Throwing Shade, the moniker of London producer Nabihah Iqbal, has just dropped a new EP, titled 19 Jewels. The release, her first since last year’s “Mystic Places” 12-inch on Kassem Mosse’s Omnira imprint, sees the ethnomusicologist and NTS Radio DJ proffering five spacious, ambient tracks that swirl in slow-motion around low-key beats and mellifluous, airy synths. It’s incredibly understated, riding on cliches and non-Western signifiers, but in the context of this relatively faceless obfuscation of transnational identity and meaning-making, it works well. These sounds don’t command attention; they exhale, explore, and expand, filling space like smoke before shimmering off without saying goodbye.
Grab the EP on vinyl via No Pain in Pop, and stream the whole thing here:
• Throwing Shade: http://throwing-shade.com
• No Pain in Pop: http://nopaininpop.com
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