I Am Here Now, When Will You Be Here Again?

Get Ready With Me

Purchase: bit.ly/daniailyas
Catalog #: GN77
October 22, 2024
LP+DIGI

DANIAILYAS is the collaborative, cross-continental project from Barcelona-based composer Dania Shihab (Paralaxe Editions), and Portland-based avant-gardist, Ilyas Ahmed (Grails member and collaborator with Liz Harris, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, and Golden Retriever). Having both previously issued solo works through Geographic North, a remote one-off collaboration soon manifested into an on-going aural dialogue, yielding the duo’s debut ‘Enough for Me to Remain.’ The album stands as a hallucinatory masterclass, charting into the theater of the uncanny—Dania's transcendent vocal melodies and cathartic synths exquisitely woven between Ilyas' mercurial guitar in some vaporous dance of beauty. A love letter scribed in blood. A bloodletting drenched in hope.


Opener “The World Spins” immediately establishes Dania and Ahmed pairing as a truly exalted engagement—a nascent collaboration with boundless potential and cosmic chemistry. It’s the best of both worlds, with Ahmed’s spidery, open-ended acoustic gestures providing the perfect backdrop to Dania’s double-tracked and echoed lyrics spoken into the darkness. The morbid mise en scène of “Be Where” creaks with diegetic gloom and deeply sullen composure, straddling the physical, astral, and ethereal plane at once. 

Commencing in a blur of solemn acoustic genuflection, “Walking Through Another Door” ambles along with wordless, funereal focus. Vocally, Dania meticulously layers various vocal parts into a unified, mellifluous missive delivered with disembodied elegance and weightlessness. It’s equal parts angelic and grievous, striking a chord of heart and mind. “Breathe and Start Again” continues the emotion into more kaleidoscopic patterns, with a heaving manipulated clarinet motif turning over and over again through its habitual dance and Dania’s spectral coos floating by like storm clouds at dusk.

“The Pilgrim” ushers in an unassuming epic of dust-swept vistas haunted with spirits of yore. Beyond capturing a “cinematic” feeling, the song is essentially “pure cinema,” conjuring aural images that are both historic and timeless. In the song’s final moments, Dania’s refrain “Feeling dark again” enters the weighted darkness, bringing a flash of light and hope amidst the oblique obscurity. Closer “Coming Home” offers the most vulnerable and delicate moments on ‘Enough for Me to Remain,’ creating ample safe space to console and comfort in these weary times.

DANIAILYAS - "Be Where"

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Swimful with Osheyack - 01 October 2024

Casanora invites listeners into fluid worlds with her new EP, ‘The Year of the Jellyfish.’ This collection dives deep, presenting sounds that swim, float, and flow, inspired by the breezes of Puglia and the warmth of the Mediterranean. Through a calming exploration, the EP captures the serene dance of jellyfish, inviting us to drift and discover beauty away from fast tempos.

With ‘The Year of the Jellyfish,’ Casanora creates a tranquil atmosphere amidst chaos, encouraging moments of reflection as thoughts wash ashore. This seven-track EP serves as an ode to freedom and the vastness of the sea.

The soundscape vibrates between realms, transporting listeners through calming tunes like ‘Floating Clouds’ and more energetic offerings like ‘New Sun.’ The music ebbs and flows, balancing relaxation with energy, provoking both nostalgia and awakening.

Casanora, a gifted sound designer, blends melancholic melodies with playful rhythms, crafting an experience that resonates deeply. Each track is an invitation to lose and find oneself simultaneously.

‘Dealer of the Sea’ not only previews the EP but also serves as an entry into an expansive new world, showcasing Casanora's unique sound. It offers a hypnotic pulse, creating a sense of immersion into the currents of sound, inviting listeners to lose themselves in its depths.

This EP caters to fans of experimental electronics, indie pop, and ambient music, aiming to engage both existing fans and newcomers alike through themes of self-discovery and deceleration. With ‘The Year of the Jellyfish,’ Casanora presents an enchanting soundscape that offers an alternative to life's hectic rhythms.

Notably, artist Jose enhances the EP’s experience with unique videos for each track, providing a poetic visual interpretation that deepens the musical journey, drawing viewers into surreal landscapes reminiscent of dreams.

‘The Year of the Jellyfish’ offers a sonic experience that resonates on emotional and intellectual levels, urging us to slow down and engage more deeply with our surroundings. It serves as a manifesto for deceleration, inviting us to escape daily stresses and emerge in a more tranquil reality.

Supported By Kultur Stadt Bern, SWISSLOS/Kultur Kanton Bern, Burgergemeinde Bern, Gesellschaft zu Schuhmachern und Migros-Kulturprozent.

Casanora, an acclaimed sound designer and multimedia artist, has garnered attention for her award-winning music. With a Bachelor in Sound Arts and a Master in Contemporary Arts Practice, her work has caught the eye of prominent media including Mixmag, Crack Mag, and BBC6.
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Le Diouck - Grace Joke 
Label: PAN
Cat.No.: PAN 159
Release Date: 27 June 2025
Purchase: pan.lnk.to/GraceJoke

Le Diouck is a multidisciplinary Franco-Senegalese artist whose debut album “Grace Joke” was released on June 27, 2025, featuring collaborations with Bonnie Banane, Lala &ce, La Zowi, and Yves Tumor.

Born Magueye Diouck, the 30-year-old artist draws from his Senegalese roots and Parisian life to create work spanning music, illustration, and performance. Originally trained as an illustrator working on graphic novels, he transitioned into music and performs in Wolof, French, and English. He has also walked for Comme des Garçons and starred in Gucci campaigns.

His work exists “at the intersection of folktale, speculative fiction, and diasporic memory,” constructing worlds where mythology and identity intertwine. His “Fatéouma” performance at the Bourse de Commerce tells a medieval fantasy fable about Grace, a cyborg searching for memories, and Joke, a broken circus clown.

Joining labels PAN and &ce Reckless in 2021, Le Diouck collaborates across the French underground scene with producers like Modulaw, Low Jack, and Lewis Ofman. He represents a new generation of Franco-African artists blending cultural heritage with contemporary expression, using his platform to promote understanding that “embracing your ancestors’ culture shouldn’t be seen as a threat but a virtue.”

Le Diouck ft. Anta - Mané & Sané

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ELXR FULL LP  
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buy on bandcamp https://ashkoosha.bandcamp.com/album/elxr 

tracks: 

Skylark
Elixir
Catenato
Apology Maze
Idiomatyc
Poloton
Stems
Poloton
Cliff Ends
Rangin
Plucker
Kal
Kavir

ELXR

buy SYNK https://ashkoosha.bandcamp.com/track/synk-feat-yona 

Sing without pain 
Pain without roots 
Roots without blood 
Blood without chains 

Sink without a ship 
Ship the world away 
Flames above water 
Wine off the skin 

Skin without heart 
Heart without a beat 
Beat the beat out 
Out of your heart 

All I need is time 
All I need is time
All I need is time
All I need is time

SYNK (Feat. YONA)

ft: @misslostmary
wrote: @rottnnboy , @nick-erotica , @misslostmary
prod: @rottnnboy , @nick-erotica , @misslostmary

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