DANIA
FOREIGN BODIES

-Ecstatic is thrilled to announce the debut album, Foreign Body, from Barcelona-based Dania Shihab, who crafts dreamlike transmissions into the evocative concept of the 'foreign body' in the context of forced migration and cultural loss.

A tapestry of sounds and emotions, this album is a product of the Dania's exploration of her experiences as an Iraqi-born individual, growing up in Tasmania, Australia. The profound sense of longing for a homeland that has never truly been experienced reverberates throughout, with each track poignantly capturing the complexities of feeling like a stranger in one's own body and society.

Inspired by her work as an emergency doctor, the artist delves into the idea of removing foreign bodies, and sees forced migrants as 'foreign bodies' within their adopted societies. This album serves as a window into the emotional displacement of forced migrants and the struggle for cultural identity.

Foreign Body was written and recorded at home in Barcelona, using a 4-track tape recorder, vocal looping techniques, modular synthesis, and collaged samples of Iraqi musicians and poets from the post-Gulf War era into an amorphous cloud of magnetic drones and soft hypnogogic vocal textures to entrance the listener.

Foreign Body is an emotive and evocative album, weaving together sounds and stories to explore a universal human experience. It is a testament to the sublime power of music to communicate emotion.

Tracklist
1. An Island 02:34 
2. Adult Third Culture Kid 03:56
3. Foreign Body 03:25
4. I Don't Understand My Own Language 03:46
5. Spectral 02:45
6. Sprinting Toward The Sun 04:23
7. Piano Sax 04:44
8. Last Song 03:39