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No Past No Future

by spacemoth

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about

No Past No Future is the debut album of psychedelic, space-pop artist Spacemoth.

As Spacemoth's Maryam Qudus was hard at work in her recording studio, synthesizers piled high, she found her mind in another place, hypnotized by the questions swirling inside her: “How could I ever face this world alone?” she wondered. “How long will I be able to stay in this place that I love?” Attempting to understand her position in the universe, the relationships that hold her together, and the climate crisis unfolding around her, she realized ruminating over these concerns was paradoxically taking her away from precious experiences. No Past No Future is the reckoning point between nostalgia and nihilism: the struggle to hang on to a moment as it warps in time.

Devotion to music has driven Qudus—a performer, composer, and producer based in the Bay Area—for as long as she can remember. At age twelve, she traded chores for guitar lessons; at sixteen, she took on after school jobs to pay for voice lessons. As a first-generation Afghan-American child of working-class immigrant parents, finding a place in music has been nothing short of a challenge for Qudus. But after years of building a reputation as a sought-after producer and studio engineer, she’s found a prominent place for herself. She’s collaborated with countless artists, including clients like Wax Nine’s Sad13, Toro y Moi, and Tune-Yards, which expanded her endless curiosity for recorded music and sparked the studio experiments that became No Past No Future.

The bulk of performance on Spacemoth songs comes from Qudus herself, who favors vintage synths like the Yamaha CS-50 and Korg Polysix alongside fluttering tape manipulations; these create cosmic, lush soundbeds, drawing comparisons to beloved projects like Broadcast and Stereolab. On songs like “Waves Come Crashing,” a whirlwind of noise leads into darker, bass-heavy instrumentation as she confronts the inevitability of death: “These fears, they have taken our years,” she laments about the anxiety of mortality. On “Pipe and Pistol,” Qudus explores the experience of being an immigrant starting over in America. The song showcases punchy rhythms, reminiscent of Devo’s post-punk dynamism: “I see your face / my powers, they raise,” she sings with potency. Identifying cyclical habits inspired “Round In Loops,” which highlights patterns we endure in our lives and minds. “Boss is waiting / we run / love is fading / we run,” Qudus commands, encouraging escapism and a break to the cycle of mundanity.

Every track flows with Qudus’ low timbered vocals, in harmony with the watery, glowing synthesizers that anchor the album. The result is a record rich in intergalactic, avant-pop, radiating in astonishment at the vast, emotional landscape humans contain within ourselves, and in wonder at the preciousness of our time on earth.

credits

released July 22, 2022

all songs written, recorded and produced by maryam qudus

noise of everyday life co-produced by maryam qudus and beau sorenson

asking for you engineered by beau sorenson at tiny telephone oakland

mixed by beau sorenson
mastered by heba kadry
lacquer cut by amy dragon

maryam qudus drum programming, bass guitar, forward and backward guitars, autoharp, tape loops, lead & sampled vocals, infinity delays, reverse cs-50 loops, broken eventide 969, korg polysix, korg ms-20, op-1, prophet 5, svc-350, korg kr-55, moog mother-32 & dfam, organelle, monome norns, lexicon pcm 41, stromberg-carlson tube preamp modified by skip simmons, top secret processing and everything else

beau sorenson buchla 200e, publison dhm89, dmx15-80s, lexicon 2400, additional drum programming, op-1 drum fills, background vocals

liam mountain o’neill drums on berries and watch you cry, if i close my eyes and pretend, round in loops, waves come crashing, and this shit

jason slota drums on L.O.T.F. and asking for you

nathaniel brenner synth bass on asking for you, background vocals on no past no future

andrew maguire percussion on asking for you

david kawamura mellotron and electric guitar on asking for you

kevin dickerson acoustic guitar on berries and watch you cry

“the false-etto flowers” background vocals on no past no future

all songs recorded and mixed at best house, berkeley, ca
additional instruments recorded at tiny telephone (oakland, san francisco) and hall of justice (seattle)

album artwork by stephanie kuse
photography by kimber-lee alston

thank you beau sorenson, chris walla, sadie dupuis, john vanderslice, terri winston, merrill garbus, nate brenner, laura ho, jenna valdespino, sakara birdsong, wax nine / carpark records, paul sommerstein, my family and friends on this earth and beyond

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