{"product_id":"shoeb-ahmad-watch-illuminate-cd","title":"Shoeb Ahmad – Watch \/ Illuminate CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"If it’s raining where you are, it’s about to getting more beautiful with the sounds of Shoeb Ahmad” Lauren Laverne, BBC 6Music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Delightful smoked-out pop music, distilled into a romantic, original vision” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/bleep.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\"\u003eBleep.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“…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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shoeb Ahmad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48400619274485,"sku":"MPR005","price":24.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/1986\/0725\/files\/MPR005_00.jpg?v=1783829174","url":"https:\/\/blacksound.com.au\/products\/shoeb-ahmad-watch-illuminate-cd","provider":"Blacksound Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}