LEILA ABDUL-RAUF Interview: "Ambient is heavier than Metal!"

New to the channel? #please_subscribe Oakland-based artist LEILA ABDUL-RAUF presents her fourth full-length solo album, Phantasiai. Between her duties as a primary member of Vastum, Ionophore, Cardinal Wyrm, Fyrhtu, and many other acts prior, LEILA ABDUL-RAUF is well-known for her immersive solo work which showcases her talents as a multi-instrumentalist. I sat down with Leila for an engaging conversation about her art and her journey. This video contains audio/video fragments from other videos. Please support the original artists and copywrite owners. Videos used: Distortions In Phantasy II: Consumption    • Distortions In Phantasy II: Consumption   Provided to YouTube by DistroKid Distortions In Phantasy II: Consumption · Leila Abdul-Rauf Phantasiai ℗ Cyclic Law, Cloister Recordings The I Emerges IV: Cell    • The I Emerges IV: Cell   Provided to YouTube by DistroKid The I Emerges IV: Cell · Leila Abdul-Rauf Phantasiai ℗ Cyclic Law, Cloister Recordings Distortions in Phantasy I: Lure    • Distortions in Phantasy I: Lure   from the album Phantasiai, by Leila Abdul-Rauf (Cyclic Law / Cloister Recordings) video created by Jan Hendrich (Atomise Visual) Leila Abdul-Rauf // Live in Matteuskyrkan    • Leila Abdul-Rauf // Live in Matteuskyrkan   Multi-instrumentalisten och kompositören Leila Abdul-Rauf I Matteuskyrkan, Göteborg den 5 oktober 2018. Arrangör: Farsot. "Multi-instrumentalist and composer Leila Abdul-Rauf enters a world all of her own weaving brass, piano and various other textures into filmic soundscapes that echo the sounds of memories faded through time. Songs are not so much composed as captured from dreams. Time and space are distilled down to the remains of distant memories and hidden emotions, melded into a symphony of ethereal melancholy."