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Music For Summer Drives: A Playlist by Shida Shahabi

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“I don’t listen to music that often, but it often happens when I am out for longer travels.“

Stockholm-based composer Shida Shahabi releases her second album, ‘Living Circle,’ marking a shift from her acclaimed debut.

The album, out now on 130701, showcases Shahabi’s evolution into more expansive sonic territories. Known for her warm piano compositions, this album delves into deeper and slower tracks, accompanied by cello lines and atmospheric textures. Drawing inspiration from ambient pioneers like Stars Of The Lid and Max Richter, Shahabi combines delicate piano and cello melodies with richly textured drone waves.

 

Her work uses a prepared piano with felt and subtle tape delay, exuding sensitivity and warmth that’s difficult to emulate. Shahabi’s considered approach to music parallels her lifestyle, where nurturing and unhurried existence play a vital role. ‘Living Circle’ features a mix of longer tracks, incorporating choral elements and the haunting interplay of piano and cello. The album’s glacial pace and resonant depth offer a powerful and contemplative musical experience, embodying timeless artistry.

We asked Shida to put us together a playlist for Summer Drives…

“I don’t listen to music that often, but it often happens when I am out for longer travels. That is when there’s time for it and when I have headspace to take things in. Here are a few tracks that I felt are worth mentioning, perhaps for your own travels during summer.” Shida Shahabi

Shida plays Hannah Peel presents BBC Radio 3 Night Tracks live @ Kings Place on 28th Oct. Details here

Order the album here

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Volta Jazz - Djougou Toro 

Beautiful track from Volta Jazz. I found this some years ago and it’s been played every now and then ever since.

  • Volta Jazz - Djougou Toro 

    Beautiful track from Volta Jazz. I found this some years ago and it’s been played every now and then ever since.

  • Labradford - Listening in Depth

    One of my favourite tracks of this old record and great record to listen to when driving!

     

     

  • Peter Rehberg - Boxes & Angels

    I’ve liked the works of both Giséle Vienne and Peter Rehberg for a long time, and this collaboration between these two artists has been a really interesting one. Together, the mediums create such a solid, nice whole. Performing arts in one of its more interesting and inspiring moments. And the score works really well to listen to even outside the performance piece.

  • Astrid Sonne - Moderato

    I am quite new to Astrid Sonne’s music. But I started listening to ‘outside of your lifetime’ during one of my longer travels this summer and really enjoyed it.

     

     

  • Leya, Okay Kaya - Win some

    Also a track and an artist that I heard for the first time when traveling last year. Love the swaying intonation and how it relates to the other instrumentation and what it does to the music. Love the record.

  • Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou - Evening Breeze 

    Such a beautiful and organic way of playing and the compositions are warm and embracing.

  • Broadcast - Ominous Clouds

    This is one of the bands that I’ve listened to a lot through the years where a lot of their records are listened to both in the car and at home.

  • Nick Drake - Northern Sky

    Bryter Later has been in my car ever since I got my first one. Not for a special reason really, although it is a lovely record. But this cd just happened to come a long as one of the first things to move in the car together with a few other cd’s and has luckily been a part of the basic service in my car ever since.”