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Written by Guillermo Escudero   
miércoles, 18 enero 2023
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Ruhail Qaisar | "Fatima" | Danse Noir | 2023

 

Ruhail Qaisar | "Fatima" | Danse Noir | 2023

Ruhail Qaisar es un artista autodidacta de Ladakh, India, quien está activo desde 2016, año en que se lanzó su EP debut “Ltalam”, bajo su ex alias Sister. Su trabajo se centra en la creación de sonido, el arte de campo alternativo, la fotografía analógica y el cine experimental. Trabajó en 2021 en The Hounds of Pamir, una residencia mensual en una radio que se transmite en Hong Kong Community Radio. Qaisar tiene varios tracks/singles publicados en Soundcloud y participó en la versión on-line del Festival CTM de Berlín en 2021.

En “Fatima” está representado el trauma y la decrepitud de la vida en su ciudad natal de Leh, una región de meseta a gran altitud en el área disputada de Ladakh, que se extiende desde el Himalaya hasta Kunlun Ranges.

El álbum arranca con “Fatima's Poplar” cuyas letras están tomada de Circuitries por Nick Land y el spoken-word de Iben Lavinia Kasjer, lo que está acompañado por un bass-drum profundo y seco que palpita como el corazón. “Sachu Melung” contiene una grabación de objetos encontrados que parecen estar a la mano de Qaisar. Son diminutos ruidos que son interrumpidos por chirriantes y abrasivos en la vena del estilo noise.

Le sigue “Abandoned Hotels of Zangsti” que comprende una vacilante y oscura línea sintetizada que tiende a levitar en el espacio, junto a un drone de fondo.

En “Seventh Dream (Ramazan's Wedding)” se escuchan diálogos y risas que ocurren durante una boda, mientras que en “Namgang” la inquietante atmósfera incluye una voz fémina susurrante, como si tratara de un acto conspirativo, cruzado por punzantes ruidos industriales. “Painter Man” presenta el spoken–word de Dis Fig junto a un beat palpitante que golpea en un lugar vacío y escalofriante. La melancolía y la melodía edificante en “Partition (From Astore to Leh)” genera un ambiente de desolación y tristeza, en tanto la atmósfera oscura de “Daily Hunger” son capas de drones (que me evocan a Salt Maria Celeste de Nurse With Wound) y el horror se presenta con los gritos espeluznantes de Elvin Brandhi. Y la agonizante trompeta de Rohit Gupta en “The Fanged Poet” que cierra el disco, son como gritos balbuceantes de dolor. La música de Ruhail Qaisar transmite su experiencia de vida, con sus luces y sus sombras, con sus temores y esperanzas. 

https://www.dansenoire.com/

https://dansenoire.bandcamp.com/ 

https://soundcloud.com/ruhail-qaisar 


Guillermo Escudero

Enero 2023

 

Ruhail Qaisar is a self-taught artist from Ladakh, India, who has been active since 2016, the year his debut EP “Ltalam” was released, under the now-defunct moniker of Sister. His work focuses on sound creation, left-field art, analogue photography, and experimental cinema. He worked in 2021 on The Hounds of Pamir, a monthly radio residency airing on Hong Kong Community Radio. Qaisar has several tracks/singles published on Soundcloud and participated in the online version of the CTM Festival in Berlin in 2021.

“Fatima” depicts the trauma and decrepitude of life in his hometown of Leh, a high-altitude plateau region in the disputed area of Ladakh, stretching from the Himalayas to the Kunlun Ranges.

The album opens with “Fatima’s Poplar” whose lyrics are taken from Circuitries by Nick Land, and the spoken-word by Iben Lavinia Kasjer, which is accompanied by a deep and dry bass-drum that throbs like the heart. “Sachu Melung” contains a recording of found objects that appear to be in Qaisar's hand. They are tiny noises that are interrupted by screeching and abrasive sounds in the vein of noise music style. It is followed by “Abandoned Hotels of Zangsti” which comprises a flickering, dark synth lines that tends to levitate into space, along with a drone in the background. “Seventh Dream (Ramazan's Wedding)” features dialogue and laughter that take place during a wedding, while “Namgang” eerie atmosphere includes a whispering female voice, as if it were a conspiratorial act, interspersed with stinging industrial noises. “Painter Man” features Dis Fig's spoken-word along with a pulsating beat that hits a spooky and empty place. The melancholic and uplifting melody on “Partition (From Astore to Leh)” creates an ambience of desolation and sadness, whereas the hazy atmosphere of “Daily Hunger” is layered with drones (which remind me of Nurse With Wound’s Salt Maria Celeste) and horror is presented with Elvin Brandhi’s blood-curdling screams. And Rohit Gupta's dying trumpet on “The Fanged Poet” that closes the album, is like stuttering cries of pain. Ruhail Qaisar's music conveys his life experience, with its lights and shadows, with his fears and hopes.

https://www.dansenoire.com/ https://dansenoire.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/ruhail-qaisar 


Guillermo Escudero

January 2023

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