Watch/Illuminate by Shoeb Ahmad
"If it’s raining where you are, it’s about to getting more beautiful with the sounds of Shoeb Ahmad” Lauren Laverne, BBC 6Music
A hero of the burgeoning alternative Australian music scene, Canberra born singer and producer Shoeb Ahmad’s debut solo album, ‘Watch/Illuminate’ is a masterpiece of ambient drone and gorgeous minimal melodicism. This record finds a perfect balance between space-y, cinematic soundscapes and delicate, chiming chill wave pop.
“Delightful smoked-out pop music, distilled into a romantic, original vision” Bleep.com
Drawing influence from past masters of ambient song-writing such as Talk Talk and shoegaze legends Slowdive as well as contemporary electronica producers including James Blake and Toro Y Moi, ‘Watch/Illuminate’ is a fascinating synergy of old and new, a hinterland crossroads of the ever-shifting face of contemporary pop music. Produced at home in Canberra and on the road throughout the south-eastern territories of Oz, NZ and Asia, ‘Watch/Illuminate’ is a document of one man’s travels across seas and oceans, deserts and savannah. Guest performers include Lucrecia Dalt, Lawrence English, Adrian Lim-Klumpes and Evan Dorrian from Tangents.
“…the kind of understand, bedroom-spun vocal that slips down a treat – and a knack for delicately wrought, sampladelic soundscapes to compliment it” FACT Magazine
Tracklist
| 1. | Falling Fast | 3:19 |
| 2. | Coronation | 7:36 |
| 3. | Robertson Quay | 5:13 |
| 4. | This Is How You Fall Apart | 9:07 |
| 5. | Appleseed Snow | 5:41 |
| 6. | When We Were Sirens | 9:31 |
| 7. | The Orchids | 4:50 |
| 8. | Belladonna | 4:14 |
| 9. | Kitten's Eyes | 4:32 |
| 10. | The Sleeper | 8:12 |
