Releases
Album Art By: elijah jamal asani
Recorded live at Elastic Arts (Chicago, IL) during ẹ̀bà’s improvisational performance on night two of the Afro-futurists Festival 2019; “ephemerals’ forever(s)” is an afro-surrealist telling of a black flower’s labyrinth to create forever within infinity temporary moments. As a Plantae deeply rooted within damp soil, the cross pollination of ambient, wet jazz & r&b resides in a sonic space. As each track lives to summon a new ancestor within the lineage of Ayan, the Òrisha of music, each track also brings us closer to the end of the beginning.
ẹ̀bà
elijah jamal asani
Brandon Markell Holmes
Angel Bat Dawid
ephemerals’ forever(s)
Cover Art By LP Ækili Ross
Praline Soul Searching is a diasporic intersection of experience and prophesy, by way of discovery of where we are and where we can be socially as well as sonically. It is a sultry moment in eternity captioned by the emotion of being. Lost/found ballads of ancient futures collected and resurrected through karma’s scribe. A love letter to creativity, resilience, and adaptability, nourishing our desires for uninhibited expression.
Praline Soul Searching is our craftily curated musical compilation introducing you to the worlds we will create for your experiential pleasure.
We invite you to indulge yourself in the paradigm shifting frequencies.
Various Artists
Praline Soul Searching
Cover Artwork By Keegan Xavi
Mankwe Ndosi & Body mEmOri
Felt/not said
Artists
Mankwe Ndosi
Mankwe Ndosi is a Composer, Evocalist, and Culture Worker based in Minneapolis, MN who works in sound and soil. Her practices emerge from Black ritual music and performance legacies of Ewart, Carlos, Bridgeforth, Kubat, Mitchell, Jarman, Simone, Makeba, ancestors, earth, and listening. Her release, Felt/not said, with Auspice NOW, featuring Tomeka Reid, Silvia Bolognesi, and Davu Seru, has been named a Top Album of 2021.
Mankwe Ndosi - Photo By Sally Volar - Art Design By Jonathan Woods
>>radiant devices<<
Mojdeh Stoakley & Fyodor Sakhnovski
»radiant devices« is a duo, formed in Chicago, that delivers a blend of raw and political lyrics juxtaposed against a backdrop that pulls from noise rock, downtempo electronic, and industrial aesthetics. A collaboration between award-winning poet/singer & activist, Mojdeh Stoakley, recently named one of “Chicago’s 30 Writers to Watch” (Guild Literary Complex), who splits her time between Chicago and London, UK, and Russian-born guitarist, percussionist and producer, Fyodor Sakhnovski, who currently resides in Berlin, Germany.
Recipients of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) 2020 grant for music and cultural engagement, based on their work using the stage to advocate for survivors of trauma and violence.
"The group's music is noisy and quirky at the same time, then the guitar lines and riffs build from steady and melodic to harsh and uncomfortable." - Chicago Tribune.
"Pulling out a variety of steel percussion options surrounded by a thumping drum-kit, beating bass and morose guitar, forms the foundation for their bleak soundscape." - Emerging Indie Bands
"A unique listen that gives a glimpse into the underground, yet has such an appeal that casual music fans will find themselves joyfully partaking in the sonic stew." - A&R Factory.