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At the Door, with Takuya Nakamura

by ILYICH with Takuya Nakamura

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In the moments of great intensity "At the Door" invites you to shed all heaviness in the realm of celestial choirs, ethereal shimmers, and rays of light pouring through the trumpet.

Some of the most special encounters and places await behind unsightly entries, small cracks in walls, and breaks in fences. "At the Door" serves as an entry point into a place like this: a cosmic chapel, a cinematic journey, a place of letting go.

At the Door is the first single and simultaneously the first track of the upcoming album "afterlife" by the otherworldly musician from Kherson. Wrestling with the aftermath of the military invasion of Ukraine, At the Door is a sonic reflection on the responsibilities of the musicians and artists in the moments of overpowering collapses.

At the Door invites the listener to drown in sound and yet to find a way through, to release everything that does not serve you, and to keep on moving after the breaking point.

The ear of the storm:

Improvised in New York in May 2023 for the first time with a trumpet, the track emerges while the city is being covered with thick red smoke from the burning forests in Canada. Meanwhile, at the same time, the destruction of the Kakhovkas Water Dam in Ukraine, on the other side of the world, puts vast territories, including the artist's hometown, under several meters of water.

Finding oneself between these two extremes, "At the Door" invites us to perceive the madness of these apocalyptic moments through the ear of the storm—a calm sonic region at the center of great intensity.

Flying together:

Going through intense moments in life is at its best done in great company. Traveling and performing with their project ILYICH and Grounded Outer Space People around the world, collaborating and sharing musical ideas are at the core of ILYICH's music. How can we listen and hear life's messages together?

"At the Door" unfolds through conversations with the composer and multi-instrumentalist Takuya Nakamura, known for his live jungle and D&B sets on The Lot Radio, his solo work, and collaborations with Jojo Mayer, CocoRosie, and Wu-Tang Clan among many others. Joined by the melodic narratives and the sound of the "Music cyborg with Heart," "At the Door" reaffirms that there is no way to bypass the challenges of life but to move through them with music, piloting and navigating together with your fellow travellers.

Tuning:

At the Door invites you to tune in with the infinite depth of life, to listen introspectively, to move and sync with constant changes, reminding yourself that behind any density and heaviness lies the light spaciousness of the cosmos, just here, underneath any apparent contradictions.

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released November 2, 2023
Recorded by ILYICH and Takuya Nakamura
Composed ILYICH and Takuya Nakamura
Arranged ILYICH
Synth, Keys, Sound Design - ILYICH
Trumpet - Takuya Nakamura
Mixing - Viktor Kurando
Mastering - Eugene "Diggidon" Don
Artwork photography - Anton Kats
Photo Retouching - Igor Kritskiy

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ILYICH Berlin, Germany

ILYICH is a musician and storyteller reincarnated in Kherson, Ukraine.

Augmenting music performances with performance art ILYICH plays live and pilots full sound of electronic music through soul and jazz. Embedded into a fusion of six-string bass and djing with synthesisers, drum machines, string orchestras, and choirs ILYICH tells stories inspired by struggle and resolution. ... more

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