Ami Dang w/ Infinity Knives

“Dang creates a dreamscape full of overpowering and beautiful sitar melodies, underscored by subtle, poignant synth lines that can evoke both soothing peace and dangerous tension.” – Bandcamp Daily

Creative Alliance hosts the album release of The Living World’s Demands by sitar player and ambient musician Ami Dang! Amrita “Ami” Kaur Dang is a South Asian-American vocalist, sitarist, composer and producer from Baltimore. Her sound blends elements of North Indian classical, noise/ambient electronics, beat-driven psych and experimental dance pop. The work references her hybrid identity as a first-generation South Asian-American, Sikh upbringing, musical education, as well as the chaos and spirituality of the landscapes of both Baltimore and urban India.

Ami has collaborated with a diverse range of bands and musicians, to include Animal Collective, William Cashion (Future Islands), and Thor Harris. She has performed onstage with Grimes, black midi, Lower Dens, Florist, and more. Most recently this year she completed tours with The Weather Station and fellow Baltimore act Beach House. The Living World’s Demands is a co-release between Phantom Limb and LA’s Leaving Records. www.amidang.com

Infinity Knives is an African born, Baltimore based musician who works with bands, orchestras, and singers to create the perfect culmination of left field electronic, hip-hop, and sound collages, in the likes of Erik Satie, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Outkast.