March 19, 2025 (Portland, Oregon):
:: Announcing :: ,,, as long as i long to memorise your sky ,,, from elijah jamal asani (AKP036) on digital and limited edition vinyl May 2nd.
Blending intuition with intention - in a delicately woven collage of guitar, field recordings, percussion, piano, and zither - ,,, as long as i long to memorise your sky ,,, is a vivid stroke of abstract romanticism patiently wandering through ethereal ambient compositions. The first single “thirtyonecircles /// soft shoulder(s) confluence near second mesa" is available now.
“Captured on a field recorder @ the bottom of the grand canyon in summer 2022, ‘ ,,, as long as i long to memorise your sky ,,, ’ is an audio journal comprised of letters/sonic confessions spoken between the colorado river and the arizona desert as they converged into the landscape that we know as the grand canyon,” shares asani. “Each song (or journal entry) is an intimate glimpse into the sedimentary sentiments between these natural swains; ultimately giving us a new theory/origin story of how the grand canyon was created.”
Contemplative, meditative, cast in delicate hues, ,,, as long as i long to memorise your sky ,,, is a brilliantly fading memory.
Watch “thirtyonecircles /// soft shoulder(s) confluence near second mesa”
music&art created by elijah jamal asani
(excerpt 6 created with Aaron White)
field recordings captured by elijah jamal asani & grand canyon science and resource mgmt
produced following participation in the grand canyon artist in residence program (2022)
sequencing by Scott Osgood
mastered by Andrew Weathers
design/layout by Francie Chang
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