{"product_id":"ilyas-ahmed-closer-to-stranger-lp","title":"Ilyas Ahmed: \"Closer To Stranger\" LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: \u003c\/strong\u003eMIE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eRock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/strong\u003e23.02.2018\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArticle: \u003c\/strong\u003eF_0181\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eCloser To Stranger\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the new solo album by Pakistani-born dream-folk musician \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eIlyas Ahmed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Drawing on a wide range of influences, his songs incorporate classic singer-songwriter gestures alongside more experimental leanings. Recorded to tape in the studio by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJustin Higgins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the fall of 2016 and finished in the spring of 2017, Ahmed's instrumental palette includes: acoustic and electric six- and 12-string guitars, Fender Rhodes, multiple keyboards, tanpura, and percussion. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003eCloser To Stranger\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stands as a meditation on uneasy identity politics during times of unreason, seeking peace amidst chaos. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Sielaff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (of ambient duo \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGolden Retriever\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) cameos with guest saxophone on \"Zero For Below\", but otherwise the album is a solo affair, alternately feverish, tense, hazed, hypnotic, and narcotic. A slowly unfolding inward journey of late night lullabies and contemplative electric drift.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FRAME MUSIC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21255975075929,"sku":"F_0181","price":115.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/5731\/9769\/products\/F_0181.jpg?v=1725110410","url":"https:\/\/salectshopframe.com\/products\/ilyas-ahmed-closer-to-stranger-lp","provider":"FRAME","version":"1.0","type":"link"}