In conjunction with the album, ‘Rhizomes’ comes complete with a set of illustrations by Kim Grano in a book release. The drawings become a hybrid language, each an emotional response to the musical half. The book contains an extended version of the album with 3 additional songs and 2 longer versions of the album songs. It also includes a sample pack by Aho Ssan, a collection of solo tracks by Elliot Blaise-Lassire, KMRU, Lamin Fofana, Brodinski & Sébastien Forrester, Valence Drake, 9T Antiope, Exzald S and Valentina Magaletti and a text by Sonia Fernández Pan. The extended version package is only accessible through the QR codes in the book.
160 page, French fold jacket art / lyric book created by Kim Grano, Aho
Ssan and Maziyar Pahlevan
Aho Ssan Paris, France
Aho Ssan debuted “Simulacrum” at Berlin Atonal
2019. After studying graphic design and cinema,
he
started composing electronic music and creating his
own digital instruments. Shortly thereafter Niamké
went on to win the Foundation France television
prize for his soundtrack to the 2015 film “D’Ingha
Mago,” and has since worked on several projects
affiliated with IRCAM.
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