Music / electronica

I AKA I


Reviews (4)


PopMatters

d. 7. Apr. 2016

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Chad Miller

d. 7. Apr. 2016

"The album as a whole is just as elastic as its pieces are. It's great for a casual listen, exciting, complex, yet something you can play while directing your attention elsewhere. But if you're looking for something more in the music and are willing to dig a little deeper, there'll always be something new to surprise you within Koosha's intricate, little world".


Pitchfork

d. 6. Apr. 2016

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Andrew Gaerig

d. 6. Apr. 2016

"Tehran-via-London artist Ashkan Kooshanejad works by breaking down samples into unrecognizable blips of sound, and then layering them up into thickets of melody and rhythm ... This leads to a lot of exciting moments that occur outside of traditional structures. Rhythms slur and slow down; melodies coagulate and dissipate. It's exciting or directionless depending on your mood".


Exclaim!

d. 20. Mar. 2016

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Daryl Keating

d. 20. Mar. 2016

"I AKA I is a shedding of the shackles, a great example of what can happen when someone jettisons rigid structure for boundless creativity. This, above all else, makes Ash Koosha one of 2016's most important players and solidifies I AKA I as one of the most unique records to come out in years".


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d. 19. Aug. 2016

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Ralf Christensen

d. 19. Aug. 2016

"Ash Koosha er (...) ude i en hyperkompleks fremtid, lyder det til på dette forvredne monstrum af en plade - nærmere beslægtet med cyberpunket manga, futuristisk Frankenstein og nuttet Blade Runner end med konventionel skønhed, for slet ikke at tale om amokvenlig EDM. Numrene rejser sig søndersvejsede og forvredne og opklippede og stønnende i en form for konstante kunstfærdige kollaps. Fileteret af mærkværdige kulturudbud fra en robotificeret serviceindustri. Og fra den gamle verden: Persiske strygerkoncerter stresset af højteknologiske synkoperinger samt klassisk klaverkomposition i skænderi med digitale vandfløjter. Hudafskrabninger og blå mærker, plastre sat på af maskiner, der har lært at bekymre sig om dig. Sammenbrudsmusik lige så skøn som et sønderskudt Pokémon Go Gym. Vent, skønnere. I AKA I er et fremtidschok, men det er også et løfte om endnu ukendte nydelser og æstetikker".



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