Shahzad Ismaily
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Shahzad Ismaily | |
|---|---|
| Origin | United States |
| Genres | rock, jazz, experimental music, soundtrack |
| Labels | Tzadik, Relapse Records, Holy Night in the Outhouse, Les Disques Victo, MLB, Northern Spy, Pi, Web of Mimicry |
| Associated acts | Secret Chiefs 3, Ceramic Dog, Ex Eye |
Shahzad Ismaily is an American musician, producer and composer of Pakistani descent. His main instrument is bass guitar, but he also plays guitar, synthesiser and drumkit both onstage...[1] [2] and in the recording studio[3]. He is active in the fields of rock, jazz and experimental music in the New York downtown scene[4]
Life and Work[edit]
Ismaily was born the son of Pakistani immigrants in the United States. He holds a master's degree in biochemistry from Arizona State University and has travelled worldwide to study the music of different cultures, including visits to Pakistan, India, Turkey, Mexico, Japan, Indonesia, Morocco and Iceland[5]. In Iceland, Ismaily was a key contributor to the Reykjavik music scene[6] alongside musicians such as Valgeir Sigurdsson, Ben Frost[7], Nico Muhly and múm.
He plays a variety of instruments, including electric and double bass, guitar, banjo, accordion, flute, drums and electronic instruments such as Moog synthesisers[8]. He is a member of Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog[9] band as well as Secret Chiefs 3 and Ex Eye (with Colin Stetson and Greg Fox). He has collaborated with Laurie Anderson[10], Lou Reed[11], John Zorn, Colin Stetson, Jolie Holland[12], Laura Veirs, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Marianne Faithfull[13], Elvis Costello[14], Faun Fables, Feist, Bryce Dessner, Dustin O'Halloran, Elysian Fields, Shelley Hart, Will Oldham[15], Nels Cline, Bill Frisell[16], Guillermo E. Brown, Graham Haynes, Oren Ambarchi, Damien Rice, JFDR, David Krakow and Billy Martin among many more[17] [18] [19] [20] [21]. He was involved in the project The Road to Jajouka, in which many well-known jazz and rock musicians perform the music of the Master Musicians of Jajouka[22]
In 2019, Ismaily collaborated with Merz and Laraaji for a one-off album entitled Dreams Of Sleep And Wakes Of Sound[23] [24] [25]
Ismaily regularly composes for theatre, films and musicals[26]. He is the composer of the soundtrack for the movie Frozen River[27], which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Festival in 2008[28]
He runs the record label figureight records, which is managed by musician James Vella.[29]
Selected Discography[edit]
Notable Collaborations[edit]
- Carla Kihlstedt / Shahzad Ismaily Flying Low (2004, Holy Night in the Outhouse)
- Carla Kihlstedt / Matthias Bossi / Shahzad Ismaily Causing a Tiger (2010, Les Disques Victo)
- Aaron Roche / R. Stevie Moore / Shahzad Ismaily Cyclocardoray / Synthessiah (2011, La Station Radar)[30]
- Sanne van Hek / Angel Faraldo / Glenn Gaddum Jr. / Eve Risser / Trevor Dunn / Koen Kaptijn / Tjeerd Oostendorp / Oscar Noriega / Xavier Lopez / Fred Lyenn Jacques / Jesse Quattro / Shahzad Ismaily Network of Stoppages (2013, MLB)
- Merz / Laraaji / Shahzad Ismaily Dream Of Sleep And Wakes Of Sound (2019, Dampfzentrale, Bern)
with Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog[edit]
- Party Intellectuals (2009, Pi Recordings )
- Your Turn (2013, Northern Spy)
with Secret Chiefs 3[edit]
- Book of Horizons (2004, Web of Mimicry)[31]
- Path of Most Resistance (2007, Web of Mimicry)
- Book of Angels Vol. 9: Xaphan (2008, (Tzadik)
- Traditionalists: Le mani destre degli ultimi uomini - The Severed Right Hands of the Last Men (2009, Web of Mimicry)
- Live at the Great American Music Hall 2007 +++ Aylaqruh: hurqalyA (2009, Web of Mimicry)
- Satellite Supersonic Vol 1 (2010, Web of Mimicry)
- Book of Souls: Folio A (2013, Web of Mimicry)
- Ishraqiyun: Perichoresis (2014, Web of Mimicry)[32]
with Ex Eye[edit]
- Ex Eye (2017, Relapse Records)[33]
References[edit]
- ↑ Ratliff, Ben (2012-07-04). "A Trio in Its Infancy, Creating an All-New Sound (Published 2012)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ "Shahzad Ismaily". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ "New Room: Figure 8 Recording – Neve + SSL in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn". sonicscoop.com. Retrieved 2020-11-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Veal, Michael E.; Kim, E. Tammy (2016-10-18). Punk Ethnography: Artists & Scholars Listen to Sublime Frequencies. Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 978-0-8195-7654-5. Search this book on
- ↑ "Shahzad Ismaily". Pi Recordings. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ "From Iceland — A Collection Of Treasures: Shahzad Ismaily's Figureight Label Is Born". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ Pitchfork. "Stream Ben Frost's New Album A U R O R A via Pitchfork Advance". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ↑ "Shahzad Ismaily interview".
- ↑ "Marc Ribot Isn't Trying To Comfort Anyone". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ Grow, Kory; Grow, Kory (2019-07-25). "Hear Laurie Anderson's Song From Tibetan Book of the Dead Project". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ "Shahzad Ismaily joined by JFDR at immensely touching End Of The Road secret set". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ↑ "Album: Jolie Holland and Grand Chandliers, Pint of Blood (Anti-)". The Independent. 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ↑ "Live: Marianne Faithfull And Marc Ribot Bring A Vibe To City Winery | The Village Voice". www.villagevoice.com. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ↑ Chinen, Nate (2007-07-19). "Champion of Avant-Garde, Gathering With Some Friends (Published 2007)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ↑ "Will Oldham". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ↑ "Sam Amidon & Bill Frisell: Tiny Desk Concert". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ "Shahzad Ismaily". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ "Shahzad Ismaily and Friends". Servant Jazz Quarters. 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ "Shahzad Ismaily joined by JFDR at immensely touching End Of The Road secret set". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ Heißenbüttel, Dietrich (2012). "Review of THE LETTER". Neue Zeitschrift für Musik (1991-). 173 (6): 90. ISSN 0945-6945. JSTOR 23994477.
- ↑ "The Sparkle in Our Flaws". Uncut. ProQuest 1714006963.
- ↑ Prize, Tais Awards & Harvest. "The Master Musicians of Jajouka — The Road to Jajouka / A Benefit Album (2013)". www.taisawards.com (in čeština). Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ Spice, Anton (2019-06-06). "Laraaji, Merz and Shahzad Ismaily release new album of 'industrial-devotional' music". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ "Merz/Laraaji/Ismaily: Dreams of Sleep and Wakes of Sound review | John Lewis's contemporary album of the month". the Guardian. 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ "Review". Songlines. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ "Shahzad Ismaily". MUBI. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ "Shahzad Ismaily". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ Spout; Spout (2008-01-26). "Sundance 2008 Jury Award Winners". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ "Shahzad Ismaily podcast".
- ↑ "AARON ROCHE (FT R. STEVIE MOORE & SHAHZAD ISMAILY) - CYCLOCARDORAY 7"". BOSTON HASSLE. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ↑ "Secret Chiefs 3: Book of Horizons". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ↑ "Secret Chiefs 3 & Ishraqiyun - Perichoresis -". mxdwn Music. 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ↑ "Ex Eye: Ex Eye". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
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