Facade, by Shoeb Ahmad

Facade

by Shoeb Ahmad

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A beautiful hand-curated decant set of fragrances by Pink Manor Decant Club (pinkmanordc.square.site) in response to the sonic stirrings of Facade.
4 scents in individual 1mL bottles, housed in a material pouch with drawstrings with digital download of the album emailed direct upon purchase.

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BeauFort - Fathom V (2016)
Artist: Julie Dunkley & Julie Marlowe
Type: Still and Murky Water
Notes/Impression: Green Notes, Soil Tincture, Juniper Berries, Blackcurrant, Tangerine, Lily, Mimosa, Thyme, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang, Ginger, Black Pepper, Cumin

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Type: Quiet Floral Hostility
Notes/Impression: Tuberose, Galbanum, Angelica, Immortelle, Artemisia, Orris, Leather

Parfum Prissana – Haxan (2018)
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Type: Herbal Chlorofyllic Shadows
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Olympic Orchids – Night flyer (2020)
Artist: Ellen Covey
Type: Cave Humidity
Notes/Impression: Sandalwood, Frankincense Wood, Vetiver, Furry Musk Accord, Wet Earth, Damp Air, Mineral Notes, Resins, Leather, Figs, Banana, Soft Tropical Fruits

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	1.	balance 06:01
	2.	in the rite / for al + ac 04:05
	3.	sliding into rivers v2 07:01
	4.	double checks against the corner (d) 05:14
	5.	skating on the way v2 09:38

about

The contemplative and stretched out twin to last year's A Body of Full Of Tears, Sia Ahmad continues to revisit her most formative inspirations on Facade, blurring aged textures into contemporary expressions on this newest addition to the Shoeb Ahmad oeuvre.

Less claustrophobic than ABFOT and clearer in sonic detail, Facade picks up threads of familial reality, gendered safety and mapping place to weave into a tapestry of disembodied found sound, lush harmonies and widescreen metronomic presence. Once forgotten and now again inhabited, the songs here continues a journey to reclaim what drove Ahmad to create and explore.

All profits from sales go towards ongoing contributions made to Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT and Pay The Rent.

credits

released October 1, 2021

Produced by Sia Ahmad with contributions from -

Kate Ahmad, Daniel Cunningham, Hannah de Feyter, Evan Dorrian, Peter Hollo, Luke Keanan-Brown, Peter Kossen, Kellie Lloyd and Maria Moles.

words + music Ahmad
skating on the way v2 words Ahmad music Ahmad, Moles

Imagined on Ngunnawal land between
bushfire season and iso-era Twenty-Twenty

Mastered by Becki Whitton
Painting by Hanna Ahmad
Photography by Kate Ahmad
Design + Collage by Adam J Bragg

Special thanks to Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, 3 Shades Black and Angus Andrew

SIA011 + PR036

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