A Dream Of Another

Ahmed, Ilyas
Geographic North
General | Oct 2023

Reviews

DJ Away
Reviewed 2023-10-15
Lovely, desolate, low-lit instrumentals centered on electric guitar and piano. Melodically rich, dreamy, minimal but hazy like a J. M. W. Turner painting, a little gothic. Ahmed, born in Pakistan and based in Portland, has also collaborated with Liz Harris (Grouper) and Jefre Cantu-Ledesma and plays in the instrumental psych-rock band Grails. RIYL Grouper, The Durutti Column, This Mortal Coil, Loren Connors. Favorites: 2, 6, 7. No words, no FCCs.

1. (7:08)—Slow piano, distant bells, dissonant tones.
2. *(3:31)—Very slow, soft, melancholy guitars. Beautiful and heartbreaking.
3. (4:54)—Gentle dewdrop-like guitar, a little woozy.
4. (4:47)—Slow, simple drum machine. Pastoral, sparsely played guitar and piano.
5. (2:44)—Solo guitar unfurling into emptiness.
6. *(10:33)—Faraway wispy guitar, soft synths, nearly dubby bass tones. Simple, soothing ending.
7. *(3:16)—Gentle synth, underwater guitar and piano. Pillowlike, but with a sudden and slightly startling ending.

Recent airplay

A Dream of Something
A Dream of Something
Music CasseroleDec 30, 2023
Little Devil
Sound WheelsDec 26, 2023
Twice the Memory
Nasty Man
Music CasseroleNov 18, 2023
Little Devil
Oh Messy LifeNov 16, 2023

Charting

2023-10-22 — 2023-12-24
Week EndingAirplays
Dec 3 1
Nov 19 2
Nov 5 1
Oct 29 1

Track listing

1. Etched in Smoke
2. Nasty Man
3. Twice the Memory
4. Little Devil
5. Waves
6. A Dream of Something
7. Imagine There