You know, going deeper into philosophy about life, about the universe, about ageism, about everything, basically. Emotions aren't the only limbo I want to write about, so I really try to dive even deeper than the obvious heartbreak. I'm a writer, so when it comes to music I was definitely drawn to nonfiction, but really to the magic in nonfiction. What are some of the things that were influencing you when you wrote this? ISON is a deep dive into some very personal issues and reckonings – heartbreak, vulnerability, gaps between what you need and what you get, assuming roles that don't necessarily match your image of yourself, authenticity. Basically this album is really a time capsule of the last five years of my life. Each aspect to has its own frame and its own weight, and it reflects a lot of processes that I've been going through. I think it has hypnotized me from the moment I started making music. Making this album was probably the most transformative experience of my life. Can you tell me a little bit about the journey of putting this album together and how you wrote it? You tweeted that the first song on ISON was recorded four years ago, and the last song was recorded four weeks ago. We called Sevdaliza up at her Rotterdam apartment to chat about the five-year creative process behind ISON, the importance of independence, and the paradoxical power of extreme vulnerability. Her first full-length album, ISON, was surprise-released last week on her own record label, Twisted Elegance alongside a stunning visual accompaniment from digital artist Sarah Sitkin. Alongside Dutch producer Mucky, her longtime collaborator, she crafts hypnotic, emotional meditations on pain, loss, and personal power that coil and uncoil like snakes, leaving heavy questions in the air about the roles we play for society, our loved ones and ourselves. Sevdaliza's atmospheric songs are hot houses of lush orchestration, glitchy subterranean trip hop beats, and pared-down RnB melodies with ambiguous lyrics that balance startlingly vulnerable disclosures with poetic, sphinx-like inscrutability. With a biography as rich and varied as that, it comes as no surprise that the themes of transformation and identity are so central to her work. Iranian-born, Netherlands-raised musician and artist Sevdaliza has lived many lives in her 29 years political refugee, professional basketball player, master's candidate, self-taught singer, and producer to name a few.
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