Koosha Ash

• ‘I AKA I’ is the first album on Ninja Tune from Iranian-born, London- based electronic musician Ash Koosha.

• Synaesthete, virtual reality pioneer, software humanist, political cause celebre, former rock musician and student of classical music, there are as many facets to Koosha as there is texture in his fractal, complex, remarkable music.

• Koosha has been lauded for his “mind-bending electronic music” (Pitchfork) and “intimate, elegantly fractured, beat-driven music” (The Guardian).

• Run The Jewels, Empress Of, Autre Ne Veut and FACT all count themselves as fans.

• Koosha has also had to cope with a brief imprisonment for his music and seeking asylum in the UK, where he lives as an exile, unable to return home.

• CD digipack with gold foil detail.

• 180g clear vinyl in a gatefold sleeve with 6mm spine, printed inner
sleeve and gold foil detail.

• For fans of Aphex Twin, Oneohtrix Point Never, Arca, Evian Christ, Holly Herndon.

• Koosha is working in conjunction with Hirad Sab (the visual artist behind Ash Koosha videos ‘I Feel That’ and ‘Guud’) on a new live show that will incorporate virtual reality. He is also developing possibly the world’s first VR album that will be shown using Oculus Rift headsets.

• Koosha starred in the film ‘No One Knows About Persian Cats’, loosely based on his own experiences in the Iranian underground music scene. The film won the Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize at Cannes in 2009. His first feature film, ‘Fermata,’ which features Colin Firth’s son Will Firth, is due for release later this year.