LEILA ABDUL-RAUF: Echoes And Dust Streams Fifth Solo LP From Vastum Member, Calls From A Seething Edge, Featuring Guests From Tomb Mold, Weakling, Saros; Album Out Friday On Cyclic Law/Syrup Moose

photos by Houssam Mchaimech, courtesy of the Arab American National Museum “…it sees her reach even more aspects of sound with her vast music and the results are both hypnotic and ethereal in equal measures.” – Echoes And Dust Echoes Read More …

LEILA ABDUL-RAUF: Everything Is Noise Premieres “Summon” Video Featuring Guests From Tomb Mold, Weakling, More; Fifth Solo LP Calls From A Seething Edge, Out October 11th On Cyclic Law/Syrup Moose

photos by Mirror Void “…‘Summon’ beckons at its own title, sprouting forth a fully-fledged experience that swipes you off your feet quite easily.” – Everything Is Noise Everything Is Noise presents an exclusive video premiere for “Summon,” the new single Read More …

LEILA ABDUL-RAUF: Calls From A Seething Edge, Fifth Solo LP By Vastum Member, Drops October 11th On Cyclic Law/Syrup Moose; “Crimes Of The Soul” Video Premiered By BrooklynVegan + Preorders Posted

photo by Mirror Void “It’s an eerie, brooding, tension-building song…” – BrooklynVegan Multi-instrumentalist LEILA ABDUL-RAUF, acclaimed for her evocative and boundary-pushing soundscapes, presents her fifth, most ambitious solo album to date, Calls From A Seething Edge. The album will be Read More …

LEILA ABDUL-RAUF To Perform At Northwest Terror Fest This Weekend; Vinyl Version Of Fourth Solo LP, Phantasiai, Available Now Through Cloister Recordings And Cyclic Law + Release Show Announced

photos by Dawn Howard Oakland, California-based multi-instrumentalist LEILA ABDUL-RAUF will perform a solo set at Northwest Terror Fest this weekend, performing material from her fourth solo LP, Phantasiai. Released last year, the record is now finally available on vinyl. LEILA Read More …

LEILA ABDUL-RAUF: BrooklynVegan Premieres “Distortions In Phantasy III: Suspension” Video; Fourth Solo LP By Vastum Guitarist/Vocalist, Phantasiai, Out Now + Northwest Terror Fest Set Confirmed

photos by Dawn Howard Oakland, California-based multi-instrumentalist LEILA ABDUL-RAUF presents a new video for “Distortions In Phantasy III: Suspension” through a premiere hosted by BrooklynVegan. The song is found on her fourth solo LP, Phantasiai, which saw release in July. Read More …

LEILA ABDUL-RAUF: Treble Premieres “Distortions in Phantasy I: Lure” Video; Fourth Solo Album From Vastum Guitarist/Vocalist, Phantasiai, Out Now + Vinyl Preorders Posted

Treble is hosting a new video for “Distortions in Phantasy I: Lure” by Oakland, California-based LEILA ABDUL-RAUF. The track is found on her cinematic fourth solo album, Phantasiai, which just saw release in mid-July, and is now awaiting its vinyl Read More …

LEILA ABDUL-RAUF: Invisible Oranges Streams Entire Phantasiai LP; Fourth Ambient/Cinematic Solo Album From Vastum Guitarist/Vocalist Sees Release Through Cyclic Law This Friday

photos by Dawn Howard Invisible Oranges is currently hosting an exclusive stream of Phantasiai, the cinematic fourth solo album by Oakland, California-based LEILA ABDUL-RAUF, of Vastum, Ionophore, Cardinal Wyrm, Fyrhtu, and more. The record is playing ahead of its official Read More …

LEILA ABDUL-RAUF: “The I Emerges II: In And Out Of Being” Premiered At New Noise Magazine; Fourth Solo LP, Phantasiai, Sees Release Through Cyclic Law Next Week

photos by Dawn Howard Next week, Oakland, California-based LEILA ABDUL-RAUF (Vastum, Ionophore, Cardinal Wyrm, Fyrhtu) will release her fourth full-length solo album, Phantasiai, through Cyclic Law. With the album on the verge of its public unveiling, New Noise Magazine is Read More …

LEILA ABDUL-RAUF Announces Fourth Solo LP, Phantasiai, For July Release Through Cyclic Law; Cover Art, Music, Preorders, And More Issued

photos by Dawn Howard Oakland-based artist LEILA ABDUL-RAUF will release her fourth full-length solo album, Phantasiai, in July through Cyclic Law, with a vinyl release to follow in September as a co-release with Cloister Recordings. The cover art, track listing, Read More …

LEILA ABDUL-RAUF Embarks On Scandinavian Tour Supporting Diminution LP This Week

[photo by Marcus LaBonte] Bay Area multi-instrumentalist LEILA ABDUL-RAUF – known for her work in Vastum, Ionophore, Cardinal Wyrm, Hammers Of Misfortune, Fyrhtu, and many others – embarks on a run of Scandinavian tour dates for this week supporting her Read More …