Description:	Limited CD on Time Lag
	Format:	CD
	Genre(s):	Free/Psych/Acid/Alternative Folk
	Label:	Time Lag
	Price:	£8.99
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...according to our Phil on 09 April 2008.

First up is one of 3 new albums on the Time Lag label. 'The Vertigo of Dawn' by Ilyas Ahmed to be precise. Ilyas is from Pakistan though you wouldn't think it listening to his music. There's the odd occasional middle eastern vibe flowing through these fuzzy psych folk gems but aside from that you wouldn't have a clue. Mingus thought he was Scandinavian and I can totally see that. This wouldn't be out of place of the Fonal label. Some lush sounding backwards guitars over some acoustic strumming, layers of sparse percussion and some high pitched vocals which at times aren't a million miles away from the whining you'd expect from Thom Yorke. I've heard this a few times now and it's doing the biz. One for you freakfolks nuts out there. I like a bit of this me.

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What their label says...

much anticipated first proper release after a string of ear tugging & increasingly impressive private press cdrs. a real shinning spirit in these somewhat goofy times of “folkpsych” abuse, this guy nails it like its in his DNA. way beyond a simple formula, this is a complete tonal voyage. opening the album with a dark ritual of dueling reeds and buzzing drones, things than erupt into some seriously burning psych raga excursion built from totally heavy, jamming, acoustic guitar licks, eastern grooving hand percussions, stoned backwards or fuzzed-out electric guitar splatters, and subtle creaky drones. the vocals are nearly unintelligible but swirl beautifully through most songs like floating smokey ripples. woozy, headbobbing, and completely THERE. yow…