most sinister she's released
under her name to date.
The first suite, ôDistortions in Phantasy,ö 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 sinking
deeper into an abyss.
In the second suite, ôThe I Emerges,ö the character experiences a renewal in
which what little is left of the former self is vaporized through a crucible of
sorts, then reorganized 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."
Weaving layered textures into drifting cinematic compositions, Leila conjures
dream-like ambient hymns while channeling ethereal melancholy.