Mirabella Karyanova

Mirabella Karyanova (born 1990),[1] also known as Ishome and Shadowax, is a Russian electronic musician, DJ, and producer.

Career

Originally from Nakhodka, Russia, Mirabella Karyanova began creating electronic music at 14,[2] after her family relocated to Krasnodar.[3]

She used FL Studio and Dance Ejay to create early demos, and shared music to the Russian social media platform VKontakte where she befriended Zhenya Vega, owner of the record label Fuselab.[3]

In 2013, Fuselab released Ishome's debut album Confession.[1] It was awarded 8th place in Afisha magazine's 25 Best Russian Albums of the Year.[4] Sputnikmusic described it as "short wave of drowsy, contemporary electronic music", and awarded it 4.5/5.[5]

Alongside Ishome, Karyanova also released under the alias Shadowax,[1] which she described as "more techno centric" than Ishome.[6] In 2019, she released Nikolai Reptile, an EP on the label Trip managed by Nina Kravitz.[7] In their review of the EP, Pitchfork wrote, "it only enhances the producer’s burgeoning reputation as a mastermind of beautifully erratic moves". They awarded it 7.8/10.[8]

Discography

Ishome

Albums

  • 2003 - Confession

EP/Singles

  • 2011 - Eva
  • 2014 - Ken Tavr

Shadowax

EP/Singles

  • 2018 - A&B
  • 2019 - Nikolai Reptile

Awards

Year Awards Category Result
2016 Sergei Kuryokhin Awards Электро-Механика (Electro-mechanics)[9] Nominated
2019 Jager Music Awards Электроника (Best electronic music artist)[10][11] Won

References

  1. ^ a b c Olmedo, Raquel (2014-12-17). "Cracking the mystery: Ishome [Interview + Exclusive Mix]". EARMILK. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  2. ^ "Ishome". Ural Music Night. 2023. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  3. ^ a b Ryasina, Valeria (22 March 2019). ""Я не знаю, что такое рейв. Я его не застала": познакомьтесь с Ishome (она же — Shadowax)". Афиша (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  4. ^ "Афиша Волна: 25 лучших русских альбомов года – Архив". Афиша. 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  5. ^ "Ishome - Confession (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  6. ^ Musat, Andrei (2014-10-30). "Ishome interview". Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  7. ^ Keeling, Ryan (9 Sep 2019). "Shadowax - Nikolai Reptile · Single Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  8. ^ Cardew, Ben. "Shadowax: nikolai reptile". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  9. ^ "Премия Сергея Курёхина 2016: программа, участники, дата и место проведения". Archived from the original on 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  10. ^ "Объявлены победители Jager Music Awards". Archived from the original on 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  11. ^ Muchnik, Andrei (2019-12-05). "Music and More Awarded in Moscow". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2024-09-03.