im/modesty

by Australian Art Orchestra | Shoeb Ahmad

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The Australian Art Orchestra are proud to announce the long- awaited release of im/modesty through UK based label Flaming Pines as part of the AAO Recordings - Praxis Series.

A staple of the Canberra underground music scene, the artist Shoeb Ahmad proudly identifies as a person of Bangladeshi heritage and a transgender woman. Her music is known for exploring deeply personal experiences and vulnerabilities, in an evocative mix of acoustic and electronic indie pop.

Originally developed as a multi-speaker installation during a residency in Kerala, Southern India, Ahmad was commissioned by the Australian Art Orchestra to turn 'im/modesty' into an ensemble performance piece that would go on to be premiered live as part of the AAO Meeting Points Series in 2018.

This ground-breaking work was inspired by the cultural barriers people from the Indian sub-continent face when exploring their sexuality and features text spoken by three voices in different stages of life – interspersed with electronic music and atmospheric recordings from the streets of India.

The Australian Art Orchestra (AAO) has been commissioning, performing, and recording music for 25 years, from notated works with master composers to free-wheeling visions of spontaneous energy that harness the power of collective improvisation. The AAO works with a wide range of musicians from western and non- western backgrounds and in the last 5 years the output has been prolific. To celebrate this creative period, the AAO will be releasing a range of new recordings in 2020 and 2021 on its own imprint as well as on several other labels.

AUSTRALIAN ART ORCHESTRA - MUSICAL LEGACY

With an emphasis on improvisation, the multi award winning Australian Art Orchestra explores the meeting points between disciplines and cultures, and imagines new musical forms to reflect the energy and diversity of 21st century Australia.

Over the past 25 years, the AAO has released a series of landmark recordings, including the celebrated album Ruby (AAO Recordings, 2005), featuring Archie Roach and the late Ruby Hunter, the ARIA nominated Water Pushes Sand (Jazzhead, 2017) by Erik Griswold, featuring Szechuan master musicians, Crossing Roper Bar Vol 2 The Ghost Dances (AAO Recordings, 2014) featuring the Young Wägilak Group, The Chennai Sessions (AAO Recordings, 2009), featuring the legendary Guru Kaarakkudi Mani from India, and Sometimes Home Can Grow Stranger than Space (AAO Recordings, 2020) featuring influential Australian composers Andrea Keller, Tilman Robinson and Peter Knight.

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released November 16, 2020

Sia Ahmad - electric guitar, voice, loops, harmonium, percussion

Australian Art Orchestra:
Aviva Endean - clarinets, percussion
Sunny Kim - voice, loops, percussion
Peter Knight - trumpet, Revox, laptop, voice, percussion
Maria Moles - drum kit, percussion
Tilman Robinson - four track, synths, pedals, harmonium, percussion

Recorded live by Jem Savage in the Potter Foyer,
Arts Centre Melbourne on 9 December 2018

Words & Music by Sia Ahmad
Mixed by Jem Savage with Peter Knight
Mastered by Simon Scott

Photos by Kate Ahmad

This performance was curated for the Australian Art Orchestra’s
Meeting Points series, with support from City of Melbourne

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With an emphasis on improvisation, the AAO explores the meeting points between disciplines and cultures, and imagines new musical forms to reflect the energy and diversity of 21st century Australia. The AAO explores the interstices between the avant-garde and the traditional, between art and popular music, and between electronic and acoustic approaches. ... more

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